By Judith Barker Kvinsland The summer that I turned six-years-old, my parents bought our family home, afifty-year-old shingled craftsman perched on a hillside in tiny Harper, Washington onthe Kitsap peninsula mainland, about seven miles from the town of Port Orchard. It hada sweeping view of Puget Sound, Blake Island, and West Seattle. Our town hadContinue reading “Outcomes”
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On Our Way
By Judith Barker Kvinsland Our fiftieth anniversary trip to Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, and Russia began with a frenzy of unexpected drama. Actually, it began with a sandwich; turkey with cheddar, two dill pickles, mustard and mayo, carefully layered between two slices of whole wheat bread. Five minutes after we boarded the crowded, but air-conditionedContinue reading “On Our Way”
Serendipity: “Poem for my Father’s Ghost” by Mary Oliver
By Judith Barker Kvinsland I have not told many, if any, about my recent discovery of a poem by Mary Oliver, one that came to me at a time when comfort was sorely needed. I was in Mendocino, California, nestled above the Pacific Ocean in 2020, four days before Thanksgiving, enjoying morning coffee with myContinue reading “Serendipity: “Poem for my Father’s Ghost” by Mary Oliver”
Dear Dr. Klopsch
by Judith Barker Kvinsland Dear Dr. Klopsch, Although you will never receive this letter, and even if you could, I doubt that you would remember me. But I remember you. Now, more than five decades later, I can still recall your succinct words, “Please see me in my office,” scrawled upon my descriptive essay, theContinue reading “Dear Dr. Klopsch”
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