My Journey to Writing
I have always been an extremely sentimental, emotional girl. Growing up, I felt like I was drowning in the emotions that flooded inside of me. I was told I was too much, too emotional, too dramatic. I never felt seen or understood by those around me, and questioned how they carried the weight of these feelings with such ease. I lived in my head, trying to figure out how to communicate what I was feeling. I could never find the right words, and adjectives never felt like enough. I wasn’t sad, or excited, or afraid. These simple descriptions never encapsulated even a fraction of what I was feeling.
One day, I picked up a pen and let myself spill my mind onto a page. I probably wrote for an hour straight, hand sweaty and cramped by the end. I wrote and didn’t confine myself to shallow labels for my feelings. I turned my emotion into a mess of metaphors and rhymes. It was the first time I was ever able to truly express what I was feeling.
Since then, writing has been an outlet for expressing the deep, complex feelings that I carry every day. It has transformed my emotion from being overwhelmingly too much to an honest, raw reflection of myself. Writing has allowed me to transform my depth into a beautiful, expressive art form that allows me to understand myself and others, wholly. As a journalist, I strive to extend that very same understanding to others. I strive to offer people a platform where their truth can be expressed fully and without judgment.
Editorial Writing
I am a journalism student with a niche in music journalism. I have experience writing a variety of articles and reports, detailing specified topics, breaking news, and current events. I have covered events, recording witness testimonies, photographing, and crafting properly formatted reports. As I advance through my education, I strive to develop my editorial writing skills.
Music Analysis
Music is something I feel very passionate about. Similarly to poetry, I feel it offers writers a way to express themselves clearly and creatively. I believe that the majority of choices made within music are intentional, and noticing those choices brings a whole new meaning to a work.
As a writer and detail-oriented person, I find myself noticing the ways in which even the smallest choice works to develop a song. It is one of my goals as a music journalist to highlight these details, providing a platform for music to be understood deeply and appreciated wholly.
Below is my thorough analysis and annotation of the two most detailed albums I have ever heard: Preacher’s Daughter and Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You by creative genius Ethel Cain. The understanding gained by noticing the artistic choices made within the music makes these albums extraordinary. My annotations and analysis serve to provide readers with a deeper understanding, allowing them to completely submerge themselves in the powerful art form that is music.
Poetry and Prose
I am drawn to the beautifully unconventional, and my work is shaped by a desire to see and portray life in a way that is raw, unfiltered, and deeply individual. Through my writing, I explore emotion and perspective in their most vulnerable forms, gravitating toward the personal as a way to honor lived experience. My voice is guided by a peculiar lens that seeks out nuance and truth, embracing the idea that our differences are what make us compelling. Each piece is an attempt to capture the quiet complexities of being human, preserving fleeting moments, emotions, and perspectives with honesty and care.
Currently, I write for personal enjoyment and expression only. I publish a select portion of my work on my Substack and intend to increase the amount I share in the coming year.
Jordan Miller 