Mojave Memories Annelies Kuiper & Kjtel Byers
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An eclectic selection of stories and essays by Annelies Kuiper about living in the Mojave desert and growing up in Africa..
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Episode 10 Puppy and the Thunderstorm
Puppy and the Thunderstorm
The shocking story of Cody and his dog Puppy. How parental drug abuse and neighborly misconduct affect the life of a young man and his dog. How his adoptive Family rallies around him and how a tremendous Thunderstorm exacts revenge on a careless neighbor. Listener discretion is advised; adult concepts and language. -
Episode 09 Apache Tears
Apache Tears:
The courageous and heart-warming story of how Mary turned in her abusive father and claimed her Life; how I adopted her and she became my Daughter. This story is full of Love and Community involvement and shows how when a Community comes together in love of a child, anything is possible.
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Episode 08 “Shooting Hoops
child Erick and the challenges he has to overcome on his journey with the Boys and Girls club towards a Basketball championship. After the reading, Kjtel and Annelies talk about how important sports and physical exercise are in the development of children and their self-confidence and -esteem.
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Episode 07 “Desert Education”
This episode gives us insight into the daily routine of getting Cody, Mary and Erick to the school bus five dusty, bumpy miles away. The wildlife they encounter, the moments shared with other local children waiting for the bus and the solitary moments Annelies experiences with her dogs and horse Candy Apple Red. Later, Kjtel and Annelies chat about rescuing Candy and bringing her home to be part of the growing Family of humans and creatures.
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Episode 06 -Dentist & Desert Rain Storms
Annelies tells the painfully beautiful story of how Jim, a heartbroken, homeless stranger, walks over a hundred miles following his dog Hooch cross-country , to end up at her front door. Later, Annelies and Kjtel chat about how, years before she met Jim, Annelies heard her “God-voice” booming at her “The Man for you will come walking up to your door!” and how Jim had indeed walked from Lytle Creek to Copper Mountain Mesa, not knowing what to do or where to go, simply following the unfaltering Hooch!
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Episode 01 - Memory Dam- SkyValley & Copper Mountain Mesa
Annelies Kuiper reads from her book Memory Dam. Chapters 3&4 cover her move to Sky Valley and then Copper Mountain Mesa in Joshua Tree California.