Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Insights Of the Willy-Nilly
Oct 02, 2020
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Despite the misinformation he’s allowed to spread on Facebook, I admire Mark Zuckerberg’s intention to create a global community that can promote human understanding. To foresee the many ways his dream could be misused would require the powers of Nostradamus, so I don’t hold h
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The Demise Of Advice And Consent?
Sep 30, 2020
The Democrats in Congress are proposing several bills to curb presidential powers and to strengthen the system of checks and balances the Constitution provides. The changes offer increased protection for whistleblowers and agency watchdogs, prohibits a president from receiving payment
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A World Made Of Clay
Sep 28, 2020
What a year 2020 is turning out to be. A pandemic, the upcoming elections, and the untimely death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg are vying for top spots in the headlines. Given the cacophony, it’s little wonder few have noticed another woman has cracked a glass ceili
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175 Years Of Truth
Sep 25, 2020
When did hungry people decide half a loaf wasn’t good enough? I’m speaking metaphorically, of course, referring to the “double haters,” that Donald Trump referred to in 2016. These were disillusioned people who looked for a change and didn’t think it was coming fast enough.
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What We All Need Is A Good Broom
Sep 23, 2020
Call me a masochist, but every morning I open my computer to trawl for news. Reliably, the headlines capture the worst of times: Joe Biden’s campaign files have been hacked; rattlesnakes bite two Yosemite hikers; west coast fires make the air unbreathable… One columnist expresse
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Thoughts On Being Normal
Sep 21, 2020
I’ve long decided Donald Trump’s mental state isn’t good, but I sometimes wonder about my own. Am I normal? Living in a retirement community forces me to raise the question from time to time. So many neighbors are devoted to serving on committees and going to meetings whereas, I
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Covid-19 Takes Responsibility
Sep 18, 2020
Much of the world remains in the thrall of Covid-19. Not only are loved ones dying and large numbers of people unemployed, but depression is on the rise. To glean positive news from this situation requires contortions of the mind comparable to the physical feats of a performer at
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More Craft With Less Art
Sep 16, 2020
The promo for the book read as follows: Might Jesus have been a bisexual female ancient-alien? A must-read…Where the New Testament Enters the Twilight Zone. (Mother Jones, Sept/Oct. 2020, pg. 2.) “Wow,” I thought. This novel has everything an agent wants. It’s “fresh,” y
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Labor Pains
Sep 14, 2020
In the 1970s, I headed a local teachers’ union, an affiliate of the AFL/CIO. As president, I’d familiarized myself with Robert’s Rules of Order, wanting the meetings to go smoothly. One evening, after a Labor Council gathering, a high ranking member of the state body cal
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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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