EDWARDSVILLE - A 1972 cross-country motorcycle trip and a rediscovered manuscript inspired an Edwardsville writer to finish his long-awaited debut novel.Stephen L. Miller took an 11,000-mile ride across the country, then wrote a novel about the trip on his red Valentine Olivetti typewriter in his freshman dorm room. Over 50 years later, Miller dusted off the manuscript and used modern technology to self-publish it. He is proud of the story’s timeless themes of youth, recovery and first lov...