PinnedWords for a Room Full of StrangersAre we the same people we were forty years ago? Some thoughts on what Mötley Crüe can teach us about navigating a high school class…Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 2024
PinnedThe Long and Winding Road to IdahoA homesick Mormon missionary embarks on an elaborate quest to go home without imperiling his soul. Easier said than done, on both counts.Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
How the Shadow Army Mobilizes to Protect the PowerfulAn early incident with Neil Gaiman illustrates the almost unconscious way a group will come together to protect an icon from his actions.Jan 22Jan 22
Jolly Saint Nick Is Dead, AlasA clatter on the rooftop may not bring glad tidings to the ones on Santa’s naughty list. A yuletide horror story for your holiday pleasure.Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
A Disciple of the Prophet Joseph SmithIn this excerpt from my memoir, a young LDS missionary under police interrogation begins to realize just how much trouble he’s facing.Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024
A Former Mormon Missionary Watches “Heretic”The new horror film offers a heady clash between opposing ideas about faith and belief. But how realistic is its depiction of Mormonism?Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 2024
Life on EarthThis poem is not about the election, but it does accurately represent the way I feel about it.Nov 6, 2024Nov 6, 2024
Seat 42E: LastWhen a documentary filmmaker finds herself twenty years in the future, will she discover a world better or worse than the one she left?Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024
A Comeback with the Ring of TruthConfronted by a party guest with an axe to grind, I must flap my gums faster than they’ve flapped in my whole flippin’ life.Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 2024
Salt Crusted on Automotive GlassBetween me and the decadent majesty of the salmon-red cliffs of eastern Utah, a ghost landscape stands sentinel. A poem.Mar 1, 2024Mar 1, 2024
