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by Miriam Kavanagh

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  • I Resign

    My family rented a house at the beach and I wasn’t invited. I didn’t find out about until a few days after some members of my family returned. One thought he told me about it. I knew they were going away, they frequently do. If he had told me, I would have been curious as… Read more

  • When Confusion Strikes

    I stepped up to the plate and wrapped that Louisville Slugger in my hands like nobody’s business, then just as I was about to make that home run hit, an outfielder to left was still warming up and knocked me to the ground with a bright white baseball. Something came out of the left field… Read more

  • Looking for a Few Good Sisters

    I was talking to a beautiful sister. She reminded me of how much I missed my calling as a religious sister. It was still inside of me. About 14 years ago, I guess, I was in a small order that is dying out, I got sick after two and a half years, and had to… Read more

  • Nobody Quite Gets It

    We all have those moments where we feel like nobody gets us or we’re a joke that’s gone over peoples’ heads. With every career or drop out from school or painful experience I had, did no one ever think these were precious parts of my life that I would treasure? Why would you say, “This… Read more

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  • Midnight on the 25th

    There is one month where midnight on the 25th of the month is something a kid waits eagerly for the entire year. However, I imagine most kids, are excited for the wrong reason, but it’s still nice to see the magic in their eyes when they see the tree on Christmas morning. Or a full… Read more

  • Searching the Skies

    It’s Christmas Eve and what is a believer in Santa Claus to do but search the skies. Even if you never see Santa and the reindeer, there is a comforting feeling that comes from falling asleep by a cold window with hot chocolate. You have remembered that just maybe a man driving a sleigh in… Read more

  • All I Really Need to Know I Forgot in Kindergarten

    I was a good girl, took out my favorite red pen, Holiday cards, and started my mission to write my verbose epistles. My first letter was to a dear friend with that special card mentioned in the previous post. One of the letters I wrote was to my aunt who is a math professor and… Read more

  • Christmas Cards

    Sorry this image is a little blurry I had to blow it up in paint. I got it from Temu and discovered it has been discontinued. I got a few because I thought it was funny. I write personalized notes, not just a basic Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. What can I say, I’m a… Read more

  • Did They Get It Yet?

    I wrote a post called “When You Did the Right and Wrong Thing” about introducing someone I care deeply for to someone I wasn’t supposed to introduce him to, and I knew it would end our relationship if I did. Why would I do such a thing? Why would I go so strongly against his… Read more