Horner-Miller Is it a dash? Is it a hyphen? A space between me
That woman Who needed Who wanted BOTH!
I may be small in stature but I need a big name to contain me.
Every time I write my name I embrace its length And celebrate.
I live in that space between A spectrum Or A continuum
Horner is my heritage. Rancher stock Adventurers Who chose the plains Of Colorado and New Mexico To heal their Son’s tuberculosis Who chose something Different than Tulsa, Oklahoma And family close Who chose the ranching life A radical difference Than their Oklahoma life
Miller is my choice. My dear husband Whose name covers me With his love and shelter Whose name aligns my Scattered parts together Whose name sounds Like life to my aching heart
A marriage at 59 years old The one to my soulmate Friends before the vows
Today I live between Horner And Miller.
A large name for A large life
I didn’t plan When I hyphenated! Three other marriages Taught me to hold Onto me! I just knew it was right
The space between The link between Two worlds Horner Ranch Country Girl Miller New Mexican Writer
Larada Horner-Miller is a poet, essayist and accomplished multi-genre author who holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in Spanish and a master of education degree in Integrating Technology into the Classroom. She is the accomplished author of eight award-winning biographies, historical fiction, memoir, and poetry works and three audiobook’s plus three self-published cookbooks.
Her most recent book, Was It a Dream?: Navigating Life’s Journey Through Poetry is a finalist in the Global Book Awards. As is our book released last year, Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir.
Horner-Miller has also been a past national presenter at the Women Writing the West Conference and is currently the creator of Memoir Workshops for others who want to share their family’s legacies through words.
Larada and her husband, Lin, enjoy being nestled in the mountains above Albuquerque, New Mexico, near the village of Tijeras. When not writing books, this passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic woman loves to spend time kicking up her heels at square dancing gatherings, traveling, knitting, and reading.
As co-manager of her family’s southeastern Colorado ranch, she enjoys spending time exploring her family’s historic ranch and reminiscing with her brother and his children about their mom, dad, and granddad.
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