Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Brave Old World
Apr 16, 2026
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I fell out of bed while doing leg strengthening exercises and fractured my kneecap. I felt old and stupid. Trying to stay healthy and contribute to a society that is racing far ahead of my understanding is a challenge as I stare down 90. Nonetheless, I love writing these blogs and a
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On Foxes And Fools
Apr 09, 2026
Which is it? Is our President crazy or crazy like a fox? Many mental health experts say “yes” to the first suggestion. Dr. John Gartner, a former Johns Hopkins professor, explains. … his judgment was always bad, he was always impulsive, he was always a liar, but now he rea
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The Least Among Us
Apr 02, 2026
Maybe I’m wrong, but since the world’s largest pedophile ring was linked to plutocrats friendly to Donald Trump, MAGA’s outrage over child pornography has decreased. The portion of Republicans who believed the Epstein files mattered even just ‘a little’ in their view of Trum
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AI–The Overwhelming Question
Mar 26, 2026
The email began, “Dear Author, I loved your book and would like to suggest ways to promote it.” Anyone who has published anywhere will receive a similar message from a scammer or crank outfit, even a mimeographed ditty on how to build a horse trailer. With no name in the salutatio
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AI Bedlam Of My Mind
Mar 19, 2026
A recent health publication warned readers against accumulating clutter. Clutter taxes the mind, it said. Then it went on to explain that when we force our brains to focus on many things, ”our performance with each task can become less efficient.” (“Less Mess, Less Stress,”
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The Art Of The Deal
Mar 12, 2026
Giving something up to get something else in return is at the core of international relationships. Russia will stop attacking Ukraine with missiles if Ukraine cedes part of its land. Trump will leave Venezuela’s oppressive regime in power in exchange for its oil. As the saying goes,
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Letter to John Fetterman
Mar 05, 2026
On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the President of the United States gave his State of the Union Address. In it, he insulted members of the Supreme Court and threatened to nationalize elections in defiance of the U. S. Constitution. Even so, you, Senator, chose to aim your firepower
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Question For The Ages
Feb 26, 2026
I came across an article the other day noting that Silicon Valley oligarchs are investing in research to improve babies’ IQs. (“Baby Maker,” by Emily Mullin, Wired, March/April 2026, pg. 23) Having seen little evidence of goodwill toward humanity among these entrepreneurs, I
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The People Stand Strong
Feb 19, 2026
Last Saturday, I stood in the pounding rain with 160 protesters. An occasional wind gust blew back my rain hood, adding to the midwinter chill. Unlike the protesters in Minneapolis, those of us lining the street didn’t suffer freezing temperatures, but we shivered enough to feel h
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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.
Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015
Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens. She also published the story Gustav Pavel, a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.
Caroline has published five novels
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