Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
A Basic Decency
Jan 08, 2020
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Recently, U. S. Attorney William Barr delivered a speech at the University of Notre Dame which defended a role for religion in government and attacked secularism as a moral decay that threatened the country. His remarks have been widely criticized by academics, historians and members
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Valley Of The Dolls
Jan 07, 2020
During the seasonal exchange of greeting cards, one friend replied to my holiday message as follows: “Among our grandchildren disenchantment is not an option.” Most grandparents would nod knowingly at that statement. I have no grandchildren myself, but I have witnessed the u
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Perchance To Dream
Jan 06, 2020
As I walked down a hall at the retirement center the other day, a man tapped me on the shoulder. Turning around, I saw his expression was friendly though it bore the look of surprise. “Say, I finished your book, Gothic Spring last night. Ya know? It was pretty good.” That said,
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Genesis Forgotten
Jan 03, 2020
This New Year, the world stage leaves us with so much worry, there’s little incentive to get out of bed each morning. Adding to the malaise is a fresh, looming disaster. Not long ago, I mentioned that good topsoil around the globe is eroding at the rate of 1% a year. Without it, we
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Women Leaders
Jan 02, 2020
Nancy Pelosi’s stunning leadership of Democratic house members during the recent presidential impeachment process will serve as a template for women who seek management positions in the future. What she exhibited during the procedure was experience, direction, and a firm hand. A f
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Going Bananas
Dec 31, 2019
I used to think I was a reasonably informed person, but President Donald Trump has taught me what passes as information can often be fake. Take the banana, for example. In the ‘60s and ’70s, it would never be mistaken for a work of art. But since Trump has been in office, realit
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A Smile Is Ageless
Dec 30, 2019
A few months ago, I changed my Facebook photo. No big deal. The one I’d been using was 10 years old. I read somewhere that a person’s features change significantly every 10 years, so an update seemed timely. A number of people noticed the switch and posted a thumbs-up, responses
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What A Piece Of Work Is Man
Dec 27, 2019
The human race seems to be cursed. So many inventions meant to provide peace and prosperity end up doing the opposite. Cars, trains, trucks, and boats have allowed commerce to flourish, but they also have given us global warming. The internet puts information at our fingertips but pro
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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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