Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
DNA And You
Jan 26, 2015
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I’m sure most of us have made a computer mistake similar to the one I made recently. You punch in a password to a secure site and the computer spits it back as invalid. You try again, thinking you’ve mistyped a letter, but the machine doesn’t budge an inch. “Have you forgo
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Anatomy Of A Play — XI
Jan 22, 2015
The actors are in place, the stage is set and the curtain on my play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast is about to open. Whether it will be treated kindly by the public or die in its first performance is something I am unable to predict. But whether I succeed or fail, I will have achiev
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A Lesson For The New Year
Jan 21, 2015
At the turn of the New Year, an acquaintance wrote a long piece on Facebook which expressed his disillusionment with the human race, accusing us of being liars and users in whom he had no trust. Needless to say, I thought his judgment overly harsh and wondered that a man with so m
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A Writer Writes Because…
Jan 20, 2015
Not long after I moved into my retirement center, a resident who’d learned I write novels, suggested I contribute a few to the in-house library. I declined, explaining that most of my sales were e-sales and that I made pennies per book. I couldn’t afford to give paperbacks a
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Tragedy And Triumph
Jan 19, 2015
Recently, a woman on my Facebook page, a leader in my community, admitted she had been abused by her father while she was growing up. Stunned by the revelation, I marveled at the manner in which she’d lived her life, holding positions of great responsibility which betrayed nothi
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When Chokeholds Do Not Apply
Jan 16, 2015
At one point in my political life I seriously advocated that the County Commission, of which I was a member, reserve every 3rd or 4th year to consider eliminating some of the laws on our books. My remark always earned a laugh, but I was in dead earnest. Unfortunately, when someone
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The Enemy Is Us
Jan 14, 2015
I don’t need to explore the universe to live in a state of wonder. Observing the human race is enough for me. A number of articles appeared in the December 19th issue of The Week that should convince the likes of Hawking or Einstein that there is more mystery in human behavior
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The Enemy Within
Jan 13, 2015
Years ago, when I was misdiagnosed with a form of incurable cancer, I resorted to meditation to battle the disease. But, according to Barbara Ehrenreich, writing in Baffler, meditation was the worst activity in which I could have engaged. (“Terror Cells,” by Barbara Ehrenrei
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Placing The Right Bet
Jan 12, 2015
A friend visited the other day and as she settled down with a cup of tea, she peered round the room, admiring my new apartment which is larger than my last. I’m probably one of the few retired people who has upsized her space rather than downsized. My friend must have wondered h
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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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