Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
To Live Well Takes Guts
Jan 21, 2021
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A young woman among my Facebook acquaintances wasn’t feeling well but insisted she couldn’t afford to see a doctor. After sharing her symptoms, she asked friends if they had any advice. One replied with a “get better soon.” The others remained silent, so I weighed in with a
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Style As Message
Jan 19, 2021
While insurrectionists were storming the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, another skirmish was playing out in publications like Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) and Vogue. The question, if not weighty, was heated. Why was Kamala Harris, our Vice President-elect, wearing snea
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A Tale Of Two Insurrections
Jan 14, 2021
“I love America. I love the people. I didn’t hurt anyone and I didn’t cause any damage in the Chamber. I got caught up in the moment and when I saw the door to the Chamber open, I walked in…” These words probably capture the sentiment of many of those who took part in th
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Finding Common Ground
Jan 12, 2021
(Because of the events of last week, I feel this blog bears repeating.) Few would argue against the notion that under Donald Trump’s Presidency, American democracy has been tested at all levels of government. How far that testing has gone is a cause for concern for many. Recently,
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Tuesdays, Thursdays, And Me
Jan 08, 2021
A friend who recently moved to the Midwest to be with her daughter and toddler grandson sent me an email today. Part of it read, “… it’s always a joy to see my grandson, as active, bouncy, and as curious as he may be but I’m really quite exhausted and at this point would
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The Special Providence Of A Fallen Sparrow*
Jan 04, 2021
The headline read, “The Milky Way is Probably Full of Dead Civilizations.” Given that the planet is undergoing a pandemic, I read on. Possibly the article contained a warning that the end was nigh. Apparently not. Astronomer Frank Drake came to his conclusion about dead planet
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A New Dawn, A New Year, New Hope
Jan 01, 2021
Painting by Oregon Artist, Michael Orwick https://www.michaelorwick.com/
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Time Capsule For The Future
Dec 30, 2020
While 2020 may have been a rough year for politics, science has made startling breakthroughs beyond a Covid-19 vaccine. Take fertilizer, for example. A product necessary to produce crops, it may contain toxic chemicals that endanger the planet. Now researchers at the Rich Earth Inst
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Getting A Jump On The New Year
Dec 28, 2020
I gave up my car not long ago and needed to call my automobile insurance company to cancel the policy. Having misdialed, I found myself talking to a bot. It asked numerous questions–everything from my age to whether I owned my home. By the fifth question, I realized I’d stum
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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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