Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
To Err Is More Than Human
Apr 25, 2019
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The poet, Alexander Pope once wrote, “To err is human,” and I’ve never known anyone to dispute him. That we rely on electronic devices to store our information and keep our calendars is understandable, except we forget they are designed by humans. To presume they are perfect
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Marat/Sade In The Time Of Donald Trump
Apr 24, 2019
In the 1960s, Peter Weiss stunned the world with his play, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade. The story depicts a French asylum in 1808 in which the inmates re-enact
Continue Reading →The Great Gatsby Curve
Apr 19, 2019
I know a Latin woman who works as a cleaning lady in a healthcare facility. She has two children and a working husband. Her goal is to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN), and she is a student at a private college. When she told me she was in her final year of study and that s
Continue Reading →Never Too Old To Learn
Apr 18, 2019
In an earlier blog I complained my doctor thought I was too old for anymore fecal tests. I was stunned. But on the day I returned from my mammogram, I received a second email from her. I am also too old for mammograms, as well. No more fecal tests or mammograms? Why mourn? I n
Continue Reading →Thoughts On Power, Money And The Loss Of A Compassionate Society
Apr 17, 2019
The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, has reinstituted Shira law in his largely Muslim country. Now, the likelihood a child could lose a hand for stealing an apple is real. Sex without a marriage license will carry the death penalty as will homosexual behavior. The weight of t
Continue Reading →A Delicate Balance
Apr 16, 2019
The challenge in writing a daily blog is to stay balanced: to choose topics close to centers of interest my readers recognize, while providing enough novelty to prevent them from becoming bored. All writers face this delicate balance. Harry Potter put J. K. Rowling on the map. But w
Continue Reading →I Take No Prisoners
Apr 15, 2019
Virtue isn’t always a blessing, no matter what the devout might think. Take humility, for example. That got me into trouble last week. I wrote a blog, tongue-in-cheek, about an email from my web designer. She was seeking information about the site. As she’d provided the de
Continue Reading →Long Time Passing
Apr 12, 2019
In pursuit of yesterday’s blog about growing old, I pause here not only to celebrate the 100th birthday of Beat Generation poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, but also the publication of his new book, Little Boy: A Novel Unlike other writers in the pantheon of literary history, Ferlinghe
Continue Reading →How To Flap One’s Arms Without Really Intending To Fly
Apr 11, 2019
Last week, a call from my doctor’s office left me stunned. My annual checkup was due, so I’d called earlier to ask if I could pick my “poop” test in advance. I like to get medical “stuff” out of the way before the warm weather. Imagine my surprise when the nurse repl
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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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