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I pushed “play” on the old silver cassette player as my parents kissed me goodnight and closed the door to my bedroom. I lay there alone in the darkness covered with my cool, fresh sheets, and listened to the clear familiar wail of the clarinet that opened Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. As an eight-year-old, I [...]

Segullah Writers’ Retreat Recap

Were you at the Segullah Writers’ Retreat?  I was.  Well, if you weren’t able to make it, I thought I’d fill you in on how it was… and it was, in a word, amazing.  It was a perfect Saturday, filled with delightful company and writing inspiration, not to mention great food. Truly, every person I talked [...]

An Oasis in the Writing Desert

I like to write, but I don’t consider myself a writer. I don’t feel driven, and I don’t have a lot of ideas percolating in my head. Sometimes I get into a groove and actually put some words down. Other times I’ll go months without writing out a single thought. I’m still trying to find [...]

Warning! Poetry!

I would hugely appreciate such a warning, as I am incredibly wary of poems. They are dangerous, wily creatures that lie in ambush, lurking stealthily beneath words in my personal scary wilderness. Seemingly restful and innocent, luring me in closer to the stunning flourishes, the polished simplicity, the sweetness of gentle phrases, incredibly lovely to [...]

Declaring War

I don’t know when I decided to be an adult. I suppose there must have been a decision that meant I chose to “grow up”, but I cannot remember what that decision was or when it happened. I know that I am an adult, with the responsibilities and demands that such involves, but how much [...]

…That Lovin’ Feeling?

Have you got it?  Have you lost it?  Are you still looking for it?  Then we want to hear from you!  Segullah is looking for submissions for our Spring 2010 issue themed, “Dating, Courtship, and Marriage.”  Our mission is to highlight a variety of women’s perspectives within a framework of shared beliefs and values.  So, [...]

A chat with Darlene Young

One of the great perks of working on the Segullah staff is meeting so many bright, faithful, and talented women. Darlene Young is a great example. A successful artist in several writing genres, her work has been published in Irreantum, Dialogue, Exponent II, and church magazines.. Darlene is secretary of the Association for Mormon Letters [...]

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