Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Artisanal Spam – Don’t Be Fooled
Nov 18, 2016
0 Comment
Compared to the growing dangers to the virtual world, the wild west might look like a sanctuary for kittens. Having my blog hacked by Russians, I know what I’m talking about. A common threat are emails  that appear to come from friends. I fell for one the other day and my scr
Continue Reading →
The Times They Are A Changing
Nov 17, 2016
My friends who frown upon my oil investments will be happy to learn I recently invested in wind power. For a while, the technology was more window dressing than a serious alternative to fossil fuels. But over the last few years, the technology has advanced enough to make wind energy
Continue Reading →
Art Mirrors Life
Nov 16, 2016
A week has passed since the 2016 US Presidential election and I’m still reeling from  shock. For some reason, titles of classic novels keep swirling in my head — examples where art seems to mirror life. I worry about the future of my country, of course. The comfort is,
Continue Reading →
The Seawall Won’t Save You
Nov 15, 2016
When I owned my home, I was an activist in my neighborhood. I organized 4 blocks surrounding my property as a neighborhood-watch-group and, together, we managed to eject a prostitution ring from the area. I also joined the city’s emergency network and trained to be a responder i
Continue Reading →
A Nation Of Immigrants
Nov 14, 2016
My mother came to the United States as the wife of a military man. She had to earn her citizenship, however. It wasn’t handed to her. It took a number of years as a resident to earn it and during that time, a divorce and  World War 11 intervened.  Life as a single mother and
Continue Reading →
Predictive Softward
Nov 11, 2016
In an earlier blog (10/27/16), I referred to an article by Clive Thompson about artificial intelligence. He warned we know so little about what’s going on inside those wired machines, we should consider what this lack of transparency means. Are we being foolhardy when we put too
Continue Reading →
Change Too Imperceptible To Notice
Nov 10, 2016
Change in technology isn’t surprising. Internet companies must evolve or die. Television is different. Not much change seems to take place there. We can choose a channel or stream a program. We can watch a new series or an old one.  These are the menus.  Speaking for myself, Â
Continue Reading →
Shopping In The Non-Virtual World
Nov 09, 2016
If I plan to buy a car, I want to drive it first. It’s the same with a new pair of jeans. I want to try them on before I make a purchase.  Many consumer have given up this touch-and-feel aspect of merchandising, preferring the convenience of online shopping. To counter this tre
Continue Reading →
Kelp Wanted
Nov 08, 2016
I know. This is election day and we’ve got enough to worry about. But, I can’t help myself. You need to know we have a seaweed problem. We’re losing this natural habitat to harvesters who can’t keep up with international demand.  You and I may see seaweed as gunk we h
Continue Reading →
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
To access and subscribe to my videos on YouTube, Click Here and click the Subscribe button.