Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
October 11, 2011
Oct 11, 2011
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A LITTLE HUMILITY, PLEASE Once I took a course on Ernest Hemingway from a professor who made us read all his writings and most of the significant criticism about him — of which there is a great deal. Like flotsam and jetsam more articles continue to appear in an incessant tide.
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Oct 10, 2011
THE PRICE OF JUSTICE Farrah Fawcett earned a well-deserved Emmy nomination in 1984 for her portrayal of a battered wife who murders her husband in “The Burning Bed,” adapted from Faith McNulty’s nonfiction book. (Tisch/Avnet Productions) This gruesome story struck a nerve in the
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Oct 07, 2011
INSECURITY: NOT JUST FOR WOODY ALLEN Sometimes a thing seems profound simply because it doesn’t make sense. I’ve already recounted my story about the mathematical genius who told me he knew he was crazy when he saw people sitting in their cars stopped at a red light. To this da
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Oct 06, 2011
FOR THE PRICE OF A BAG OF CHESTNUTS SHAKESPEARE BECAME KING An acquaintance of mine, Jody Seay, recently released a memoir about growing up in Texas. It’s called “Dead in the Ditch.” I haven’t finished reading it but I’ve enjoyed the journey so far and have smiled along
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Oct 05, 2011
WHY CUCKOO BIRDS SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO FLY Sometimes I wonder “Is it me or has the world gone crazy?” At such moments I take comfort from the great works of literature that have asked the same question. David Wright asked it in his play, “Marat/Sade” (blog post 8/3/201
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Oct 04, 2011
DEMOCRACY – WHERE WILLS COLLIDE Virgil, the Roman poet, wrote “the greatest wealth is health.” During 2012 elections, I’ve no doubt the question of the nation’s wealth will be examined in terms of health care. The question will be asked: “Is good health vital to the we
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Oct 03, 2011
KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON I bought another book at the Dollar Store last week. This one is called “PANIC: the Story of Modern Financial Insanity” by Michael Lewis, a bestselling author on the stock market. Mainly, Lewis gives us stories from the 1987 crash. While they are interesting as
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Sep 29, 2011
THOUGHTS ON EDITING LIFE I don’t remember which painter was guilty. I think it was Toulouse Lautrec who used to visit the Louvre with his box of paints to dab at his canvas’ imperfections. It happened so often, the museum had to instruct their guards to escort him off the premi
Continue Reading →Hi Caroline, I'm enjoying reading your blog which my mum referred me to-I, I guess 'savaged' is the right word, tgwtdtattoo a couple of years ago in a blog post you might find diverting on my friend's website the ember, oh you can't add links here- if you search for tattoo and ember and my name jon hurford, you'll find it- Regards, Jon
Sep 29, 2011
Hi Jon, Got your message. Thanks for stopping by. Thank your mom too. I’m not very electronically saavy but will try to follow the link routes you suggested.
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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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