Tag Archives: Quality in Mormon literature

From The Writer’s Desk: Must Writers Suffer?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Josh Allen

I’ll admit it. I’m one of the lucky ones. I’ve lived thirty-seven fantastically charmed years. I’ll spare you the sunshine-laced details of my history, but I’ll sum it up this way: good parents, good friends, good spouse, good kids, good … Continue reading →

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Storytelling & Community: Don’t Judge Them to Death

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Lisa Torcasso Downing

On my way home from teaching, I pass an empty lot in the middle of my town’s business district. The local funeral home rents the space and posts one of those Clever-Saying signs that usually adorn the parking lots of … Continue reading →

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Mormon Art Doesn’t Mean Utah Art

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Margaret Blair Young

When I was in my teens, Mormon literature was going through an adolescent phase, with clichéd romances asking such earth-shattering questions as “Will they get married in the temple or not?” Amidst the feel-good-because-I’m Mormon literature were some genuine breakthroughs, … Continue reading →

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