Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Long Life On A Dying Planet
Jun 07, 2019
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Alex Trebek, longtime host for the popular television game show Jeopardy, after having been told he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer, announced, recently, his chemotherapy treatments have brought him near to remission. More and more, people like him, are fighting their
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Corruption In The Palace Of Justice
Jun 06, 2019
Politics on the local and national spheres share one value in common. Voters expect their representatives to serve their constituents without seeking personal gain. In Oregon, the feeling is so strong, that when I served in public office, I rejected a free lunch if it was offered.
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Reproductive Freedom In The Land Of God’s Will
Jun 05, 2019
When she signed Alabama’s near total ban on abortion, recently, governor Kay Ivey, noted the law testified to the state’s “deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God.” Again, another religious zealot with the power of the gavel
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Rebecca Solnit Explains Things To Us
Jun 03, 2019
Rebecca Solnit, the author of Men Explain Things to Me, tickles my funny bone. She has a sharp wit and a sharp pen which she exhibits regularly as a columnist for Harper’s. In addition, she is well-versed in a number of subjects, having written about the environment, landscapes, p
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Making The Wrong Move
May 31, 2019
I’ve never played chess but I have played a little politics and from where I sit, the Democrats need to refine their strategies to take control of government. Too many of its shinning stars are lining up for the Presidential race. Instead, candidates from red state
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Writers – Plankton Of The Arts
May 30, 2019
This summer marks the third year of my free seminars* for writers, a series to be held at Another Read Through bookstore in Portland, Oregon. At the end of past sessions, I’ve noted people lingered in their chairs, completing their notes or talking to one another, the sm
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Gottcha Rules
May 29, 2019
Last week, I went to a movie playing in my neighborhood. At 3:10 in the afternoon, the lobby was quiet enough to hold a séance. Loneliness has never bothered me, so I shoved 8 crumpled dollars under the cashier’s window to buy my ticket. “What seat?” the woman spat in
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Artificial Intelligence And Human Ignorance
May 28, 2019
Can algorithms express ethics? That’s a question occupying the minds of programmers as society relegates more of its decisions to Artificial Intelligence, (AI). Today, AI can approve bank loans, award an inmate parole or select which information a person sees while surfi
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Abortion Rights — The Coming Firestorm
May 27, 2019
When does life begin? That’s the question roiling the abortion debate, and one which society must decide. Unfortunately, the decision will be arbitrary, with no more science behind it than the one ascribed to setting the voting age. Arguably, life thrives in
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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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