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- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
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- 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?
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Knit Together Archive
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On Obedience
This poem by the beloved Mormon poet Carol Lynn Pearson has been haunting my waking and sleeping thoughts all week:... -
To the Mothers in Zion
As is so typical, those feminists (say it with derision, come on, you know you want to curl your upper... -
There is hope smiling brightly before us
In September 1993, I was a 20 year old, already-married (gasp!) undergrad at BYU. I watched the September Six... -
Unglorifying Motherhood
April showers are over and May flowers are starting to bloom. This beautiful time of year has many people... -
Boys, Safety Patrol and the Priesthood
A couple weeks ago, four out of five of us slept through our alarms. I rushed into Stuart’s room... -
Equality is Not a Feeling, 7.0
Today’s Equality is not a Feeling post is a depiction of the number of General Conference speakers, by gender, from... -
Book of Mormon Heroines for Our Daughters
Hi, I’m Stephen Carter, a writer and stay-at-home dad raising two teenage sons and a four-year-old daughter. I like to... -
Equality is Not a Feeling, 6.0
This week’s “Equality is not a Feeling” post is an illustration of the number of times the phrase “Heavenly X”... -
Equality is not a Feeling, 5.0
–From Laura C. This week’s “Equality is not a Feeling” post is an illustration of the people needed–according to the... -
Equality is not a Feeling, 4.0
Another illustration of a way to measure (in)equality in the Mormon church (for other measurements, see here, here, and here).... -
Does it Get Better?
Today’s guest post comes to us from Brad Jones. Heather’s post the other day on the allocation of time between... -
Equality is not a Feeling, 3.0
Here’s another installment in my series, Equality is not a Feeling–in which I am trying to illustrate, visually, numerous ways... -
Eshet Chayil
Earlier this year, I read Rachel Held Evans’s book A Year of Biblical Womanhood and hosted a Mormon Stories Book... -
An Economic Perspective on Female Ordination
Today’s guest post is by S. Mark Barnes, an attorney and a university law and economics instructor. He served a... -
Equality is Not a Feeling, 2.0
I have “equality” on the brain these days. What does it mean? What does it look like? How... -
Equality is not a Feeling
Two-part proclamation from me: 1. I don’t know what I think about God these days, but this much I... -
Smog-Breathers
I just read an amazing book called “Multiplication is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children by Lisa... -
Ordain Mormon Women
Doves and Serpents just received word that the fantabulous Cate has penned a song for the women (and men) of... -
My response to a Letter of Kindly-Intended Correction Regarding My Pro-Female Ordination Stance
By Spunky On October 5th, there are a group of Mormon women who will go to the Priesthood Session of... -
Straight Thinking on the Role of Women
Elder Ballard addressed an audience at Education Week at BYU on August 20th, 2013. The topic of his address... -
The Next Generation
I’ve written plenty here about the (what feel to me like unrelenting) gender inequities in the Mormon church. And... -
June: A Tough Pull
The June lesson line-up for the Young Women and Young Men of the church is a tough pull. First, in... -
Nerd Version of “Dance Moms”
I may have been known to make fun of “dance moms” and “cheer moms.” If I had a son... -
A Celebration of Motherhood
Mother’s Day is a pretty complex day–full of pain, annoyance, and sadness for a lot of women for a whole... -
Motherhood Is Not the Essense of my Personhood
Dear Kennedy, Marin, and Stuart, Mother’s Day is tomorrow. Mother’s Day is not my favorite–for a whole host of... -
A Celebration of Motherhood
Last night while I was running, I had the idea that we should put together a slideshow of pictures of... -
Mama Drama
As Mother’s Day approaches, it’s the usual time I psychologically rent a limo so I can take my inevitable guilt... -
“Motherhood” in six short words
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to spend three blissful days reading, writing, walking, jogging, eating, and mostly... -
Mormon Moms Meet Yale
For the past few years, I’ve been a part of a wildly ambitious ward project that my friend, Lia Collings,... -
A Screed: Random Drug Testing for High School Students
I learned a painful civics lesson tonight: go to school board meetings. I went to a meeting tonight... -
I am the Law, and the Law is not Mocked
Last night I saw Les Miserables. Hugo’s work has endured because ideas and principles pulled from the story still apply... -
Morally “Straight”
I’ve been following the Boy Scouts of America’s anti-gay policy . . . and then their almost-change-in-policy . . .... -
Boy Scouts of America Changes Direction?
Wow. I just read this article that says the national Boy Scouts of America organization is considering ending its... -
January 2013 YM/YW Lesson Comparison
The church has finally updated the curriculum for the YW/YM’s programs. At long last. We published two comparisons... -
Guest Post Invitation: The Parenthood Juggle
I want my daughters (and my son!) to be able to read about other women’s struggles. How did they... -
Twenty Years
I stumbled across this Facebook meme a couple months ago and sorta fell in love with it. I want... -
Heather Wears Pants
I was pregnant with Stuart, my third (and last) child when I decided I wanted to get a Ph.D. ... -
Friendless in East Texas
I was born and raised in East Texas and have spent most of my adult life living here or Louisiana.... -
Though Hard to you, this Journey may Appear. . ..
Today’s guest post is written by Marilyn Mehr. One year ago today, I stood on the steps of the Bronx... -
A Review of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide
Today’s guest post comes to us from Andy Richardson. I count myself among the minority of viewers who walked away... -
Why This Mormon Woman is Voting for Barack Obama
Today’s guest post comes to us from Karin Olson of Huntsville, Texas. Yesterday I cast my vote for Barack Obama... -
Another Look at the YM/YW Manuals
Unfortunately, this side-by-side comparison similarly shows that there are differences in the way we speak to both YM and YW... -
First Lady Cookie Bake-Off
Some people have Superbowl parties. Others have March Madness parties. We have a presidential election party. We... -
Babies and Grad School
Today’s guest post is written by Caitlin. My first week of grad school ended in an emotional break-down, not unlike... -
I’m Hanging On . . .
A high school friend recently messaged me to say that-after reading my Facebook posts and my blog posts (as well... -
Diversify your Spiritual Identity Portfolio
Today’s guest post comes to us from Nik Rasheta: About a year ago I read a book that helped me... -
Don’t You Want Muffins?
I was born with a seemingly infinite number of machine parts in my head — springs and sprockets and gears... -
Driver’s Ed
Our oldest daughter is approaching the magical age of 16. When I was her age, I took a semester-long... -
Shielding Children from our Emotions
I’ve read some really sad things lately and have been experiencing some of my own sad moments (hey, I’m 39,... -
Hankerin’ for a Spankerin’
I would like to preface this story with the statement that I love both my parents deeply. In my home...