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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 Posts Archive
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Parenthood Juggle: The Provider, the Bacon Bringer-Homer, the Winner of Bread
We need to be there through the good and bad, thick and thin, silly times and serious times. -
Parenthood Juggle: The Most Important Thing is to Have Options
The other thing is that there’s really no such thing as “having it all.” At least, not for me. -
Parenthood Juggle: The Blessings of Both Worlds
My job provides a different type of stimulation, adult conversation and a sense of pride since I am good at... -
Parenthood Juggle: Just as Valuable
As a woman, I wasn’t supposed to be actively seeking someone to marry, right? -
Parenthood Juggle: From SAHM to Single Parent
I couldn’t quite believe my bishop had confidence in my ability to be in charge. “Are you sure about this?”... -
I Am
“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children... -
Encounters: Easter Morning
By Jessica This Easter my family and I were visiting London, with the intention of doing tourist stuff and to... -
Encounters: Miraculous Timing
By Karin I work as a nursing home and hospice physician. One day, while travelling to see patients on... -
Encounters: Flat Tires
My tire blew as I crossed a bridge on the way to the St. Louis VA at 5:30 on a... -
Encounters: I Wish I Was Still Young
She looked at me again and seemed almost surprised to find me there holding her hand. She thanked me for... -
Encounters: How Great Thou Art
She put her arm around my shoulder, gave me a sisterly hug, and was gone, without saying a word. -
Encounters: Collapsing Inside
Driving by the cemetery that day, I happened to look right and saw an older man with unkempt hair sitting... -
Encounters: The Power of Empathy
“I found out that there is a point where you might as well be literally drowning in rising water, instead... -
Encounters: We Are All Beggars
When we see physical need in others, it is merely an external manifestation of an inner need we all carry. -
The Church and Homosexuality
I hope that, despite our setbacks, the Church will truly listen to its LGBT members and begin to loosen the... -
Now is the Time
And I hope that all of you who have suffered, if you need to sit it out, that you can... -
Encounters: I Passed By
I was enjoying the beautiful evening as I crossed the Maeser quad, and I heard her before I saw her.... -
Fish Out of Water
I’m terrified of this new dating scene because everyone is filled with experience and knowledge that I lack. -
Three Things
We have two children together, ages 4 and 7, and they spend most of their time with me. Except... -
Single Experiences: From Bad to Worse to Epiphany
His name tag said “Ask me about: TAYLOR GUITARS”. Mine said “Ask me about: THE BAND SPOON”, which no one... -
Single Experiences: I, Me, Who is That? Identity and Emancipation as a Single Mormon
Occasionally older married folks attempt to throw lifesavers, but their attempts at rescue simply don’t work, because the reality is,... -
Election Week Musings
If we are supposed to be a Christian nation, as so many claim, let us behave today as Christ would.... -
Single Experiences: A Little House Just For Me
We’ve all heard of stories where the husband is asked whether or not the wife could hold a calling or... -
Single Experiences: Cost-Benefit Analysis from a Single Gay Mormon
Of course, there is a third way, which is to stay single and celibate forever. Here again, I’m fulfilling my... -
Single Experiences: I Just Want to Date Myself
[Note: This is one of a series of posts about being single in the Mormon church. Here’s a link... -
Single Experiences: More Welcome as Half
My husband was upset but understood. When his affair came to light later on, I was thankful that I stood... -
Single Experiences: We Can Do Better
In a culture where women are given the most power in roles defined by who they are attached to,... -
A Record Keeping People
For me, writing both requires that I feel centered within myself as well as helps me to get to that... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Lost and Found
When I showed up the next week (closer to 10:10 a.m. this time), the little old lady said, “You came... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Light and Shadow
“I don’t know much,” I think to myself, “but I know there is truth in their steady breathing, and in... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The Feminine Divine
She pointed to two girls and told them, then she pointed to me. “You, with the blonde, your Goddess is... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Coming Out
The premonition was followed by two additional thoughts. I needed to come out of the closet. I needed... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: I Don’t Know How It Ends
Doesn’t matter what you call it. What matters is that it calls you. It’s been calling poets and preachers, artists... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Sacred Artifacts and Rituals
I’m a faithful skeptic, a doubting believer; this is why these spiritual experiences were so unexpected. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: An Object Lesson
I have felt those same feelings in and around mosques, synagogues, and churches of many different Christian denominations. Let’s add... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Mormon Soccer
It all feels organic and authentic in a way Church no longer does. Yet something about the early morning... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Spirit or Ghost?
Was it all in my head? Maybe. Was it a product of my environment? Maybe. Was it the result of... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Letting the Sea In
This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. That thought thrummed constantly below the surface, a drumbeat following me everywhere.... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The New and Everlasting Covenant
The three of us met in a park one night and I basically gave them permission to date. It was... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Redemption from Pride
I kept toward the back, filled with the peace that comes from doing the right thing. I carried a sign... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: More Than Meditation
God knows that I have some deep and abiding struggles–religious conundrums with which I have grappled for years. -
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... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: You Don’t Have To
More valuable than being obedient was the reminder that I have a personal connection to the Divine, and while a... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: And Have Joy Therein
Even then I knew my dream of open, inclusive temple worship was idealistic, unlikely to be realized. For now, however,... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The Mystery of Spiritual Experience
And it all comes down to one thing: experiencing a sense of Connection. Connection with God. Connection with... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: That Amazing Grace
It goes on and on, this tapestry we weave with the Divine that moves in and out, going from the... -
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... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
I got into gear. This was the main event. We took out our scriptures and flipchart. We... -
Teaching Sex: On Labels
Labels affect how we treat others. When we label someone as gay or straight, we often treat them as though...