writing – D. Brent Miller

June 3, 2026

I have a new web site host

I have been thinking about this for some time, and the change is underway. I have moved my web site to a new hosting service, WordPress.com. If you are reading this, you are looking at it. It just seemed like the right thing to do at this time. My old hosting service seemed to want a fee for everything I needed or wanted. Here, those features are included. And, support? Don’t get me started.

Of course, moving a web site to a new host comes with some issues. I have to do some maintenance as well as cleaning up of posts and pages. There are images missing and audio files. It’s just one of those things that are required to keep something healthy. It’s like my cars and motorcycles. Regular maintenace keeps them going well tuned.

Most importantly, I am reverting to my original domain. I started a web page with my first domain in December 1997. Yes! That long ago. It was my professional writing and photography web site, DBrent.com. I have always signed my photography DBrent, and I have owned DBrent.com since 1997! The other domain is DBrentMiller.com. As the domain transfers register, DBrent.com is this primary site and soon DBrentMiller.com will also point to this site.

It’s a work in progress: moving, cleanup and maintenance.

See you on the highway.

Brent

March 16, 2026

Changes are a Coming

Greetings, readers!

It has been a while since last posting, and I have been contemplating changes. Big changes. I have been pondering the future of this web site, and have begun changes starting with a domain name I have owned for probably a decade. I have let Sojourn Chronicles dot com expire. I cannot see a future for it. I post way to often on Facebook when I should be posting here. Changes are coming.

Secondly, I am exploring moving to a new hosting platform. This is going to take some work. Changes are coming.

Thirdly, I am retired and have been for a while. I have worked as a journalist for a long time, and now, any writing or photography that I do is really for me. And, I am sharing that with you. It’s personal. You may have noticed the different pages that are now in the menu. That will be my focus. I hope you stay connected, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll share these ramblings with others. Changes are coming.

In the meantime, I’ll see you on the highway. No changes here!

Brent

January 4, 2023

New Year, New Me?

I never make New Year resolutions. Really. New Year goals? Well not exactly. Is that a problem? Maybe, and here is what I am going to do about it.

It has been on my mind for some time. A couple of years maybe. Since I have semi-retired … let’s face the reality … fully retired, I have not done much writing or photography except for on Facebook and photography on Instagram. Why should I post my creative material on those social medias when I have my own? That question was driven home by an article posted on The Verge, and shared on FB by a good friend, Bring Back Personal Blogging.

This year, with the weather cooperating, I managed to get in my first ride of the year. January 1, 2023, I took the Moto Guzzi V85tt Adventure for a short ride. Proof is in the second photo, a photo I always wanted to capture.

I have ridden past this sign many, many times, but it always seems to be in the afternoon when the sun is on the other side of the sign and the light is wrong. On this day, it was perfect, and my ride is documented by the date and time of the sign. “Welcome to Morrow” Ohio, a small town near my home. I suppose I can mark this item off my list of motorcycle ride photos.

So, I’m going to do a little more motorcycling this year including some long-distance travels. I’ll be writing about those.

I’m going to be writing about other things too, ideas that harken back to my earlier web site, Sojourn Chronicles. More photography, and especially Black & White photography. I love B&W. Nearly all of my documentary work was shot on B&W film, as was much of my newspaper work. Oh, those were the days. Now, it’s all digital for there is no dark room space here at the galactic headquarters.

The plan is more frequent posts right here. And, I’d like to get that frequency to weekly. Stay tuned.

See you on the highway.

Brent