"Coming Out of Nowhere," The social networking memoir that chronicles the cyber culture of social networking and the use of virtual identity for self-expression and interaction over the Internet via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This book contains unedited conversations and deeply personal life experiences from members against, associated with and inside of the LBGTQ community. It contains the virtual replies, post, messages and comments received as a result of some discussing their sexual orientation and some just discussing their feelings towards homosexuality on the Internet. The conversations are raw, honest, and often painful in their uninhibited rhetoric, undereducated and shockingly illiterate online activity, which varies, from the supportive, the indifferent, homophobic and to the violent. In displaying this content simply as it is, Miller hopes readers will pause to reflect on the consequences of their behavior in both the real and virtual worlds. Social networking sites are amazing tools that allow users to communicate their thoughts and ideas to mass audiences, giving users the option to reveal more of the person that they are or giving users the option and platform to pretend to be someone else. Some subscribers use the web only as means of entertainment, while other subscribers use the web as a means of making profound statements of love and acceptance or to construct a virtual platform for promoting hate and intolerance. Most subscribers are blind to the fact that cyber bullying is taking lives and taking place, just one page or one click over. "Coming Out of Nowhere" allows readers to mentally and emotionally "log-in" to their favorite websites (Facebook, Twitter and Youtube) and view the opinions of others on religion, hate, suicide, love, tragedy, entertainment, sickness, politics, Cyber bullying, freedom of choice, homophobia and all things surrounding homosexuality by simply turning a page.
About the Author: Natasha Miller is the voice of wounds exposed, and the healing balm of poetry applied to the human spirit. The passionate 25 year-old Detroit, MI native is a writer, performance poet, dedicated activist, actress and an aspiring motivational speaker. Since her debut, just over three years ago, Natasha has proven to be a poetical powerhouse. After one year on the performance circuit, in 2007, she was crowned Detroit Poetry Slam team's Grand Slam Champion, and has been a member of three National Poetry Slam teams. She has also been a Women of The World Poetry Slam finalist two years in a row, ranking as the third female slam poet in the world in 2008. Natasha continued her impressive record by leading and coaching her team to championship at the 2010 Midwest Rustbelt Poetry Slam, ranking #2 in the competition. Natasha has awed audiences across the country at universities, festivals and numerous venues including the famous Nuyorican Poets Café in New York, Vancouver Poetry slam, Girl Fest Hawaii and Chicago's Green Mill. She has premiered on stages with celebrity actors and comedians Oscar award winning Mo'nique, Star of the movie "Paper Hearts" Charlyne Yi, Brandon T. Jackson, actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, legendary poet Jessica Care Moore, hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, and many more. Mo'Nique, impressed, personally invited Natasha to feature on her radio show. In 2010, she starred in a national commercial campaign for Sprite. In the same year, she released her solo spoken word album "Poetry for Change," and featured in the stage play "The Revolution's In The Ladies Room" produced by Jessica care Moore. Natasha is currently ranked as the number 5 female slam poet in the world, She now produces the popular "Its Not About You Poetry Slam Series." Recently she started her own publishing company "All I Wanna Say Publishing" and published her first book of quotes "Dreams Of A Beginner." She is currently finishing her memoir titled "Rape, Suicide, God, and Poetry." Fueled by her own mistakes, faith, and unapologetic truth, Natasha, uses words to enlighten, create equality, imbue life, and most importantly spread love and peace in the tradition of great leaders before her.