Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
October 22, 2010
Oct 22, 2010
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THOUGHTS ON CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION I read in the news that a billionaire in India has built himself a seven story building which he plans to use as his private residence. My first reaction was, “Wait a minute, isn’t this the same India where “Slum Dog Millionaire” exp
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Oct 21, 2010
THOUGHTS ON A LONG BLOOMING SEASON My garden this October is in full color, more so than in the spring. Last fall I added some plants that have done well by me as winter approaches. Not only are some of them turning the amber and red colors of the season, but an audacious few have com
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Oct 20, 2010
THOUGHTS ON CLEOPATRA’S SALAD DAYS On October 3, Julian Slade died. Slade is the man who wrote the music for “Salad Days,” a show which began in the 1950s and was the longest running musical in England until Oliver. I saw the production in London in the early 1960s and &
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Oct 19, 2010
THOUGHTS ON TRUST Last week, I celebrated a good medical checkup with a trip to the Mall for a soft yogurt. The facility has a large ice rink and as I sat beside it, I noticed 5 children between the ages of 5 and 6 being given their first skating lessons. What courage these youngsters
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Oct 18, 2010
MORE HALLOWEEN THOUGHTS I watched an exposé on a woman spiritualist a few days ago which didn’t amount to much. The TV personality debunked her gift by pointing out her questions drew more information from her subjects than she returned. What’s more her readings were non-specific
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This discussion of “Heart Land” appears on Portland-area cable beginning Monday, October 18, 2010. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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This interview with Dr. Veronica Asagui on “Gothic Spring” can be seen on Portland-area cable beginning Monday, October 18, 2010. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Oct 15, 2010
TALKING BACK TO THE GENIUS, PHILLIP ROTH I felt as if an arrow had pierced my heart when I read an interview on Phillip Roth in the November edition of “Vanity Fair.” His new book, “Nemesis” is out this year and he was discussing it and the fate of literature
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Oct 14, 2010
THOUGHTS OF EDITORS AND FRIENDSHIPS I’ve just finished the fifth draft of my fourth novel, “The Necromancer.” I think I like it, but I’m not certain whether I’ve done what I intended because I’ve had my nose pressed hard against the computer for the last several months
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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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