Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
When Wall Street Mirrors Main Street
Oct 31, 2016
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Around the world, people seem to be taking up the cry from the film, Network: “ I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Whether it’s Bernie’s Millennials or Trump’s unemployed, Tea Party members, or Black Lives Matter folks, people are rising their voi
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Segregation And Resegregation
Oct 28, 2016
The crime of segregation is that it keeps us from knowing one another. Non-profits, educational institutions, churches, governments and the courts have fought this consequence for years. When white America fled to the suburbs in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, they took their tax dollars wi
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The Conscience Of Machines May Make Robots Of Us All
Oct 27, 2016
While I was working late last night, a message popped up on my computer. In an hour, I would lose control of my machine while Microsoft performed an upgrade. Or, if I chose, I could upgrade immediately. I must have hit the wrong button because the screen went black before starin
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The Civic Crime Of Ordinary People
Oct 26, 2016
While I support Hillary Clinton for president of the United States, it’s a fair question to ask how she and her opponent, having among the lowest approval ratings in history for the office, came to be the sole survivors vying for this high office. What does their ascendancy say ab
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As Art Goes, So Goes The World
Oct 25, 2016
Investing in art in the hope of making a profit is never and idea I’d recommend. Most of us haven’t enough capital to buy works by artists with a large following, which means our purchases are unlikely to grow in value. Worse, tastes can change over time. Finding the next Andy
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A Night To Remember Or One We Will Want to Forget
Oct 24, 2016
Election night for candidates can be more nerve-wracking than bedtime for a virgin bride. During my last election, the voting machines broke down and the count continued by hand through the night. My celebration party wilted as we waited for unsteady reports from the precincts.
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Something Old And Something New For Justice
Oct 21, 2016
Film and photography have been around for a long while, since the 1800s. Smart phones are a new development but the genius who linked cameras with phones started a social revolution which is going to change the face of justice. Most of us use our phones to send pictures of ourse
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Hillary Clinton — Perhaps The Force Is With Her
Oct 20, 2016
In 1872, Victoria Woodhull, a former prostitute and spiritualist became the first woman to run for President of the United States. Former slave, Frederick Douglas ran as her vice president, though Douglas never campaigned with her. As a woman, she was unable to vote for the high
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Mansplaining Donald Trump
Oct 19, 2016
After the second presidential debate, a male blogger attempted to explain to a male reader why women were upset with Donald Trump, especially his body language as he hovered in the background while Hillary Clinton talked. Trump’s behavior was intimidating, said the blogger, a gest
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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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