Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Wish Upon A Star Because It Ain’t Over Until It’s Over
Mar 21, 2018
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“What do you want to do when you grow up?” The question is one we often ask children, but how often do we hear an equally important question asked of those facing retirement? “What do you want to do as you grow old?” The question never occurred to my father a
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Flying Solo And How To Enjoy It
Mar 20, 2018
A former student came to visit me at the retirement center this week. As we sat down over coffee he managed a cheerful, “Wow, for 81, you look great.” I gulped twice. First, I wasn’t 81 and second, I hate that caveat, “for your age.” At almost 81, it
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The Jangmadang Generation
Mar 19, 2018
During the North Korean famine between 1994-1998, the government, unable to feed its people, allowed private markets to spring up so that individuals could buy, sell or barter among themselves for basic goods. This small, capitalistic experiment, called jangmadang, was so
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If I Were Queen
Mar 16, 2018
Chatting over coffee, a friend told a joke that not only made me laugh, but also made me think: “Donald Trump dies and finds God peering down at him from his golden throne. ‘Well Donald,’ God asks in a booming voice. ‘What have you to say for yourself?’&nbs
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Making Saints Of Sinners Or Settling For Something In Between
Mar 15, 2018
I wrote a blog recently (1/16/17) that mentioned Planned Parenthood favorably. The next day a man remarked he could never support a group that sold baby parts. Surprised, I considered my two choices. I could attempt to educate a man with the grammar of a two-year-old
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Playing The Odds With The Grim Reaper
Mar 14, 2018
Recently, I had a long chat with my broker. The subject was how long I could be expected to live and how that projection could affect my investment funds. My mother is 100. Assuming I inherited her longevity genes, I could go on for another 20 years. My father and hi
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Clutter And Creativity
Mar 13, 2018
Clutter can be a sign of a creative mind at work. Clive Thompson writes that a person with pack rat behavior may have an effective “organizational strategy.” Call it, “serendipity.” (“Clutter Clash,” by Clive Thompson, Wired, March 2016, pg. 49.) When disparate
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A Dream Come True
Mar 12, 2018
A new chapter has opened for the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. (Blog 12/30/14) Having endured the German invasion of World War II, this bookstore, home to waves of struggling and famous writers, would have died with its owner, Sylvia Beach, if George Whitman hadn
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An Idea Greener Than Money
Mar 09, 2018
A while ago, I wrote a blog suggesting that while oil stocks are depressed, it might be a good time to invest in them, because the economy isn’t going to eliminate fossil fuels any time soon. The observation irked one reader enough to drop his subscription to my blog, and I got a co
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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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