Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Ashes To Ashes
Apr 21, 2014
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Recently, I met with a financial planner to update arrangements for my final years. I must say, preparing to exit life requires more paperwork than coming into it. Happily, I passed inspection on all points but one: I’d left no instructions for the disposal of my ashes. I admit, I
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Smarter Today Than Tomorrow
Apr 18, 2014
I’ve often written about the advantages of growing older, but I won’t deny there are disadvantages, too. One of them is that we lose our financial acuity as we age. Unfortunately, unlike memory malfunctions, losing this skill is not easily perceived, according to writer Allan Roth
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Hope For The Future
Apr 17, 2014
Of all the generations that went through the 2008-2009 economic downturn, the Millennials, ages 18-33, have suffered the most. That’s according to a recent survey by Money magazine, which notes these young people are not only saddled with college debt, but are facing a weak employme
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The Myths Of Poverty Exposed
Apr 16, 2014
Contrary to popular misconception, the majority of homeless people aren’t the drunks we see sprawled across sidewalks. The majority are women and children. Kathryn Edin, a researcher who lived among the poor for many years, draws this conclusion in her block buster study of poverty
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Cheating Makes Perfect
Apr 15, 2014
Want your son or daughter to be admitted to the university of his or her dreams? You can if your child lives abroad and you are willing to spend between $15,000 – $30,000. For that sum, a consultant will pad an admission packet with a false history and false recommendations. Acc
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Advice For “Know-Nothing” Investors
Apr 11, 2014
The stock market is going through a hiccup phase, a series of ups and downs which, I suppose, is better than the plummet of 2008. Still, constant fluctuations are nerve-racking, so when I saw an article on investing by the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffet, I gave it my attention.
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A Scam Is A Scam Is A Scam
Apr 10, 2014
I mentioned earlier that Susan Stoner, author of the Sage Adair mystery series, and I are preparing for our YouTube book program, “Just Read it.” Our first 5 airings begin with a review of top paperback sellers listed in the New York Times. Recently, she and I met to compare notes
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Pills That Make Us Fat
Apr 09, 2014
I went to a conference last weekend, one of those all day affairs that starts with coffee and bear claws, is followed by a high caloric lunch and ends with coffee and cookies in the late afternoon. To my right, at my table, sat a portly woman with a pleasant face. She was biting into
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The Anatomy Of A Play
Apr 08, 2014
Woman on the Scarlet Beast will be produced in January 2015 and since I made that announcement, readers have queried me about what it takes to get a play staged. As this will be my first and probably my last work for theater, I’ve decided to document the process and publish the epis
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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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