Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
April 24, 2012
Apr 23, 2012
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THE CORSET OF WORD COUNT In my heart of hearts, I’d like to self-publish my work. I don’t mean wrangling with Amazon or some other self-publishing outfit. I’d like to own a printing press and I’d like to control my distribution. That’s all another way of saying I want the b
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Apr 22, 2012
A GIFT FROM SHAKESPEARE In 1616, on this day, William Shakespeare died. If, by some miracle he had survived, today he’d be 448 years old. Of course, we all know Shakespeare survives through his art, beautifully written plays and poetry that have become part of western culture’s D
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Apr 22, 2012
Know what’s important about Monday, April 23rd. Find out in tomorrow’s blog.
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Apr 19, 2012
WHEN TWO HEADS MIGHT BE BETTER THAN ONE I just finished “Relic,” a mystery that had once been on the “New York Times” bestseller list. I’d bought it for a dollar at the secondhand bookstore and got my money’s worth. The novel is a page turner. What intrigues me is that th
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Apr 19, 2012
This nifty banner announces to the world that I’ll soon be discussing my novel, “Gothic Spring” in a special online book tour. Gothic Spring by Caroline Miller – NURTURE Book Tour Schedule: May 14th – Jaidis @ Juniper Grove May 15th – MK @ MK McClintock Blog Ma
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Apr 19, 2012
“IF I COULD TELL YOU, I WOULD LET YOU KNOW…” (W.H. Auden) Writing letters of condolences to someone who is grieving is difficult, as anyone knows who has lived even a short while. We’ve all had to write such notes at one time or another and know the enormity of the task. W
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Apr 17, 2012
Normal 0 WHERE WISDOM RESIDES – IN PROVERBS AND FACEBOOK “All good things come to those who wait,” is an often quoted proverb though its author is unknown. Like most aphorisms, it comes down to us through the ages, a nostrum meant to help us endure life’s vagaries. Unf
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Apr 17, 2012
WORDS THAT DIMINISH My telephone rang Friday morning and the voice at the other end was a stranger’s. A social worker from Wisconsin was calling to inform me that my stepmother, Marie Miller, had been moved into a hospice program. Years ago, when Marie had been diagnosed with Alzhe
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Apr 15, 2012
THE FUTURE IS US Will the country be ruled by a one party system in the future? That’s the question Thomas Frank raises in a recent essay for “Harper’s” magazine, “It’s a Rich Man’s World.” (4/2012, pgs. 22-17) Since the Supreme Court’s decision in “
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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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