Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
When Lewis H. Lapham Speaks
Mar 28, 2019
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On Sunday, April 7, between 10 a.m. and noon, I’ll be the guest author at Jan’s Paperbacks in Beaverton, Oregon. I am mindful of the honor. Phillip Margolin is launching his new book there a few days prior. Being even remotely linked with a bestselling author always gives
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Enough Is Enough
Mar 27, 2019
Stop by any department store cosmetic counter and you’ll see why the female of the species has mystified men for centuries. The number of eye creams, alone, climbs past double digits, if we count private labels along with national brands. Prices range from a few dollars to over $2
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Painted By The Numbers
Mar 26, 2019
Facebook went down the other day and what a blessing it was. I like keeping up with friends but I hate the commercials I have to scroll through to reach them. If scrolling can be counted as an aerobic exercise, I’m fit. Promos aren’t the only reason I needed a break. I’m t
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Don’t Poke The Dragon
Mar 22, 2019
Cultural differences can have humorous consequences. Others may be surprising. Still others depict differences that are endearing, as does the video on same-sex marriage I encountered one cultural difference I never forgot was while traveling by train somewhere in east Africa. A
Continue Reading →Blind Ego; Willful Ignorance
Mar 21, 2019
Was it madness or was there method in it? That is a question political historians far into the future will ponder as they assess the conduct of America’s 45th President. Several months ago, I raised the potential for his madness on a local talk show, comparing Donald Trump’s p
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Rumination On A Double Chin
Mar 20, 2019
The new series for Just Read It, begins May 1. That’s the 10 minute YouTube program where I discuss New York Times Best Sellers with local writers. To give the program a facelift, I’ve been working with two new cameramen, three cameras and bold lighting. The improvements are
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Fantasy And Reality In High Fashion — When Worlds Collide
Mar 19, 2019
Sometimes the difference between fantasy and reality is the difference between a Gucci designed duvet and a lumpy mattress. The cosmetics can be eye-popping but it won’t result in a good night’s sleep. Sitting down to thumb through the latest edition of Town & Country, I o
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Welcome To My Bizarre World
Mar 18, 2019
During my conversation with a book editor, recently, she mentioned that, as yet, she’d had no morning coffee and didn’t feel up to facing our bizarre world. I felt sympathetic. The only reason I was awake at that hour was to accommodate a fire inspection scheduled for my apart
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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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