Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Tragedy And Triumph
Jan 19, 2015
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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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Victor/Victoria In Afghanistan
Jan 09, 2015
After reading an excerpt from Jenny Nordberg’s book, The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan, I wanted to throw up my hands in despair. (“Hiding girls in plain sight,” The Week, December 5, 2014 pgs. 40-41, excerpted from The Underground G
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A Room With A View
Jan 08, 2015
When I moved to my retirement center, I soon became aware that a pecking order existed between those who live on the lower floors of the building and those who live on the higher ones. In fact, “What floor do you live on,” is the question most asked after an introduction. High
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Blowin’ In The Wind
Jan 07, 2015
Many years ago, when I headed a teachers’ union, I took on as my responsibilities not only the handling of members’ grievances but, where I could, I addressed their well-being, too. On one occasion I made grocery deliveries once a week to a single woman who was confined to her bed
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Neither An Angel Nor A Demon
Jan 06, 2015
Hamlet marveled, “What a piece of work is man,” but that isn’t the half of it. Two new books are out which talk about man’s place in the universe, both reviewed by Tim Flannery in Harper’s. Dian Ackerman, whose affinity for understanding nature is undisputed by most,
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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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