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- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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Guest Bloggers Archive
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The Won’t To Believe
I could do it. I could choose to believe. -
Parenthood Juggle: It Takes a Village. . .
Perhaps it was my cheerless state of mind that caused the tone of quiet desperation in The Feminine Mystique to... -
On Being a Christmasist
In the three years since I lost faith in Mormonism, I’ve tried on more than a few labels to describe... -
Mormonism is a Skirt, Not a Pair of Pants!
Skirtism doesn’t imply that there exists no universal Mormonism — for all we know, One True Mormonism is floating out... -
I’ve Let Go . . .
It’s not that I’m immature or captive to black-and-white thinking. I see the complexity; I see the nuance. But I... -
Leaving The Paved Road
I have a seemingly insignificant memory from my early teenage years of walking through the grocery store and spying the... -
Richard Dawkins, you’re an ass. Brandon Flowers, you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.
When we hear that a belief is ridiculous, the first thing we should ask ourselves is: ridiculous to whom? -
A Record Keeping People
For me, writing both requires that I feel centered within myself as well as helps me to get to that... -
“Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!”
I learned this saying a number of years ago after I’d burned bridges with half of my family, lost a... -
Confronting the “Fine Tuning” Argument
Given a pragmatic view of science, fine tuning ceases to be a problem. Scientific models are remarkable, but human, efforts... -
Hankerin’ for a Spankerin’
I would like to preface this story with the statement that I love both my parents deeply. In my home... -
You Don’t Know How It Feels
Instead of spinning narratives that minimize our old beliefs, make us feel superior, and make nodding rubes out of the... -
39 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Please Don’t Tell Me I Don’t Understand the Gospel
Had I simply refused to see it? Turned a blind eye out of conformity? Why, after decades in the church,... -
What’s the Harm: Utilitarianism and the “Mormon Moment”
Mormonism isn’t going anywhere, and it’s not going to stop being a conservative institution. But Brooks and other liberal Mormons... -
An Open Letter
You might deride liberal Mormons for their heterodoxy, but they are doing your job for you. They have translated Mormonism... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: What If?
Now I was laughing, giddy with freedom. “I don’t know if You’re there! I don’t know what any... -
The Trek West: Creating the Kingdom Together
We are a heritage of seekers. Since Mormonism is relatively new, all of us have pioneer ancestors close enough to... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Letting Go
I realized that I’d always had it backwards. Spirituality didn’t come from holding the power of God inside your body... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Afraid to Pray?
I only know that I wasn’t strong enough to let the lamplight keep glowing, tiny as it was. I... -
Teaching Sex: On Reframing Negative Assumptions
It’s time to get rid of the “sin next to murder” rhetoric: a closer reading of the text in Alma... -
33 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Loving Those Who Choose the Other Road
The real test of love is not if we can love and appreciate people who agree with us. . .but... -
Sunday Takes a Mallet to My Head
Usually a very confident person, I avoided their eyes, smiled at their foreheads, and slunk behind the piano. The chorister... -
Reconsider Reading The Book of Mormon to Your Kids
Today’s guest post, written by Angela, is based on “Consider Skipping Hunger Games” by James T. Summerhays. ; As a... -
The Sacredness of Manhood
Today’s guest post comes to us from Angela Felsted, who is a musician, poet, and nature lover. Her work has... -
Christmas Music Hangover
Today, a special Christmas guest post from Colin. They say that the first step in recovery is admitting that you... -
Pursuing Youth and Beauty: Why You Should Never Stop
Today’s guest post comes to us from Bella Swan. A few short years after my husband, Edward, turned me into... -
The Santos Family Guide to Complete Family Interestingness
Today’s post comes to us from Colin S., who writes: Disclaimer: I am fixing to brag on my kids. It... -
Mormon Mommy Meets Eat, Pray, Love
In the spirit of wayfaring, Ashley joins us today with the kind of travelogue I’d love to hear in testimony...