Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
While We Have Time To Choose
Nov 13, 2025
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Democrats danced in the streets last Tuesday. Special elections painted some red states blue, and California’s redistricting plan succeeded in waving a middle finger at Texas’s efforts at gerrymandering. Yet danger to our democracy persists. Oligarchs, aided by low taxes and t
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Nov 06, 2025
A new book by Caroline Miller On Sale Now! Caroline Miller publishes GRIMAHLKA AND OTHER FANTASIES, an anthology of five previously published stories of magical realism, fantasy, and dystopian tales meant to boggle the mind. Price: $12.95 Available as eBook: $4.99 Grimahlka and Other
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Democracy’s One True Choice
Oct 30, 2025
Last week, a blog reader commented that he would support my right to hold and express my views, even if he didn’t share my opinions. I assumed he disagreed with something I’d written, but without an explanation, I was in the dark. Examining the essay again, I found no flaws in the
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Consumers, Know Your Rights!
Oct 23, 2025
My blog last week concluded that the joke is on us if we keep giving money to billionaires who turn our dollars against us. I was referring to America’s addiction to consumerism and convenience at the expense of democracy. While our economy drives the globe’s, our prosperity is un
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Who Are The Clowns?
Oct 16, 2025
I cut my conversation with a friend short, telling her I was on my way to demonstrate against Donald Trump with some of my retirement cohorts. “Be careful,” she responded. “Federal troops are about to arrive.” I had considered this new wrinkle, and as a precaution, stuffed
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It’s The Recissions Act, Stupid!
Oct 09, 2025
By the time this blog is published, the budget war between Republicans and Democrats may be over. Will the Republicans have succeeded in tarring the Democrats with the loss of government services? Will Democrats have convinced the public that some pain is necessary to save the cou
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Outside The Bee Hive
Oct 02, 2025
The fall season marks the election of a new building representative at my retirement complex. I don’t know the woman. She’s new to us. But I’m sure that after she chairs her first meeting, I’ll receive an email with a smiley face from her. “We missed you,” it wil
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A PERSONAL MANIFESTO
Sep 25, 2025
Another poll last week measured the public’s response to Donald Trump’s policies. While his approval numbers have declined, about thirty percent of voters remain steadfast. I don’t know why. The list of Trump’s criminal indictments is long, as is the number of civil laws
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Values In A Time Of Chaos
Sep 18, 2025
The murder of Charlie Kirk sparked a debate on Facebook when a woman admitted that she would shed no tears over his loss. Many who commented agreed with her, but one person pleaded that the world needed more empathy. The remark appealed to my better angels, and I wondered about the f
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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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