Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Words to Pause Over
Jul 17, 2013
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A reader of my books, Gothic Spring and Trompe l’Oeil, wrote recently that she had to keep a dictionary nearby as she read the novels. I sympathize. I do the same whenever I read works by Germaine Greer, author of The Female Eunuch.  I’m grateful my vocabulary gets me through mos
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The Wasteland Of Poetry
Jul 16, 2013
A year ago, my blog contained a complaint about a poem in Harper’s that struck me as too inscrutable to mean anything to anyone except its author who, incidentally, won a Nobel prize for his art. Recently, a reader replied to that blog, offering his understanding of the piece. The i
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Blood And Oil
Jul 15, 2013
A friend writes on Facebook tirelessly about scandals wrought by the government and big business. He gets so exorcised that I wondered if all this bad news might be raising his blood pressure. He assured me his complaints helped him blow off steam. I hope he’s right. The strategy wo
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Of Writers and Bees
Jul 12, 2013
Several days had passed since I’d last opened the pages of Walter Kerr’s, The Decline of Pleasure — a free copy I’d picked up at my neighborhood library box. I’d been slow in my progress because the book, written 1962, contained many observations that seemed dated. I’m
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The Emptiness Of “if only”
Jul 11, 2013
In his essay supporting the rise of women in the business ranks, Warren Buffet, head of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the richest men in the world, offers two explanations for why it’s been difficult for women to rise to positions of leadership. The first is a male reluctance to dou
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A Partnership That Should Be Recognized
Jul 10, 2013
Pharmaceutical companies justify their drug prices on the basis of the cost of research. Seldom mentioned is the role other agencies play in the development of those products. Often, the original work is conducted at universities which are publically funded, not in private laboratorie
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It’s A Whole New World
Jul 09, 2013
I watched a documentary hosted by Stephen Hawking last night. He spoke somberly about the dangers posed in an ever-changing universe and argued for continued technological developments that would allow us to explore other galaxies and other hospitable planets. Â Given that technology
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Edward Snowden Asks, “Do We Care?”
Jul 08, 2013
Given the anger the public has expressed since the bank debacle and the government’s bail out and the fact that polls show only 6% of the population approves of the job Congress is doing, I’m surprised at the nation’s apparent lack of concern about the National Security Agencyâ€
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Let Women’s Rights Do No Wrong
Jul 05, 2013
A quiet revolution is going on in the United States and while I am heartened by it, I’m not sure where it is taking us. I’m referring to the creep of women into positions of authority and the concomitant fact that many are the sole breadwinners in their families. I’m not referri
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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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