In the 1970's Jack Kutz gained followers as a writer and researcher for Albuquerque's alternative newspaper Seers Catalog. Later Kutz's writing was featured in New Mexico Magazine....view moreIn the 1970's Jack Kutz gained followers as a writer and researcher for Albuquerque's alternative newspaper Seers Catalog. Later Kutz's writing was featured in New Mexico Magazine. However, Kutz began collecting folklore and extraordinary tales working in remote locations while working for Mountain Bell, hanging telephone line. During this time he began documenting the oral histories and tall tales passed down generation to generation within specific regions. Also an avid mountain climber, Kutz served with New Mexico Mountain Club. Those daring rescue missions gave him first-hand experiences and contacts with people who had amazing stories to share. Kutz's Mysteries & Miracles series not only preserves many cultural stories but also enables readers to reference detailed directions to visit some of the most bizarre, obscure and haunting places within the Southwest. In addition to his six books in the Mysteries & Miracles series, Kutz is also the author of Grassroots New Mexico: A History of Citizen Activism and The Wild West Never Died: True Crime Tales of 20th Century New Mexico.view less