Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Art As Truth In The Trump Era
Jun 08, 2017
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Because artists pursue their passions whether or not anyone pays them, art thrives in the best and the worst of times. And, as Charles Underwood reminds us, like a weed, it gains strength during periods of adversity. (“Art in the Age of Trump,” by Charles Underwood, Town&C
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Qualified Immunity — Necessary, But Not Always Nice
Jun 07, 2017
I have held two publicly elected offices in my life. I served as a counselor with a regional government known as Metro. Later, I won a seat on the Multnomah Board of County Commissioners. Both times, the governments I served defended me against lawsuits while I performed my pu
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Laughter, Tears And The Inquistion
Jun 06, 2017
To survive the Trump presidency, a person must either develop a sense of humor or go mad. I’ll say this for atheists, they have a sense of humor. Since Trump’s inauguration, members of Freedom From Religion, (FFR) have contributed $100,000 on behalf of Mike Pence to their orga
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Sense And Sensibility
Jun 02, 2017
“Ohhhhh…you snow white bitches love white womens (sic) books.” So began a diatribe from a Just Read It viewer. I was amused, having suffered greater abuse growing up as a Latina in Los Angeles during the 40s and 50s. Certainly, I’ve heard worse. Which brings me t
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Political Bureaucracies — Kingdoms Of Their Own
Jun 01, 2017
No one could accuse me of being a Donald Trump fan. Nonetheless, I do feel sympathy for him as he attempts to change the rules of political gamesmanship in Washington D. C. Already he is paying a heavy price for attempting to “clean up the swamp.” Never mind that his n
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If You Think Cookies Are For Eating, You Are Old, Very Old
May 31, 2017
If you’re under the age of 90, you’re probably old enough to know about computers, at least well enough to send an email. Those over 90 tend to mistrust electronics and prefer the elegance of a handwritten note. One elderly woman at our retirement center likes to sit
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The Divided Countries Of The United States Of America
May 30, 2017
One of the difficulties for Constitutional literalists, those who seek to interpret our laws according to the intentions of our founding fathers, is that the country these men created no long exists. As Gareth Sitaraman writes in “Divided We Fall,” those leaders lived in
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Indivdiaul Freedom Ends At The Corporate Workplace
May 26, 2017
In 1972, Phyllis Schlafly, (Click) opponent of the ERA amendment said, “the women’s libbers don’t understand that most women want to be a wife, mother and homemaker – and are happy in that role.” (“Real Housewives,” by Sarah Jones, New Republic, May 2017, pg. 58.) I
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Some Romance Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be
May 25, 2017
Because the news is filled to overflowing with the surprising machinations of President, Donald Trump, we might forgive the media for failing to fully expose the seditious acts originally purported to be the work of his disgruntled supporters, the Shadow Brokers*. (Click) (“Seri
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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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