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”Father, please don’t let me get sick from these ants, and whatever this meat is, and the germs that are in that kitchen. I promise I will work hard as long as I’m not sick from this food.” I took a spoonful of carefully selected, ant-free rice, and was about to wash it down with lemonade when I noticed ants floating in that too.

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Speak Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace

21 January 2010 @ 00:00 | Daily Special | 50 Comments

1. When I was a kid, I was a hand-raiser. I remember once in the 4th grade almost bursting out of my seat, palm flailing, wanting wanting wanting Mr. Poulsen to call on me. His eyes kept scanning the classroom from one end to the other, settling on my eager face for [...]

And the Soul Felt Its Worth

17 December 2009 @ 00:59 | Daily Special | 29 Comments

I sat in my car, my hands gripping the steering wheel, glaring at the front end loader inching its way across the road. Perhaps the sheer force of my gaze could speed the thing up? But no. It lurched forward, then back, then forward, then back, performing what appeared to be a [...]

Segullah Suggests: Books to Buy This Christmas

19 November 2009 @ 00:19 | Book Reviews | 32 Comments

I‘m a traditional kind of girl—you know, one who puts off her Christmas shopping until the day after Thanksgiving and then spends December in a frenzy of list-making, bargain-shopping and gift-wrapping. Although I wish I could be one of those women who creates dozens of heartfelt handmade gifts, alas, craftiness is not my thing. [...]

To Sleep. Perchance.

15 October 2009 @ 00:18 | Slice of Life | 43 Comments

I just settled into my office chair to write this blog post. It is 10:52 p.m. I realize that I need to get up by 6:45 to get my oldest son off to Jr. High, but with an out-of-town husband and a long day of kid-shuttling, laundry-folding, assignment-grading, journal-editing and potty-training (yes, I [...]

Take What You Want and Pay For It, Says God

17 September 2009 @ 01:17 | Daily Special | 29 Comments

The title of this post is a Spanish proverb I encountered in a really good book I just finished reading, a literary mystery/thriller by Irish writer Tana French called The Likeness. (LDS Reader alert: It’s an excellent novel—both suspenseful and gorgeously written—and there’s no sex and surprisingly little violence, considering it’s a thriller. [...]

I’d Write Creative Nonfiction If I Knew What the Heck It Was

20 August 2009 @ 07:51 | Writing Workshop | 22 Comments

Note: This piece is a discussion of the literary genre of the personal essay. While I’ve posted it here on a blog, what I’ve written is not a good example of the genre of the blog post. For one, it’s waaaaaay too long. Hope you enjoy it anyway.
One of the things we [...]

Young Love

16 July 2009 @ 08:48 | Daily Special | 36 Comments

Tomorrow my husband and I celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary, a milestone that makes me feel both proud (still goin’ strong!) and old. We celebrated an anniversary last year that made me feel even older, though: in November of 2008, we’d been “together” for 20 years, which freaked me out a little because, in [...]

West Side Story

18 June 2009 @ 09:38 | Daily Special | 44 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with the Magna Times, my “hometown” newspaper. And by “hometown,” I mean “town of my youth.” And I don’t mean “town of my youth,” really, either, because I grew up in West Valley City, not Magna. I did go to high school in [...]

“Your Mom Goes to College!”

21 May 2009 @ 09:04 | Daily Special | 87 Comments

A few Sundays ago, a group of us was brainstorming ways we could help the sisters in the ward live more providently in light of the current economic crisis.
“Teach them to can!” a person offered.
“Create a Relief Society recipe book!” another said.
“Tell them to stop applying for secret credit cards and then hiding the statements [...]

The Years They Pass Like Summer Dew Upon the Grass

16 April 2009 @ 00:35 | Daily Special | 29 Comments

I recently finished a really lovely book–Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. It’s a novel-in-stories—and yes, I’m partial to novels-in-stories—and as I was reading I kept finding myself thinking, “Daaaaaang, I wish I could write like Elizabeth Strout.”
But this post isn’t about my own author jealousy, or Elizabeth Strout’s prodigious talents, or even the merits [...]

“But for her there was neither peace nor rest”

19 March 2009 @ 08:37 | Daily Special | 42 Comments

When I was a little girl, my aunt gave me a copy of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tales. It was a big book with a beautiful blue binding and full color illustrations, and I spent a couple of years with that book on my nightstand so I could read and re-read it. Not [...]

Kathryn Lynard Soper’s Fantastic New Memoir

19 February 2009 @ 01:14 | Announcements, Book Reviews | 10 Comments

You all know Kathy Soper, right?
Kathy Soper, founder of Segullah? Kathy Soper, writer and editor extraordinarie (see here and here for proof)? Kathy Soper, blogger to beat all bloggers? Kathy Soper, mother of seven? Kathy Soper, really great friend?

Terryl Givens speaking at AML Conference. And it’s free!

18 February 2009 @ 12:30 | Announcements | 6 Comments

The Association for Mormon Letters’ Annual Meeting is taking place on Saturday, February 28th 9:00 a.m. at Utah Valley University. The keynote speaker is Terryl Givens, author of the acclaimed People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture.

Tidings of Comfort

18 December 2008 @ 00:07 | Daily Special | 21 Comments

Christmas is a season to be jolly, right? Looking around me, though, I see lots of people who are feeling anything but cheerful. Times are tough. With financial meltdowns, wars, terrorism, and corruption filling up our newscasts, it’s easy to see why the future seems a little, well, rickety. I know [...]

Can Creative Writing Be Taught?

20 November 2008 @ 10:06 | Daily Special, The Best Books: Exploring LDS Literature | 25 Comments

Here’s your answer: yes, creative writing can be taught. Kind of. Except when it can’t.
I’ve asked myself whether or not writing can be taught many times over the years. I asked it when I was an undergraduate English major and couldn’t figure out how in the world to get my pioneer [...]



Detail from painting "Branch and Remnant" by Rebecca Wagstaff, Featured Artist of the Winter 2009 issue.



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