Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
A Quiet Revolution
Aug 23, 2012
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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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Changing the World, One Person at a Time — A test of our humanity
Aug 22, 2012
Someone on my Facebook page shared a quote by Leo Tolstoy that got my brain churning: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. I agree with Tolstoy’s observation. Change begins when individuals look within themselves. (My blog: 7/26/ 12) Blaming
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Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty* — Prison Rage Becomes Art
Aug 21, 2012
A while ago, I picked up some magazines a neighbor had left in his garden for people to enjoy. Some of them were several years old. In a 2009 edition of Yes, I found a story about a writing project for juvenile boys at the Detention Center in Seattle. The program had an uneven start.
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Good Reasons for Reading a Book
Aug 20, 2012
According to the Journal of Neuropsychiatry, and Clinical Neurosciences Research people who read for pleasure are 52% less likely than non-readers to develop dementia. As yet the scientists aren’t sure why but the theory is that “reading activates neural pathways that would otherw
Continue Reading →How to Avoid Falling Between the Quacks
Aug 17, 2012
The art of a long life requires more than regular doctor visits and a few tummy crunches. To stay out trouble or avoid disappointment, one needs to be a good listener. As a student of our English language, I’m aware of how often words are used to hide rather than reveal meaning. Jus
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The Wisdom of Puck
Aug 16, 2012
One of my favorite financial writers is Allan Sloan. He authors a column for Fortune magazine and does occasional commentary on OPB’s Nightly Business Report. What makes him different from other prognosticators is his humor, which is more Puckish than cynical. “What fools these mo
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A Compliment that Reflects
Aug 15, 2012
In the introduction to a new volume of George Orwell’s diaries, Christopher Hitchens, recently deceased, drew insights from the man whom many consider to be one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Almost everyone has read at least one of Orwell’s social commentaries, Ani
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Corruption in the Palace of Education
Aug 14, 2012
I sat down to read yesterday after wrangling with my computer all morning. My intention was to slump into my easy chair and be carried away by the thoughts of someone else. Unfortunately, I picked up the latest copy of Harpers. In it, Thomas Frank was railing against the high cost of
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The Clairvoyance of Writing
Aug 13, 2012
Recently, I had coffee with a friend whose first novel will be out in September. Naturally, she’s anxious to see her manuscript in print and still can’t believe her good luck in finding a publisher. When we met over steaming mugs of coffee, she still seemed dazed. I know her feeli
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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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