Terin Tashi Miller

TERIN TASHI MILLER

In a career stretching across several continents, Terin Miller has covered rattlesnake roundups in Texas, global macroeconomic issues from New York City, and the trial of Charles “The Bikini Killer” Sobhraj in India. He has written about the 14th Dalai Lama for a Brazilian cultural magazine and has penned essays on subjects including the ancient Buddhas of Bahmian, Afghanistan, and the time he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

A selection of articles and essays follows:

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An essay reflecting on a childhood meeting with the Dalai Lama. Published March 2010 in Meanjin Quarterly.
◊ In the Dalai Lama's Lap

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On finding the balance between teaching a child to cope with the reality of violence, while not glorifying it. Published February 2010 in The Wall Street Journal's online edition.
◊ Presidents Day: A Meditation on History, Violence and Kids

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An essay on "parentless parents" and the creation of new memories for the next generation. Published December 2009 in The Wall Street Journal's online edition.
◊ Ghost of Christmas Past: The Holidays and Loss

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A 1990 article that appeared in The Los Angeles Times about a North Dakota hamlet marketing itself to a new brand of pioneers: retirees.
◊ Small Dakota Town Turns to Retirees for New Blood

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Reflections on a childhood trip to see the ancient Buddhas of Bahmian, Afghanistan, which were dynamited in 2001 by the Taliban.
◊ Bidding the Buddha Goodbye

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A September 2007 article on the Philadelphia Federal Reserve President’s outlook on inflation.
◊ Fed Official Cites Uncertain Inflation Outlook

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An essay on bullfighting for Hemingway aficionados.
◊ On Bullfighting

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A March 2004 article in Barron’s Weekly on rising gasoline prices that anticipated the price spike in subsequent years.
◊ Priming the Pump

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How to properly run with the bulls in Pamplona.
◊ The Tip of the Horn

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A profile of a man who, at the time, had served as a smalltown Texas sheriff for some 34 years straight.
◊ Gray County’s “Rufe” Jordan

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