Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Modern Moderna Manners
Dec 21, 2021
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Because of the pandemic, for the past two years, like Repunzel, I’ve been confined to my retirement tower with no hope of visitors. My 85th birthday came and went without a friend’s hug which is why I have sympathy for Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Yes, he was caugh
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Abortion: No David Brooks, It’s Not Complex
Dec 16, 2021
David Brooks, commentator for the New York Times says issues surrounding abortion are “hard and complex.” Two chief concerns are: a) He believes a “piece” exists within every human being that gives them dignity—a soul. And b) He has no confidence that he knows w
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Joe Manchin’s Muddle
Dec 14, 2021
Democratic U. S. Senator Joe Manchin prides himself on being a consistent man, one who cherishes traditions like filibustering. The filibuster is a tactic a Senate member uses to delay or halt measures when the legislator is in the minority. A case in point is the For the People Act.
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Truth, Lies, And The 2nd Coming
Dec 09, 2021
The barriers to truth are many. People’s perceptions vary. They have biases. They ignore evidence, leave out facts, lie to themselves or diminish the importance of facts that give offense. A writer complimented Kamala Harris on her fashion sense, recently. By focusing on her
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A Reflection On Human Hubris
Dec 07, 2021
The clerk behind the counter at the electronics store told me programing my new television remote would be easy. “You hit these three buttons in this order and you’re done.” I cringe whenever a computer literate person tells me a task is easy. It never is. And this time was no
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The Stubbornness Of Our Ignorance
Dec 02, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci is concerned about the anti-science bias in this country and so am I. Inconceivable to me is news about doctors and nurses being assaulted for providing medical care. Practitioners who advise us to wear masks during a pandemic shouldn’t be blamed for the mes
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Taming The Judgeocracy
Nov 30, 2021
Donald Trump’s presidency taught us the strength of our institutions depends upon our goodwill. They work because we want them to. If we doubted the integrity of the ballot box and our judicial system, for example, we’d condemn ourselves to second-guessing every outcome. I
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Intimations On American Democracy
Nov 23, 2021
Lately, I’ve wondered if the human brain is capable of living up to its democratic ideals. What raised this question was an article I’d read about bone development in a child’s hand. At the age of three, a youngster is unable to hold a pen because he or she lacks sufficient bo
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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 four novels
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