Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
There is No Such Thing as a Virtual Friend
Jul 10, 2012
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I thought I knew what I was doing when I began a new career in my 70’s. I am retired. My income meets my needs. What better time to explore new terrains? Though I felt confident about this new direction, as I reflect back, I realize I was, and probably still am, something of a child
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The Feminist Heart
Jul 09, 2012
An essay titled “The Headscarf as a Feminist Statement,” caught my eye the other day. Nadiya Takolia had written a spirited defense of her right to wear the hijab, an Islamic scarf that conceals a woman’s hair yet leaves her face exposed. She calls her decision a radical act bec
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What’s in a Name?
Jul 05, 2012
I walked home in a light drizzle the other day after a delightful coffee with a former student. He’s in his mid-50’s and proud of his first grandchild, a girl name Jefri. He didn’t much care for the name, but, of course, he had no say in the matter. I’ve read a few studi
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Remembering Those Tumultuous Years
Jul 03, 2012
I never expected to be a cover girl. Now I am. A former political colleague, Jewel Lansing, has written a book — Multnomah: The Tumultuous Story of Oregon’s Most Populous County. As a former commissioner, I, along with others, appear on the jacket. Jewel co-authored
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Writing as the Art of Listening
Jul 02, 2012
A friend sent me a blog recently by Dr. Mark Allen Sircus. He was writing on the importance of being a good listener. By that he didn’t mean to sit quietly. Sitting quietly allows the mind to go on speaking to itself. No, he was talking about being open to ideas that are for
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Following the Art of the Poets
Jun 28, 2012
A few weeks ago, I was watching an interview on PBS with Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize for her novel Beloved, a story about a runaway slave, who, after 18 years is still tortured by her past. Morrison’s newest book, Home, was out in May, a tale concerning another tortured
Continue Reading →A new home for Caroline Miller Write Away
Jun 28, 2012
Hello, friends! I’m in the process of tweaking a new website.. but a new version of Caroline Miller Write Away is ready to go. Beginning Monday, June 2, you’ll be able to see new content at a new address: https://booksbycarolinemiller.com/blog/ Take a look! Tell me what you think.
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In My Humble Opinion
Jun 27, 2012
According to book promoters, now is the time for all good men and women to go to a book fair. The sun is shining, the weekend stretches ahead like a desert highway under a clear blue sky. Monday seems eons away. Yet as a writer, I’ve never participated in a book fair and never plan
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The Genetic Code – Another Tale of Mystery
Jun 26, 2012
Shakespeare got it right, again. Our fate lies not in our stars but in ourselves.The new book by Jonathan Haidt, “The Righteous Mind,” discusses the latest findings in brain research. Genes, it appears, contribute to every aspect of our personalities and several genes make the dif
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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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