Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Tipping Points
Aug 15, 2024
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I am one of J. D. Vance’s “cat ladies.” Being childless, I have explored the universe without the need to pack a breast pump. That may be selfish of me, but I am unashamed. After all, I contributed to the well-being of the young as a teacher for many years. Sadly, I won’t li
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War! What’s It For?
Aug 08, 2024
Albert Einstein may not have said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” but the thought is genius. An example would be acts of war. Homo sapiens have used violence to settle their disputes for centuries, even engaged in a war to end
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Three Financial Pillars
Aug 01, 2024
The bank paid off one of my certificates of deposit (CD) early to refinance at a lower rate. My broker suggested one of two things: 1) buy a 3-month Treasury that paid 5% interest, or 2) a one-year Note that paid 4.5%. I chose the longer Treasury despite the lower rate. If the F
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The Stockholm Syndrome
Jul 25, 2024
Felled by ageism, Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 campaign for U. S. President, and the country lost one of its greatest leaders. A gracious man, he put the nation above his ambition and ended Democratic anxiety about his ability to defeat Donald Trump. On the upside, his decision
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A Brief History Of Aging
Jul 18, 2024
A woman emailed to say that knowing I am in my late 80s, she admired my energy. Admittedly, I like to keep busy, but I don’t always excel at what I do. I’m bad with computers. I find them either unreliable or inscrutable, which is my way of saying I’m slow to learn their w
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Your Country Needs You
Jul 11, 2024
I’m always stunned when people confess they don’t plan to vote in the upcoming 2024 election because neither presidential candidate inspires them–as if the event was a beauty contest and the fate of the nation wasn’t at stake. Joe Biden’s poor debate performance recently
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Let There Be Shame
Jun 27, 2024
While researching material for an earlier blog, I came across an interesting statement about aging. …every decade after our fortieth birthday, our brains spend more time contemplating our own thoughts versus taking in information from the external environment. (Successful Aging by D
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Tortoise And The Hare Revisted
Jun 20, 2024
I’m going to tell a story with a moral. An old man once traveled to Saudi Arabia to plead for oil from the reigning prince. The prince, a man of middle years, enjoyed wielding power, and so he took delight in waving the old man away, certain he had humiliated his visitor. As the
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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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