“How a Stray Dog Infiltrated My Writing Life” at Please See Me
https://pleaseseeme.com/issue-13-animals-health/how_a_stray_dog_cnf_psm13-kurt-schmidt/
“Chasing a Bear While Almost Bare-Naked” at Storyhouse
https://www.storyhouse.org/kurt
“Living a Life in Cars” at Oyster River Pages”
https://www.oysterriverpages.com/living-a-life-in-cars
“The Rudest Woman in Bundenhof” at Eclectica Magazine
http://www.eclectica.org/v20n4/schmidt.html
“The Hottest Woman in Scandinavia” at Eclectica Magazine
http://www.eclectica.org/v21n1/schmidt.html
“Trying to be Brave” at Barzakh Magazine
https://www.barzakhmag.net/winter-2023-nonfiction-content/2023/2/6/kurt-schmidt
“The Coolest Pilot in London” at Eclectica Magazine
http://www.eclectica.org/v21n2/schmidt.html
When My Son Asked About Drugs, Dogs, Death, and Sex
at The Good Men Project
When My Son Asked About the Internet, Pentium Chips, and My Ex-Wives at The Good Men Project
When My Three-Year-Old Son Asked About Peace on Earth
at The Good Men Project
When my Son Asked if I was Afraid of Anything
at The Good Men Project
When My Son Asked About Pornography and the Tooth Fairy
at The Good Men Project
On Becoming J. D. Salinger – Adelaide Literary Awards Anthology
“Teaching Teens Respect Means Saying ‘Please'” at Your Teen Magazine
https://yourteenmag.com/family-life/communication/teaching-teens-respect
“Letters of Concern” at The Ravens Perch literary magazine
https://www.theravensperch.com/letters-of-concern-by-kurt-schmidt