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  1. 39 Years after Roe v Wade: Revisiting the Supreme Court Decision

    1/24/12 8:36am by TheBlackTortoise
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    Every year, on the anniversary of Roe v Wade, I set out to share my opinion.  Every year I chicken out.  I know my opinion is sure to anger both my pro-life and my pro-choice friends, many of whom see things through a black-and-white, all-or-nothing lens.  As in so many things in life’s journey, this issue a complex one.   Read more >

  2. Realizing That Moms Are "Real"

    9/9/11 4:27am by TheBlackTortoise
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    A girl and her teddy bear wait for mom to come home

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  3. Looking for Other Little Girls' Stories

    1/20/11 8:21am by TheBlackTortoise
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    After one year of blogging, I invite others who were once a little girl to tell their stories.  Here's all you have to do:  E-mail me a story about something from your childhood; something that had a lesson learned, either in the moment or through the lens of time and reflection. Darn it all, there are rules to everything: 1.   1,000 words or less. 3.  Keep it light.  No severe childhood traumas like child abuse, murder, or molestation. 4.  No lying.  It's not nice to lie.  Read more >

  4. Everyone is Beautiful. So Difficult to Acknowledge.

    12/15/10 1:03pm by TheBlackTortoise
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    Black Tortoise for BlogHer.com's Own Your Beauty

    Here I am with one day one Canaan. Canaan makes an even dozen grandchildren. Now that's beautiful. (I'm happy with the way I look, too.)  Read more >

  5. The Winter of the Beans: What It Felt Like to Be Needy

    10/14/10 8:16am by TheBlackTortoise
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    Farmer in a Field

    "We are needy," Mom said, and she walked into the kitchen and started taking everything out of that pretty basket and putting the stuff into the cupboards or the refrigerator, as if she just got home from grocery shopping. Mom looked the same way Dad did in the soybean field, except she had that look on her face like she was deciphering a puzzle, with all her thoughts deep inside her brain where she couldn't hear anyone else's voice, instead of like she was searching for something far away, like Dad did when he was in that field.  Read more >

  6. I Smell Spring

    3/26/10 5:05am by TheBlackTortoise
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    When I was a little girl I loved the smell of dirt.  I still do.  Mom said when I was a toddler, I liked to eat dirt, too; she couldn't keep me out of it.  Sometimes in the early spring, when the farmers are plowing the fields, I still think the earth smells like it would taste good, maybe it's the minerals in the soil.  I love the different textures and smells the earth has to offer.  Read more >

  7. Women Find a Friend in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

    12/2/09 8:26am by TheBlackTortoise
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     Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Urge Improved Screening  Read more >

  8. The Cost of Progress

    10/28/09 8:02am by TheBlackTortoise
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    A little over a year ago, Congrss approved the biggest financial rescue in US history.  Some call it the Neo-New Deal; others doom the bailout to failure.  Surely it will take a Herculean effort to turn things around. We all know that default on sub-prime mortgages is driving much of the calamity.  But why are there still so many people defaulting on their mortgages.  Perhaps we should look deeper and address the reasons some people are faced with this predicament.  The root of the problem began long ago.  Read more >

Adela Crandell Durkee

Full Name
Adela Crandell Durkee
Member Since
July 2009
About Me: 

I come from a family of storytellers. Being a little more introverted, I put pen to paper. First published at the age of six, I have a few small pieces published and yearn for more. I live in Illinois with my husband George. Within driving distance are my four children and bonus sons and daughters through marriages. I have my eleven grandchildren, one on the way, and three cats to keep me hopping after a full days work at the office. Add my vegetable and water garden in the backyard, and you could say, "I have it all!"

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Swartz Creek HS, Saginaw Valley University, CMU, NMU, National Louis University

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