Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
The Calumny Of Misbegotten Freedom
Sep 27, 2018
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Recently, U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he plans to create a Religious Liberty Task Force intended to insert faith-based protections into the political agenda. In doing so, he misuses his public office. His is a bald-faced attempt to extend the reach of conservati
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Public Palaces
Sep 26, 2018
Here’s a great idea for reducing crime in the city. Build more open spaces, more coffee shops and above all, more libraries. Why? Because, as Eric Klinenberg writes in his book, Palaces for People, with so many eyes on the scene, these areas become safer places. (“Come Togethe
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Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella
Sep 25, 2018
Earlier this month, I appeared on a community cable program. The host, known as Dr. Don, interviews local people whom he imagines others will think interesting. He’s in his 90’s and has been doing the series for 15 years. An hour of talk about myself is a challenge, even for
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Can These Stories Be True?
Sep 24, 2018
Below are three accounts of rescue that should give us pause. Story 1 A parrot has been sitting on the roof of its owner’s home for 3 days, refusing to come down. Eventually, the north London Fire Department arrives to rescue the bird, but none of their ploys succeed. Finally, a f
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Where Is Mahler’s Wife?
Sep 21, 2018
Once, I confessed to a dear friend that I longed for someone in my life like Gustav Mahler’s wife. Her eyes swept to the top of her head, as I recall, and this she followed with a pause as she considered whether I was confessing to a lifestyle. I wasn’t. I was referring to
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Hope Springs Eternal
Sep 20, 2018
Is globalization good or bad? Will it create a kinder, gentler and more equitable world? Or, will nation-states be forced to live under the tyranny of a universal cabal? According to Randall Schweller, professor of political science at Ohio State University, Donald Trump and his
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Waiting For The Pictures
Sep 19, 2018
I’ve been longing for an excuse to write this blog and now I have one. To start, I recently received a blackmail letter in my email. The blackmailer said he or she had obtained pictures of me in pornographic poses. If I didn’t pay $500 in bitcoin within the next 24 hours, th
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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet? Why?
Sep 18, 2018
I recently upgraded my computer. The new hard drive resides in a box the size of a deck of playing cards. When my installer finished his work, he stood back, with his arms folded. “You’re going to love this,” he assured me. “It’s so much faster.” Sadly, “faster”
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Any Age Is The Right Time For A Bucket List
Sep 17, 2018
Last month the “rent” at my retirement center went up 4%. That’s greater than the living increase from my social security and pension income. Being retired and living off fixed benefits, I’m wondering how I should anticipate further increases, particularly if I proved to b
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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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