Author: Kathryn

Kathryn Streeter is Washington DC-based freelance writer. Highly mobile, she's moved 22 times in 24 years of marriage, living far-and-wide in places as diverse as Dubai, Germany and London. Thematically, her writing centers on travel + lifestyle + people. Streeter's essays have appeared in publications including AARP, The Washington Post, The Week, American Way, AAA, Real Simple, Southern Living, Islands and elsewhere. Find Streeter at www.kathrynstreeter.com, on Instagram @kathrynstreeter and Twitter @streeterkathryn.

Through the Sand — Creative Non-Fiction by Kathryn Streeter: A Driving Lesson From Dubai

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Buckle up! My creative non-fiction essay was just released by the online magazine Semaphore:

https://yoursemaphorecontent.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/creative-non-fiction-by-kathryn-streeter/

Originally published by The Briar Cliff Review, Volume 26.

Creative Non-Fiction by Kathryn Streeter

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semaphoremagazine:

Through the Sand: A driving lesson from Dubai, by Kathryn Streeter. With our interest in Dubai roused by our recent publication of Rony Nair, we were delighted to received this submission; an American’s perspective on living in Dubai. Enjoy!

©NASA

Through the Sand
A Driving Lesson from Dubai*

Creative Non-Fiction by Kathryn Streeter

“Let Go Of Your Travel Agenda. Organic Adventure Will Catch You.”

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http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/02/let-go-of-your-travel-agenda-organic-adventure-will-catch-you/

This is it, folks—the full story on elephant journal. Originally published in a
condensed version by Great Moments in Parenting, I had a passion for seeing
this story more comprehensively understood, for the sake of begging the
question once and for all: shouldn’t we all just ditch our rigid travel
agendas? Isn’t it the bare unknown that is by definition adventure? You tell
me…

The One Trip Guaranteed to Stretch Your Marriage

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Coinciding with the time of year where thoughts turn to relationships, I’m happy to publish this story with The Good Men Project which faces the gritty reality of marriage against the backdrop of a grim visit to IKEA after moving internationally to London. 

http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-one-trip-guaranteed-to-stretch-your-marriage-dg/

What Toilet-Training My Son Taught Me About Myself

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Published in BLUNTmom:.http://www.bluntmoms.com/what-toilet-training-my-son-taught-me-about-myself/

I knew raising a boy would be much different than raising our first-born daughter, but the travails of toilet-training really brought me to my knees. In the end, my inability to cope as a 40-year-old with the normal bathroom messes of a 6-year-old boy signaled that I was the real child in the room.

Thanks BLUNTmoms! 

My short essay “Strength Training: What Travel and Adventure Did For Our Family” published today by Great Moments in Parenting

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Depicting a family trip to Germany taken ten years after my husband and I had lived there sans kids, this short essay probes the possibility of memories robbing the present if one isn’t careful. Today’s experiences, after all, are tomorrow’s memories.

Thanks for clicking, commenting and sharing!

http://greatmomentsinparenting.com/essays/strength-training-what-travel-and-adventure-did-for-our-family/