Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Good Reasons for Reading a Book
Aug 20, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →Time and Radio Call Letters for Upcoming Book Interview
Aug 11, 2012
A few of you have asked about how to tune into my upcoming interview about my books on CBS radio, this Wednesday, August 15 at noon EST. Here is the information on where to find me on the radio dial. Time, of course, depends upon your part of the country. The program also air
Continue Reading →Special Announcement — CBS Radio interview – August 15, 12 p.m. EST.
Aug 10, 2012
Want to announce that I will be interviewed by Donna Briggs, Wednesday, August 15 at noon on the CBS radio program Life Talk. If you can tune into this national broadcast, please do. And keep your fingers crossed for me, okay?
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In Search of a Perfect Sundae
Aug 10, 2012
Last weekend, I sat reading an excerpt from Eloisa James’ new book, Paris in Love. She was writing about the year she, her husband and two children spent in France. The story was full of the delights and horrors of living abroad and being required to live outside one’s comfort zon
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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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