{"id":92,"date":"2020-09-10T19:34:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T19:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:22:34","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/index.php\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92\" class=\"elementor elementor-92\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f553b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f553b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d14bf9b\" data-id=\"d14bf9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b339de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b339de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXPLORE THE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f7ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42f7ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writing<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-018f41e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"018f41e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15e8b2\" data-id=\"c15e8b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f3572 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57f3572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#poems\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">POEMS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4f40f1\" data-id=\"e4f40f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95f4fa elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c95f4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#essays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ESSAYS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2facef4\" data-id=\"2facef4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dff4e3 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6dff4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SHORT STORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e37a38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e37a38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"poe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5790624\" data-id=\"5790624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a53894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a53894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"poems\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85144df\" data-id=\"85144df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e48e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e48e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"poems\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poems<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dff4d7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dff4d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee2bb83\" data-id=\"ee2bb83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e1d90 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"48e1d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A-New-Year-That-Shines-Ermyn-Roberts-District-of-Columbia-Washington-DC.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    A New Year That Shines                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Emryn Roberts - District of Columbia<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd44cdf ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"fd44cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Home-Sarah-Elwell-District-of-Columbia.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Home                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Sarah Elwell - District of Columbia (Washington DC)<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b465d ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"b5b465d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-Calling-Bev-Johns-Illinois.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    My Calling                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Bev Johns - Illinois<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc1582\" data-id=\"0bc1582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288064e ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"288064e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/THE-EPIPHANY-OF-JOY-Bev-Johns-Illinois.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    THE EPIPHANY OF JOY                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Bev Johns - Illinois<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a7fdb ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"d1a7fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Its-How-You-Made-Them-Feel-Linda-Paslov-Connecticut.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    It&#039;s How You Made Them Feel                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Linda Paslov - Connecticut<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3286043 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"3286043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sandwiched-in-the-Storms-Sonya-Kiser-North-Carolina.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Sandwiched in the Storms                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Sonya Kiser - North Carolina<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4fa308\" data-id=\"a4fa308\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3619d3b ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"3619d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frostbite-Susan-K.-Seidl-Michigan.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Frostbite                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Susan K. Seidl - Michigan<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652a3e3 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"652a3e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/When-I-Grow-Old-Susan-K.-Seidl-Michigan.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    When I Grow Old                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Susan K. Seidl - Michigan<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb479e ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"adb479e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beneath-a-Turquoise-Sky-Jeri-Lyn-Mourning-Manzanares-New-Mexico.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Beneath a Turquoise Sky                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Jeri Lyn Mourning Manzanares - New Mexico<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96cac9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96cac9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e840b8\" data-id=\"5e840b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce53423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce53423\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"essays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b40669\" data-id=\"2b40669\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87750f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87750f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"essays\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essays<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21ca8dc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21ca8dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a51d3\" data-id=\"99a51d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb7b1c ekit-equal-height-enable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"3fb7b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.dkg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jealousy-Jeanette-Rhyan-Texas.pdf\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-center text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-grow   \">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Jealousy                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Jeanette Rhyan - 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