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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

First Things First

When our youngest was born (it’ll be 27 years ago on April 18th), my husband held Chase in his arms and cooed, “We love you so much, and you haven’t done anything cute yet!” Fast forward a few years. We lived in a lovely little home with exposed beams and stucco walls. On the landing [...]

A Trifling Thing—But Not Necessarily a Cake Walk

My sophomore year of college, I decided to take piano as a class. Breaks from school spent at my parents’ house and around their piano reminded me how much I missed it, so I registered with a teacher and took my piano books from high school back with me, on the plane. My first lesson [...]

Sympathy, Faith and a Tricycle

“The last time I saw you,” she sighed, staring at an afternoon decades ago, “you were wearing a little shirt with a pocket on the chest, and a nappy, and I took you straight off ya Mum and walked down the back of the yard. We had a look at the animals, and you put [...]

Feeling God’s Love

Allison Mitton received a BA in English language from Brigham Young University and an MA in publishing and writing from Emerson College in Boston. While in Boston, she developed a great love for poetry, printmaking, Salman Rushdie, and all things nautical. Though recently relocated to Seattle, Allison still harbors a not-so-secret desire to move to [...]

Valentine’s Day: Love and Blood and Water

Melody is a mom, Nana, nurse and writer. Her poems have appeared in Segullah, Utah Sings Volume VIII and Utah Voices 2012. She recently convinced her three grown children and their spouses to compose Six-word Memoirs at monthly family dinners in her home. This is perhaps her most noteworthy literary achievement. “But if in your fear you would seek [...]

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    detail from pieces by Featured artist of the Fall/Winter 2012 issue
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    • June 2013 Editorial and Table of Contents June 15, 2013
      As summer arrives in North America, the freshness of the air and the brightness of the trees set the perfect ... keep reading […]
    • Life Piled on Life June 15, 2013
      Under the grandstand, Doreen and I found pop bottles to cash in for pop. We were poor, but we were ... keep reading […]
    • The Facts of Life June 15, 2013
      You come to me drowning in doubt. Fourth grade can be cruel when discerning truth. We sit in near-dark, my ... keep reading […]
    • Consolidate June 15, 2013
      The kitchen table was thick and dark. As children, my brother, sister, and I would throw blankets over it and ... keep reading […]
    • To Martha and Her Fragrant Home August 1, 2007
      Spikenard lingers. While loaves and garlic and fruits, her perfumes, Float, too, Filling to walls, drawing souls For nourishment For ... keep reading […]
    • Alex, 9 May 1, 2006
      Cool you are, and warm. Your nine-year-old body still knows how to romp, Careen in delight, Rejoice in flight of ... keep reading […]
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