Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Patriotic Millionaires
Feb 06, 2019
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“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.”* For one thing, they don’t pay much in taxes. When the top rate exceeds 48 percent, they find ways to avoid taxes and “government revenues start to fall.” (“A 70 percent tax rate is a liberal fa
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I Miss Those White Old Men
Feb 05, 2019
Recently, one of the bright lights in the U. S. freshman Congressional class noted that the slate of reporters assigned to cover the 2020 Presidential election failed to include an African-American. As I stared at the list of about 30 reporters, 8 appeared to be of American-Asian
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A Face To Meet The Faces That You Meet
Feb 04, 2019
In spite of or because of my age, I get compliments on my complexion from time to time. Unlike Olivia de Haviland, who refused to reveal a secret ingredient in her night cream, I have not secret. Perhaps, my luck stems from a Latin heritage. Perhaps, I’ve benefited from a vegeta
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When Greed Passes For Public Good
Feb 01, 2019
A news report in a local paper reawakened some bad memories. The story was about enterprise zones, programs meant to breathe life into depressed areas. The project under review included portions of a tony area in the heart of the city. Developers were going the make a fortune and
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Heading For The Last Roundup
Jan 31, 2019
Ranchers may be getting worried. The Cattlemen’s Association has asked the government to “’define ‘meat’ as a product ‘derived from animals.’” (“Faux Sure!” by Clive Thompson, Wired, Jan. 2019, pg. 26.) Apparently, they feel threatened by growth in the “fake”
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Let’s Get Smart About Smart Phones And The Economy
Jan 30, 2019
“Tax the rich.” The chant gets louder as the liberal left begins to flex its muscles Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) cites history as evidence the rich could pay more taxes. She reminds us at one point in our history the tax rate was as high as 70%. I’m no economics major, as
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The Incalculable Cost
Jan 29, 2019
Though it occurred many years ago, I’ll never forget the day when, as a teacher, I walked into the woman’s lounge at school and found a rape victim, a young student, collapsed on a couch, her taffy colored hair cascading over a blue, velvet cushion. With her pupils thrown far ba
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Money Can’t Buy Everything
Jan 28, 2019
Let me assure doubters that mud at the bottom of a pond is as dark and deep as any to be found in a lake. By mud, I’m talking about power games as they are played from rural Alabama or New York. Near the end of my final term as a county commissioner in a midsize city, I became pri
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Donald Trump 101
Jan 25, 2019
There’s a university professor in Canada who is teaching an introductory journalism course, unique because it focuses on Donald Trump’s ability to keep the media and everyone else off-balance. (“From Tocqueville to Trump,” by Joel Stein, Vanity Fair, Feb. 2019, pgs. 36-37.)
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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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