Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
The Australia Years: the Life of a Nuclear Migrant — a little known history
Sep 04, 2012
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Susan Stoner, author of Land Sharks and Timber Beast, recommended a book recently, The Australia Years: the Life of a Nuclear Migrant by P. Anna Johnson. Johnson and her husband emigrated to Australia in the 1960s, around the time of the Cuban missile crisis. Apparently many Americans
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In Celebration of Banned Book Week -(Sept. 30-October 6)
Sep 03, 2012
When I was in high school, I had a math teacher who had a pet phrase: “Your freedom stops where my chin begins.” I always thought it was a good measure of personal rights. I am allowed to do as I choose as long as what I choose affects only me. In all other cases, my conduct must
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A Modest Adventure
Aug 31, 2012
I stopped by the Dollar Store to purchase housecleaning supplies the other day and, as always, I was drawn to the book offerings. Some of the works on sale for $1 I wouldn’t take home for free. But, if I’m persistent, I usually find nuggets among the fool’s gold, like Larry McMu
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The Library is a Health Club
Aug 30, 2012
A couple of studies have shown that creativity is a key ingredient to a long, happy and mentally agile life. One reason may be that in the act of creating, the brain draws on a variety of networks and, in doing so, builds new neural connections. Studies also show that creative people
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The Power of One Little Candle
Aug 29, 2012
Like everyone else, I try to be a good person. Above all, I resist the urge to make snap judgments about my fellowman. But, I confess, the smug attitude of the tech savvy can set my teeth on edge. David Wolman is tech savvy person. In his book, The End of Money, he writes about the ye
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Inclusiveness
Aug 28, 2012
As I approach my 76th year, I’ve observed that there is far more trust in the world than distrust. This may sound crazy, given the state of the planet, but trust is actually commonplace. Most of our knowledge depends on it. That the earth’s diameter at the equator is 24,901.55 mil
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A Government is not a Business
Aug 27, 2012
Normally, this blog is dedicated to ideas that spring from writers whether they be authors, essayist, poets or columnists. Today, I digress to the spoken word instead. This is the political season, after all, where rhetoric takes center stage. In the race for president, much of the de
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If It’s Not Shakespeare, It Still Matters
Aug 24, 2012
I e-mailed a friend, a former student of mine, the other day as we hadn’t communicated for a while. Naturally, I asked how he was and the answer came back just as I had hoped. He was fine. His family was fine. His job was fine. He added that he was reacquainting himself with the pia
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A Quiet Revolution
Aug 23, 2012
A number of people on my Facebook page continue to express their distrust of government and their despair over the pervasive violence on the planet. Sometimes it appears that the number of countries at peace can be counted on one hand. The truth is quite different, however. A 2005 stu
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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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