A Life in Black and White Susan Miller. Nothing special. Or so it would seem. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The line comes from Juliet in Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, during the famous balcony scene. She argues that a name—whether “Montague” or “Capulet”—does not change what something or someone truly is. In modern terms, she is saying that labels do not define the person. Susan Miller appears like any other entry in a diary of ordinary lives. Familiar. Effortless. A name that rolls off the tongue without hesitation, correction, or explanation. The kind of name that barely raises an eyebrow, much less curiosity. And there are many who envy such names. While Susan Miller glides through conversation like a canoe on calm water, others must navigate rapids—currents of hesitation, eddies of mispronunciation, and hidden rocks of assumption. By the time th...
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