Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Words, Words, Words
Sep 11, 2019
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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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Thoughts On David Koch’s Death
Sep 04, 2019
The Brookings Institute, a respected think tank, recently issued a report on the political benefits of Congressional earmarks. Earmarks are footnotes an elected representative once was allowed to insert into the Congressional budget. Usually, the earmark was for a project which favore
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When Virtual And Real Worlds Collide
Sep 03, 2019
My near-death fantasy is to be conscious as I depart not only this earth but also the world-wide-web. To be honest, the web hasn’t been kind to me of late. First, the Russians attacked my blog in 2016. Then Facebook became positively hostile and banned me from its pages for severa
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Have Toothache? Eat A Carrot
Aug 30, 2019
My 82-year-old teeth surprised me a few weeks ago. I woke up with a toothache. Fortunately, the dentist could see me right away. After providing me with a prescription for antibiotics, he set up an appointment with a colleague for my root canal. Naturally, I took the pills but kne
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Don’t Eat The Gingerbread
Aug 29, 2019
Who doesn’t like a good fairytale? Few. I suppose that’s why when Jeff Bezos sent me an email announcing my four novels could be translated into foreign languages for free, a smile crept across my face. Long years have taught me it’s best to keep my hands in my pocket whenev
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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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