Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
For Charles And All The Other Books
Jul 12, 2017
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FOR CHARLES AND ALL THE OTHER BOOKS I had lunch this week with a former student. He’s in his sixties now, so we go back a long way. I met him when I was twenty-eight and he was a callow youth of sixteen, sprawling his legs under a desk in my English class. I liked his wry humor and
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Winnie The Pooh And Betty Lou
Jul 11, 2017
WINNIE THE POOH AND BETTY LOU I began the week by repairing a rag doll. The cloth was so old and rotted I couldn’t stitch the tear. I had to find a square of cloth to prevent the stuffing from falling out. The doll had been given to me when I was five. I remember the occasion becaus
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Thank You, Christine
Jul 10, 2017
“O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”* My former student from South Africa is coming to visit. Having stood fixedly before my computer, pouring out nonsense or no-sense 5 days a week for the last 7-and-a- quarter years, I’m going to take a holiday. I shall be absent from my p
Continue Reading →Synocronicity Versus Idiosynchronicity
Jul 07, 2017
I recently acquired a Facebook contact who quotes the Bible daily. As I am an atheist, I’m puzzled by his reason for seeking me out. Perhaps he hopes to save my soul. More likely, however, he added my name to his list through a mutual friend. For reasons I find unfathomable, s
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Teeth: The Gaps In Our Health Care System
Jul 06, 2017
When I negotiated for a teachers’ union, years ago, I avoided the trap of arguing with School Board members about where to find money for health care or salary adjustments. I insisted the district reset its priorities. That’s why I turn a deaf ear when Republicans say there is
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A Shopper’s Guide To The Mall
Jun 29, 2017
Walking through the mall near my apartment is as quiet as walking through a graveyard. Where, I ask, have all the people gone? Worse, where are the stores? Nordstrom, Payless and Radio Shack have disappeared and Sears, given the few people wandering the aisles, seems to be hanging
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Dating Algorithms: Searching For Love In All The Right Places
Jun 26, 2017
He sat opposite me at a popular restaurant, letting his coffee grow cold. In the midst of his second divorce, he wanted to talk about a dating service he’d joined, one that matched couples using algorithms. He hoped the technology would help him find a new soul mate. I hoped h
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A New Stream Requires A New Paddle
Jun 22, 2017
The television show In Treatment, starring Gabriel Byrne as psychoanalyst who was unable to get his personal life in order, is one of my all-time favorite series. I remember saying to a friend, a therapist who was also a fan of the show, “This theater is too good for American televi
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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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