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Counter Arts

The Muppets and the Sublime

How playfulness frees us up to experience profound insights

6 min readMay 5, 2024

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In jacket art for the LP version of the single “The Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog sits on a log in a swamp playing the banjo as a rainbow arcs over him.

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The Narrative Arc

When Writing Was a Game Between Friends

Recovering a playful approach to writing by remembering an old friendship

8 min readApr 3, 2024

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Envelopes of letters from the author’s friend Ella covered with Ella’s handwritten notes.

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About Me Stories

About Me — Kathleen Curtin Do

Mother, Professor, and Perpetual Student of Life

5 min readMar 15, 2024

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About Me — Kathleen Curtin Do

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Modern Women

Intercultural Conflict in the Delivery Room

A birth brings together two cultures in sometimes volatile, sometimes beautiful ways

14 min readMar 11, 2024

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Intercultural Conflict in the Delivery Room

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The Narrative Arc

I Came Here for a Funeral and Found My Future

Past and present converge in a city by the sea

8 min readMar 15, 2024

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An image of the beach with palm tres, white clouds in a blue sky, and tire tracks on the sand.

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Creating a Family Photo Album in a Digital Age

My search for lasting ways to remember my kids’ childhoods

5 min read2 days ago

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Creating a Family Photo Album in a Digital Age

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The Mom Experience

Deleting the Medium App Helped Me Be a More Mindful Parent

I love Medium, but the screen time was pulling me away from my kids

5 min readApr 23, 2024

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Deleting the Medium App Helped Me Be a More Mindful Parent

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The Narrative Arc

Gifts Rooted in Resilience and Love

My Vietnamese mother-in-law and my mother have taught me the art of passing on memories by sharing fruit

6 min readApr 14, 2024

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Tangerines with leaves still on, with two peeled tangerines opened in half in the foreground.

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ILLUMINATION

Sick Days and Nights with Small Children

Time moves differently when you are taking care of sick toddlers

3 min readApr 3, 2024

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Sick Days and Nights with Small Children

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ILLUMINATION

The Most Useful Item I Have Ever Bought As a Parent of Small Children

Time, sleep, and structure are priceless

4 min readMar 5, 2024

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The Most Useful Item I Have Ever Bought As a Parent of Small Children

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Kathleen Curtin Do

Kathleen Curtin Do

Humanities professor, homeschool mom, and language learner living life in an intercultural family in Southern California.

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