Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Let Us Remember To Turn On The Light
Aug 17, 2020
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A month or two before Christmas last year, (2019) I walked through the local mall in search of children’s gifts for charity. About a third of the stores had gone out of business. Too many people were avoiding crowds and shopping on the internet. The two toy retailers that had existe
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The High Road Or The No Road
Aug 14, 2020
If my memoir ever finds an agent and is published, readers who buy the book will journey back to the 1960s, joining my travel adventures throughout Europe and Africa. I spent nearly 4 years wandering the planet and found the experience freeing. Existing as a stranger in a strang
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Patriotism, Maternity And Women’s Rights
Aug 12, 2020
Predicting the future is difficult because it’s hard to assess how much “nostalgia” from the present or the past will be carried forward. Poland, for example, is shaping its future by taking a giant leap backward. Women’s rights recently took a hit when the country withdre
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Laugh Clowns Laugh
Aug 10, 2020
Aphorisms are pithy sayings that capture what’s common in human experience. “All’s well that ends well,” came to mind the other day after a misadventure with my car title. I needed to release it to a friend but couldn’t find the document in any of the usual places. Confide
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Understanding Karen*
Aug 07, 2020
Recently, newscasters were making light of Donald Trump’s self-congratulatory response to a dementia test he took, mistaking it for one that measured I. Q. Despite his confusion, I’m happy for him, and for the nation, that he passed. His niece, a clinical psychologist, has alrea
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Face To Face
Aug 05, 2020
Each morning, my hand mirror gives me two versions of myself. On one side, I get an enlarged view. On the other, I see myself as others do. At my age, neither offers a flattering option. Frankly, there are days when I welcome the Covid-19 edict to wear a protective mask. Not only is c
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How To Reduce The Divide Between Rich And Poor
Aug 03, 2020
When Raphael Bostic became the first African American Fed president in the 106-year history of the central bank, he noted that since ours is a capitalistic democracy, policymakers should create more economic opportunities for minorities and the poor. (“The Americans Left out of th
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Harper’s July Letter: A Declaration That Wasn’t
Jul 31, 2020
Not long ago, I wrote a blog on the transgender issue. The argument, I hoped, was both reasoned and well documented. Nonetheless, I expected push back. To my surprise, the response was muted. One reader did object to my remarks. Another noted I had gone out on a limb but didn’t
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I Never Cried For My Mother
Jul 29, 2020
I never cried for my mother when she died, nor am I inclined to do so now, three months later. At first, I thought my behavior peculiar. A counselor assured me it wasn’t. “Some people need to hold on to their grief. You’ll cry when you’re ready.” As the weeks pass, I
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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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