Articles written by Janet Kurtz

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Estoy Aquí

The Virgen de Guadalupe, patron saint of the Americas, appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hill outside of present-day Mexico City. She manifest as ...
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Unprecedented

Orientation included a walk from the outside world into a small entry room with 6” x 6” lock boxes for our telephones and car keys. ...
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Answering the Call

The phone rang.  I had been waiting. Last night, I got word that I.C.E. was rounding up their quotas and sending them to a few ...
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Oh, the Things I Have Learned!

“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas I held October 2025 open to traipse through points in Spain and Portugal with two long-time friends. ...
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Intergenerational Wisdom

Four extra people visiting added to the total of swimsuits and beach towels that would need room to dry on the short clothesline strung between ...
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Fairy Webs and Deadheads

A teacher who characterizes without knowledge beyond their own sphere, leaves students paralyzed, discouraged, maybe even stopping them forever.
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The Little Things

The motion light burned out just as I was pulling under the carport. Would I be able to get up there with a ladder, remove ...
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Momentitos

A crash of thunder set me straight up, in time to see the lightening fill my little cabin bedroom. That was close. What time is ...
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While it is Still Here

How can I possibly be sitting outside at 7:29 p.m. on a June evening and not be inhaling bugs? I get that we lack bugs ...
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