Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
What A Piece Of Work Is Man!
Dec 07, 2020
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A child, noting structural similarities between a human brain cell and the universe, asked a lecturer about the latter: “Where’s the body?” To eliminate the confusion, the speaker explained that as the laws of physics exist everywhere in the universe similarities exist, not to
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When Black Holes Can’t Be Trusted
Dec 04, 2020
Spinning on a blue marble at the edge of our galaxy in infinite space, we humans continue to assume we have control over our lives. Yet, almost every day science makes a discovery that astounds us. Recently, astronomers learned they were wrong in their understanding of black holes
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The Decline Of Bread And Circus
Dec 02, 2020
When Donald Trump leaves office, it will be difficult to envision how the media, cartoonists, and historians will cope. He is one of the most colorful presidents the country has known. Red is the hue that most comes to mind. He has executed more federal prisoners than any other of
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Riding The Wave
Nov 30, 2020
Did I hear the earth shift? Joe Biden intends to appoint Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in his cabinet. How sane is that: a person of vast financial experience, untimely beheaded by an insane president, only to be resurrected by a stable one
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Making A Hell Of Heaven On Earth
Nov 27, 2020
The dividing line between church and state required by our Constitution is as fragile as a dry leaf. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, for example, took a righteous tone against Democrats who dared question Amy Coney Barrett’s brand of Catholicism during her confirmation hearings for
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Tis the Season
Nov 25, 2020
Tis the season despite Covid 19. Some traditions endure and so will we. Happy Thanksgiving, America.
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Is There Gold In Them Thar Blogs?
Nov 23, 2020
Would you pay to read these blogs? Don’t gulp. I know the answer. Recently, a friend interrupted when I started to quote myself. “You know I don’t read your blogs regularly, don’t you?” Her confession silenced me the way bird droppings landing on my head might do.
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Entropy In The Time Of A Pandemic
Nov 20, 2020
For a second time, the woman who was near my age had fallen down the stairs in her condominium and broken a bone. By the time I learned of it, she was nearly recovered. “Have you begun looking for a place without stairs?” I nudged over the phone. With the pandemic slowing down t
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A Scoop Of Plain Vanilla Ice Cream
Nov 18, 2020
The 2020 election makes clear that neither political party will be setting the course for the country. Gridlock remains though Trumpism may sink to the murky depths from which it emerged. The blue wave, if it exists, is far out to sea despite the far left’s notion that Bernie Sand
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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 four novels
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