Character Profile of Miller Lee Hoffman

Name:         Miller Lee Hoffman
Age:              40
Born:            July 1, 1973
Died:             August 10, 2013
Birthplace:  New Orleans, Louisiana
Parents:      Malcolm Hoffman (1945-2012)
                      Alice Harris Hoffman (1943- )
Siblings:     Marlene Hoffman (1970- )
                     Allison “Ally” Hoffman (1979-2004)
Profession:   Writer (Novelist, 2010-13)
Novels:       [i]The Delta Queen (2010)
                      [ii]Honky Tonk Women (2011)
                  [iii]Last Days in Phoenix (2012)
                  [iv]Reckless Behavior (2013)

[]Posthumous:   [vi]Eagle Mountain (2014)
                                [vii]Valley of the Sun (2015)
                              [viii]Heart of Dixie (2016)
                              [ix]In the Middle (2017)
                              [x]Nothing but Trouble (2018)
                               [xi]Chasing a Dream (2019)
  Work History:     Clerk, Phoenix Police Department (‘96-‘97)
                                Clerk, US Postal Service (‘97-‘98)
                                Clerk, Birmingham News (’98-’02)
  Height:               5’9”
  Weight:           165 lbs.
  Education:    Camelback High School, class of 1992
                            Birmingham City College, class of 1996
Appearances:  In the Middle (narrator)
                              Bobbie Lamont (supporting character)
                              Girl with the Broken Smile (supporting character)
Status:               Married to Bobbie Lamont (2010-13)
Children:     [xii]Henry V. Mathews (with Amanda “Mandy” Mathews)







[i] His debut novel, which he began writing nearly a year after the fatal car accident that killed his best friend. It was accepted by Black Springs Press in June of 2009. It was inspired by his relationship with Bobbie Lamont during the summer of 1990 in Birmingham, Alabama.

[ii] Miller’s roommate when he was a freshman at the University of Arkansas, Mason Stern, was killed on July 4, 2004 by his ex-girlfriend. Miller was given the journal Mason kept and used it as the basis of his second novel.

[iii] Miller’s friend, Eli Sanchez, was killed in May of 1991. The main character of Miller’s third novel was based on him and Miller’s memories of their friendship.

[iv] This novel was inspired by John “Sartre” Richards and Miller’s 12 year friendship with him.

[v] At the time of his death, Miller had written more three novels and three memoirs, which were ready for publication. His widow, Bobbie Lamont, decided to have them all published.

[vi] This novel takes place in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where Miller lived from 1976 to 1986.

[vii] This novel takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, where Miller lived from 1986-92, 1996-97, & 2009-11.

[viii] This novel takes place in Birmingham, Alabama where Miller lived from 1993-96 & 1997-02.

[ix] This memoir covers his teenage years in Phoenix, Arizona. He began writing it after attending his twenty year high reunion in May of 2012. He finished the final draft four months later.

[x] this memoir covers his Twenties, starting in Fayetteville, Arkansas and ending in Birmingham, Alabama on December 31, 2002, the day he was in a car accident which killed his best friend John “Sartre” Richards and left him seriously injured.

[xi] This memoir covers Miller’s efforts to become a published writer and it concludes with him being reunited with Bobbie Lamont in July of 2010.

[xii] Miller didn’t learn of his son’s existence until September of 2009, when he moved from Birmingham, Alabama to Phoenix Arizona. He was reunited with Mandy, his girlfriend during the Seventh and eighth grade during November, 1992. They spent the night together and Miller returned a few days later to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he was a student at the University of Arkansas.