Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
The Dark Lords Of Oligarchy
Jan 30, 2025
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Growing up as a Catholic, taking Confession struck me as a wonderful device. Whenever I did something wrong during the week, if I confessed on Friday, the priest would assign me a few prayers to recite, and “poof”, like magic, I was absolved of sin. If I missed a week, I cou
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In Search Of Sally’s Chair
Jan 23, 2025
I am not hopeful for a country to be led by Donald Trump over the next four years. Frankly, his presidency looms like a hurricane funnel on the horizon. So, I’ve been thinking about what to put in my mental storm cellar to survive. After all, at age 88, I’m hopeful for a few
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Contemptible Fools
Jan 16, 2025
A friend shared a letter with me from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. In it, he outlined a course of political action for the future. (Dec. 31, 2024) Like many of us, he sees the next 4 years as rocky ones for the country. To protect our democracy he makes 3 proposal
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Back To The Future
Jan 09, 2025
Though averse to ageism, I was moved when I read that longtime Congresswoman Anne Kuste was retiring to allow someone younger to take her place. As a tribute to her decision, I have recorded below my relevant brunch conversation with a Millennial.
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The Power Of Desperation
Dec 19, 2024
What is hope but futility for moments stood on end? (Sydney Lee) When I was a child learning my catechism, I wondered about the hopelessness of hell. Condemned to the fires of eternal damnation, why didn’t those lost souls rebel?
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Government Isn’t A Business
Dec 12, 2024
During the 2024 election campaign, those scratching for a reason to support Donald Trump said they wanted someone with business experience who could make the government more efficient. Why they would hold that hope for a man who filed six bankruptcies is a mystery. Nonetheless, thei
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How To Murder A Democracy
Dec 05, 2024
Recently, I came upon an article that compared the habits of folks with old and new money. Old money, for example, avoided designer labels, and flashy cars and was courteous to people who provided service. New money was less shy about flaunting status and more demanding. This di
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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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