Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
To Dare To Go Where Men Have Gone Before
Sep 17, 2019
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A week ago, I sat down to lunch with two women who are notable because they’ve dedicated themselves to advancing gender equality. The two had never met, so I brought them together to see what synergism might evolve. The meeting went well, a perfect example of women reaching out to s
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Sep 16, 2019
Who would have imagined writing young adult novels could be dangerous? Even so, writer Jesse Singal contends social media sites have become centers for whisper campaigns against authors who violate a new canon. The emerging standard requires rigid authenticity. For example, a book a
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Either A Borrower Or A Lender To Be? That Is the Question
Sep 13, 2019
As the stock market remains choppy, I’ve chosen to shift some money into certificates of deposit.*(CDs) Interest rates for this kind of investment are low, but so is inflation. With a 2% return, I can keep my finances afloat. Recently, my broker recommended I add U. S. Treasuries to
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When East Meets West
Sep 12, 2019
Many of us are shocked to read that in Muslim countries parents may coerce a daughter to marry the man who raped her. As her society blames the female for the shame done to her, she is obliged to save the family’s honor by marrying the man who violated her. In the west, we might con
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Words, Words, Words
Sep 11, 2019
One of the truest phrases in the English language is “words fail me.” I use that phrase often when I speak about our 45th president. But politics aside, words do sometimes fail us. Life is too amazing, too deep, too happy, or too sad to be contained by words. Nonetheless, we hum
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The Art Of The Fake
Sep 10, 2019
It’s uncivil of me, I suppose, to pick another quarrel with Amazon. After all, for the past week, the company has been running ads for my book, Heart Land, without a request or payment from me. In fact, that they’re running the ad in tandem The Ninth Hour is flattering. Of cours
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Do Men Need A Break?
Sep 09, 2019
Because I’m short, I have trouble finding slacks that don’t need to be altered. The additional expense takes the fun out of finding an Eileen Fishers garment on sale. Frankly, when I shop for long pants, I look for a knitted band rather than a cuff at the end of the leg. A o
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Victoria’s Secret And The Demise Of The Push Up Bra
Sep 06, 2019
The summer of my senior year in high school, I worked at a nearby Sears & Roebuck, selling lingerie. Often, my customers were men, and, over time, I came to pity those lost souls as they perused the counters in search of gifts for the women in their lives. As shoppers, they seemed
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Let Freedom Ring
Sep 05, 2019
Some have argued the question of abortion rights should be left to the states as the U. S. Constitution contains no language that speaks directly to it. The Constitution does speak to the right an individual has to pursue happiness, however, and fundamental to that right is the free
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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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