Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
The Hubris Of War Technology
Jun 22, 2015
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“What makes aerial drones so different from manned aircraft is not their efficiency as hunters or killers but their ability to linger.” So writes William M. Arkin, a former army intelligence analyst. (“Loitering With Intent,” by William M. Arkin, Harper’s, June 2015 pg.
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Say Again, Why Do Men Exist?
Jun 19, 2015
Science has finally answered a woman’s age old question: Why do men exist? (Click) Apparently, nature opted for variation rather than replication and so the “X” chromosome gained the potential to become a “Y” chromosome, introducing competition. An amoeba, dividing end
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Mind-Boggling World
Jun 18, 2015
No question about it, technology is taking us into brave new worlds, worlds that until now were the purview of science fiction. One example is a recent article by James Surowiecki who warns about the problems we can create when we use robots as stockbrokers, allowing them to respond t
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Talk Of That And That
Jun 17, 2015
I wish literary critics would say what they mean. Being vague or abstruse hardly qualifies them to make comments about other people’s writing. Jason Guriel’s recent praise of Clive James’ poem, “Japanese Maple,” is an example of critical opacity. (“A Final Flood of Col
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Plato Has Spoken
Jun 16, 2015
When I went to a small, liberal arts college in the late 1950s, my annual expenses — tuition, room and board — came to $1,800 a year. Working in the summer and part time on campus during the school semesters, I could pay my way without accumulating debt. Today, attendi
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What To Do When You Lose Yourself
Jun 15, 2015
Like everyone else, I worry about identify theft. The stories I’ve read of what people have to go through to reclaim their personal information are harrowing. Losing your identify can happen to anyone. Certainly, the recent stories about hackers stealing thousands of persona
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Bletchley Park Revisited
Jun 12, 2015
Here’s a new phrase to add to your lexicon: “situational awareness.” Situational awareness means being aware of the terrain — something I could use whenever I open my sock drawer. The term takes on a new meaning when we’re discussing outer space, which, believe it or
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The Best Of Both Worlds
Jun 10, 2015
Several years ago, I suffered from a chronic ailment which traditional medicine couldn’t address. Doctors recognized the problem, but were ignorant about the cause and so, there was no treatment. Sharing my disappointment with a friend, she suggested I see a naturopath, one she
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The Power Of Positive Thinking
Jun 09, 2015
I was having lunch by myself the other day at the retirement center when a woman sat down across the table and remarked, “You seem like a happy person. Are you?” Well, that’s a conversation starter, I thought. Since I live alone, it’s true, I don’t spend much time argu
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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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