FROM THE PAGES OF KAREN’S LIFE
ENNUI GO
A Memoir of a Hippie Life
From the Bronx to Greenwich Village, Haight Ashbury to the hills of Vermont, Karen Miller's life has been anything but ordinary — a whirlwind of love, loss, and reinvention.
In this unflinching and often funny memoir, she navigates through adventures and misadventures, all set against the backdrop of a time defined by drugs, sex, and rock and roll, accompanied by a variety of lovers and the baby she adored.
Her story is a testament to the resilience of a woman finding her way through the era's upheaval.
Available in bookstores or through the author, and coming soon in ebook and audio book formats.
SHORT EXCERPT FROM THE MEMOIR
STRAIGHT FROM THE PAGES
We were thrilled to arrive in San Francisco after only a few days on the road. I stuck my head out the side window, looking at everything. Alana wriggled on Charles’s lap trying to see over the steering wheel and shouting “Look, look!” as he drove slowly down Fell Street through the Panhandle to Haight Ashbury, the three of us agog with the wonder, the splendor, of the city.
Sidewalks teemed with people, mostly young like us, dressed in rags or ballgowns or overcoats or leather fringe, carrying parasols or backpacks or babies, a tawdry circus of abandon, a festival of psychedelic poverty, hippies camped out on the sidewalks, huddled in doorways, strolling arm and arm.
I had never seen such crowds before, not since New York at least, and we were exhilarated by the sweetness in the air, a heady mix of incense and dope and garbage, a blossoming of freedom. We parked the van on a side street and walked around until we saw a building with a Room for Rent poster taped to a window. Then we drove to the nearest social services office where Alana and I applied for welfare. Charles waited around the corner.
Excerpt from Ennui Go, pg. 108
ABOUT KAREN MILLER
AUTHOR, ARTIST, STORYTELLER, POET
Karen Miller is an octogenarian memoirist, poet, and artist whose life has spanned wild adventures and quiet reflections. From the rebellious spirit of the 1960s to a second act as a small-town lawyer in Vermont, Karen’s story is as rich and layered as her art.
Her work captures a life lived boldly — with wit, grit, and heart.
INK & INSTINCT
KAREN MILLER ART
Karen Miller’s art is as bold as her stories. With a pen in hand and decades of life behind her, she captures the world with quirky charm and raw honesty. From strange creatures to quiet moments of love and loss, each drawing is a glimpse into a life lived off the beaten path.
