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Literature: That Which Has No Utility
Apr 19, 2016
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Literature makes a great contribution to our culture, but should it be taught in high school? That question is the genesis for a new book, Lit Up by David Denby. (“Saved by the Bell,” by William Giraldi, New Republic, March 2016, pgs. 66-68.) As a former high school English te
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Coloring Books — A Brief History Of Adult Fascination
Apr 18, 2016
Coloring books for adults are all the rage. One retired acquaintance admitted she’d recently bought a book, attracted by the elaborate patterns. She insisted a high degree of concentration was necessary to stay within the lines, a comment which made me think of the earnestness o
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The Election-Industrial Complex
Apr 15, 2016
The election-industrial complex is alive and well, as anyone can see by the amount of propaganda bombarding us through the media. The assumption is that votes can be bought if a candidate can throw enough commercials at the public. Commercials suck up money the way tornadoes suck
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Artificial Intelligence And Negative Human Influence
Apr 14, 2016
Artificial intelligence mirrors the many faces of being human. Our creations can be vicious and cruel as in The Terminator or curious and compassionate as in Wall-E. They can destroy our word as in The Matrix, betray us as in Ex Machina or give us a glimpse of miraculous possibi
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Apr 13, 2016
Editing books appears to be a job headed for specialization. In the past, my novels were reviewed by one individual. That person corrected for both content and technical errors. Between the time I did extensive rewrites on my upcoming novel, Ballet Noir, and was ready for a fina
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4chan and Beta Men: The New Superheroes
Apr 12, 2016
4chan is a web site where a number of beta men hang out, according to writer Angela Nagle. (‘The New Man of 4chan,” by Angela Nagle, The Baffler, No. 30, 2016, pg. 64-76.) 4chan is a image board website and a beta man is the opposite of an alpha man — someone seen as virgi
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Memory As Story
Apr 11, 2016
Memory for most of us is a window into our past and the glue that holds our personality together. When my mother can’t remember what she ate for breakfast or if she’s been given her medication, I am filled with sadness. But what I’m reflecting is my bias. My mother is happ
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Profit And The Need For New Paradigms
Apr 08, 2016
A corporation’s imperative is to make a profit. That imperative is baked into its DNA in the form a contractual agreement between the stockholder and the company. A company that fails to strive for profits will, in all likelihood, be sued. As crass as making a profit may sound i
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Death And Creative Genuis
Apr 07, 2016
Death and dying is a process as fearful for the artist as it is for the rest of us and immortality just as meaningless. But their manner of leave-taking should tell us something about the genius that purports to lift mystery’s veil on existence, at least a little. Dylan Thomas raile
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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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