Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
The Intentional Fallacy, Against Interpretation And Meaning In Art
Jun 27, 2016
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In 2014, I wrote about the Intentional Fallacy, a term of literary criticism. (6/5/14) The theory states that to understand a work of art, nothing is relevant except the piece itself. Knowledge of the artist’s childhood or what he or she ate for breakfast has no bearing on int
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Closed Primaries: A Good Reason To Preserve Them
Jun 24, 2016
I made a comment on Face book the other day about closed primaries. I don’t understand why people are so exorcised about them. The system isn’t new, having been practiced for decades. Folks who want to participate in a primary register with the party of their choice and vote.
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Millennials Loose Sweet Tooth and Endanger E. T.
Jun 23, 2016
As I wrote in an earlier blog (6/20/16), Millennials are imposing changes on the American landscape. One of those changes has to do with the way they eat. The younger generation tends to snack throughout the day rather than sit down to 3 full meals. (“Why Hershey Is Losing Its S
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Thoughts On Technology And Change
Jun 22, 2016
Browsing through a recent edition of The Baffler, I came across an… I don’t know what. Was it an essay, a poem? The piece consisted of 300 words strung together without a period and closed with, “Remember there is life and there is death…” (“Remember This,” by Robe
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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You
Jun 21, 2016
Recently, I read a woman’s blog in which she insisted she would never, ever vote for Hillary Clinton. Clinton, she insisted, was a liar and a bad, bad person. I suggest anyone interested in facts instead of drivel look here: (Click) Whatever the hard feelings, the time h
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Millennials, Just Read It And The Future
Jun 20, 2016
Recently, Susan Stoner, my co-host, and I taped a few book discussions with our guests for the next season of Just Read It. (Click) Our shows are 10 minutes long, as we know people are busy. But after the camera stops rolling, conversation continues, especially if we had differing
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The Global Savings Glut And Privitization
Jun 16, 2016
As I wrote in an earlier blog, (Blog 5/26/16) the world is awash in personal savings accounts, what Ben Bernanke calls a “global savings glut.” (“Private Desires, by Geoff Colvin, Fortune, June, 2016, pg. 54.) In a recent essay, Geoff Colvin points out this sea of cash is chan
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CRSPR, GMO and Food Safety
Jun 15, 2016
If you break out in a rash at the thought of genetically modified foods (GMO), read on. A sweeping study released by the National Academy of Science has concluded that GMO’s are as safe as any other food. (“GMO’s: Safe to eat, says science,” The Week, June 3, 2016, p
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Muammar Gaddafi, Hillary Clinton And The U. S. Dollar
Jun 14, 2016
Much has been said about Hillary Clinton’s support for the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Some say she supported the action because she is “hawkish.” But why overthrow a leader who’d started to cooperate with Europe and the United States? On the surface, the poli
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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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