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Two dead, nine injured in Brown University mass shooting. www.oceanstatestories.org/two-dead-nin...
Rhode Island’s annual homelessness census set for Tuesday night. At least 60 volunteers will bundle up and head out for statewide survey vital to federal funding for services. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/rhode-island...
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Mental health experts offer guidance after Brown U. shooting Trauma can persist if left unaddressed. “After a traumatic event like this, there are going to be emotions, thoughts, & physical reactions that can feel very disorienting & overwhelming.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/mental-healt...
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Q & A with RISD art professor and historian Leora Maltz-Leca. "What advice do you have for aspiring artists, of any age? 'Take all advice with a grain of salt. Consider ignoring it completely.' " READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-ris...
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Smiley establishes ICE-free zones in Providence. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/smiley-estab...
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions READ: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Jr, Day. Our post from Ocean State Stories:

We’ve still not reached King’s promised land. On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ‘We have a long way to go before equality of opportunity is real for everyone.’ READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/weve-still-n...
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Police testing new access to mental-health assistance. “This system is going to be a huge help.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/police-testi...
January 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Lobbyists’ Opposition to Climate Legislation Has Profound Effect, Brown University Report Finds. The General Assembly has failed to pass legislation creating decarbonization programs, expanding public transit, or creating a clean heat standard.... READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/lobbyists-op...
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Q & A with The Studio principal Dr. Francois I. Luks. “Most of us are visual creatures – showing is often better than telling when it comes to learning and retaining knowledge.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-the...
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Brown University president announces trauma recovery initiative for campus community. Physical alterations will wall off portion of building where shooting took place ahead of spring semester. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/brown-univer...
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
A new character has materialized in my novel-in-progress, Cabot's Neck: Cardinal Ibrahim Obioma, from the archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria. gwaynemiller.blogspot.com/2025/05/cabo...
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Ocean State Stories is seeking qualified freelance writers — and we will pay for your work. We look for stories in the 1,500 to 2,000 word range. To qualify, you must live in Rhode Island. Students studying here qualify. Learn how to apply:
www.oceanstatestories.org/freelance-jo...
January 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Q&A with advocate & author Rebecca Almeida. “If you can’t reach out, reach in, write to process, send a note, find one positive thing in your day. Even if it is your eyes opened today, that’s a gift! Know that there is always hope & you’re not alone!” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-mom...
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Yes, I am now on TikTok! www.tiktok.com/@greatbooksv...
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Happy New Year from Ocean State Stories! “May the blessings of this season, of God-with-us, light our way, bringing mercy, hope and peace at last.” Dr. Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley, special assistant to the president www.oceanstatestories.org/happy-new-ye...
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
May 2026 bring peace and mercy, and goodwill for all. Happy 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
2025 in review: Josh Amaral reflects on another year of fighting high housing costs. New Bedford’s housing director said the city made progress on its housing goals in 2025. There’s still more work to do. www.oceanstatestories.org/2025-in-revi...
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Q & A with Alisha Pina, new head and lead organizer of the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty. “We stand by the principle that we have a moral obligation to help all in need.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-ali...
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Going through my YouTube Channel -- I invite you to subscribe -- I came across this video that my son Calvin, then a teen, shot of me at work in the old Providence Journal newsroom in February 2008. You can catch glimpses of colleagues, too. How long ago it was... www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bb...
December 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Merry Christmas! Best wishes for today and with hope for peace in the coming New Year.
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Q & A with Monica D. Vance. “I am a writer who encourages others to heal and grow. I tell personal stories of overcoming in my poetry. And I write poems that direct others to see themselves as the creative or the dreamer.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-mon...
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump administration suspends leases of Vineyard Wind and 4 other offshore projects. The Interior Department asserts radar interference and a national security threat to pause offshore wind projects. READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/trump-admini...
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Providence Journal provided extraordinary live, 24-hour coverage of the tragic Brown shootings and their aftermath. Today's print edition is a masterpiece. I commend all of my former colleagues... and hope they can find time in this sad time to enjoy the holidays.
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sweetie, a story in my short story collection Vapors, narrated by Charles Connover: www.youtube.com/watch?v=md8p... Subscribe to my YouTube channel to view many more videos. Free, of course: www.youtube.com/@gwmiller
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Suspected Brown mass shooter found dead in N.H. storage facility; linked to MIT physicist’s killing. “We are 100% confident that this is our target, and this case is closed from a perspective of pursuing people involved.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/suspected-br...
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM