Jesse Miller publishes first novel

Jesse Miller, M.F.A., adjunct faculty member in the Department of English, recently published his first novel, Ark (Chupa Cabra House, 2014), which he considers a “language novel” that follows in the footsteps of James Joyce, Jack Kerouac, Anthony Burgess and Italo Calvino.

The book tells the tale of main character Alabaster Ash, a professional window washer and amateur foot fetishist, who serves his three physically fit, brutally aggressive stepsisters.  According to the book’s teaser, “after polishing foot after foot of glass in the gingerbread city of Candyland and cleaning up after the ‘wicked stairmasters,’ he haunts the bars and streets looking for love and appreciation--or a really nice pair of feet…Alabaster finds himself reliving and reimagining his parents' lives as he roams from bar to bar, from thrill ride to stunt show in the linguistic funland that is Ark.”

Jesse Miller teaches writing and literature courses at nearly every college in Maine.  He was raised near Saratoga Springs, New York (a.k.a. Candyland), lives in Portland, and roots for the Red Sox.