Valerie Miller

  Fifteen years ago, early in the morning of October 20th, I had the most vivid dream of my life. In my dream I was in a hospital delivery room, giving birth. I was pushing and pushing, and then finally, she… Continue Reading →

I don’t want to scare you, but I’m alarmed. Alarmed enough to share a few real life true crime horror stories with you. Don’t worry, there’s still a musical connection to today’s Mistress of the Mix. In fact, this playlist… Continue Reading →

So there we were, in a hotel room in Firenze, Italy, with no idea where we were headed next. We ended up having an extraordinary dining experience, one that I can still smell and taste 16 years later. Welcome to… Continue Reading →

Barbara. Paulie. Adrienne. 2Rs. Karen and Katie. Today’s column is all about you. Yep, you, dear readers (and listeners) of this column who not only indulge in my playlists and the musings that go along with them, but have found… Continue Reading →

There was no way I was going to let the next Blue Moon slip by without dedicating a playlist to it. I mean, after all, these things only happen once in a blue moon, right? And from what I understand… Continue Reading →

I’m trying to remember the last time we had a whole summer go by here in the north state without a big wildfire – or four or five of them. It pretty much goes with the territory, doesn’t it? No… Continue Reading →

Have you ever had that moment when a song is speaking directly to you so completely that it makes the hair stand on your arms and brings tears to your eyes? That happened to me on December 26, 2001. There… Continue Reading →

People ask me from time to time if there’s one genre of music that I just can’t stomach. My answer is, and I’m being completely honest with you here, nope. I like it all. I can even name a few… Continue Reading →

I had a Failure To Launch moment recently. You remember that movie, with Matthew McConnaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker about commitmentphobes? I’m no shrinking violet when it comes to commitment (in fact sometimes I’m so committed to things that I… Continue Reading →