Articles written by Janet Kurtz
Miracles
December 13, 2023
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Sister Mary sat across from me at our booth in the Little Fiesta Mexican Restaurant on a recent late November afternoon. We first met ...
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Next Best Step
November 14, 2023
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My plane left me behind. I am tired. My boarding pass is not downloading. Not even Delta can access it. I would like to find ...
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The Tales We Tell
October 16, 2023
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Changes. A month ago, it was still light out at this hour. Today, I have to wait for sunrise to take my morning walk. There ...
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The Barbie Conundrum
September 5, 2023
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Ella pulled up her kayak next to mine and we overlapped our paddles to float back eastward on the afternoon waves together. It was her ...
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Here, Time Does Not Exist
August 3, 2023
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It’s 5:00 am. I don’t know why, maybe the light, but all summer this is the time I wake up. I’m snuggled under a quilt ...
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Girls’ Camp Lore
July 10, 2023
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The kayaks were laid out along the bank by the short dock in front of the boathouse. There were two orange, open faced kayaks for ...
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“Car-Ma” and the Universe
June 7, 2023
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I knew the day was near. Nothing lasts forever. My 2010 car was making a noise. It had been a good car for ten years, ...
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No Mow May
May 12, 2023
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The spring rains came and with them, sprouts, orioles and nightcrawlers. This morning’s walk was slowed by my constant bending to scoop up a sand ...
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My Body is Still in Madrid
April 17, 2023
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It was over a year in the making. The discussion went from which cities to include, how many days, spring break or summer and budgeting. ...
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