Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
May 9, 2011
May 08, 2011
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WHERE DOES DUTY LIE? Yesterday, during my walk in the park, I was caught in a downpour without my umbrella. Knowing the season, I’m usually prepared but on that morning, with the hope of sunshine brightening the clouds, I forgot to carry it. My mistake. As I scurried home with my
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May 06, 2011
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Continue Reading →Message for Voisintotogk
May 05, 2011
Hello! I’m sorry if I’ve been slow to recognize your presence but I know something about your interests already. You are a dog lover with a sense of humor. Welcome to my world.
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May 04, 2011
AESOP IN MY GARDEN A blue jay has moved into my garden. I haven’t seen one for a few years and so I was surprised to glimpse him sitting on the tree branch outside my kitchen window, his color bright and his crown a spray of black feathers. I admit I don’t do much to attract birds
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May 03, 2011
THE SIN OF POSTPONEMENT A friend of mine, who turned 60 last month, recently took a vacation in California where he met with family and friends and enjoyed a wonderful concert. He came back refreshed and so invigorated, he vowed to do it again… sooner rather than later. Naturally, b
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May 03, 2011
MEDITATIONS OF AN OLD WOMAN Recently, I was invited to speak at a luncheon given by a civic group. The organization is dedicated to charitable work and my topic was “The Purpose of Purpose.” As I began to jot down my thoughts the words of Buddha visited me: R
Continue Reading →NEW BOOK CONTRACT
May 02, 2011
Happy to announce I have just received notice of a contract for my 3rd novel, Trompe l’Oeil. Don’t know when it will be out but will let people know. Suspense novel set in the France in 1960’s during the French/Algerian War. An American girl, just out of coll
Continue Reading →Thanks for taking the time to reply. I have been looking for the essay but am having no luck… if you know the title, or something else that would help me locate it please let me know http://tetw.tumblr.com/ask. You might be interested in this: http://www.harpers.org/media/pdf/dfw/HarpersMagazine-2001-04-0070913.pdf It also deals with the relativity of knowledge, but from a vary different perspective.
May 02, 2011
I’d love to help but you must help an old woman out here as I am so embeded in cyberspace that I get lost. Could you remind me of the essay in question? I write blogs 5 days a week and juggle twitter, facebook and tumblir and write books. Will look up the Harpers article b
Continue Reading →ON THE DEATH OF OSAMA bin LADEN
May 02, 2011
I awoke this moring to learn of Osama bin Laden’s death. My first reaction was relief for the country and the families and victims of 9/11. I marvelled too at the heroism of the soliders who managed what appeared to be mpossible and honored the intelligence teams who have w
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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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