it all melts down to this: a novel in timelines (excerpt) by Ben Miller

Ben Miller’s recent book—Pandemonium Logs (Rutgers University Press)—received the 2025 Balcones Prize for Nonfiction. His writing has appeared in Best American Essays and Best American Experimental Writing. Awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Radcliffe Institute, and grants from the South Dakota Arts Council and the Schlesinger Library. His first novel—The Parade—was just released by April Gloaming Publishing, an independent press based in Nashville, Tennessee.