Author Archives: Guest

An Unexpected Path, by Darrel Nelson

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Guest

[Editor’s note: Darrel Nelson is the author of two published novels, The Anniversary Waltz, and The Return of Cassandra Todd.  He has had the somewhat unique experience of publishing with a Christian publisher. We have asked him to share his … Continue reading →

Posted in The Writer's Desk | 2 Comments

Toward a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part III: Interview with the Instigator

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Guest

In the third of three guest posts, project instigator Mark Penny sits down for a long, hard talk with himself. First question: Who do you think you are? Why should we trust you to build and operate a Mormon speculative … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic Age, SF&F corner | Tagged , | 5 Comments

The Horrifying Lack of Horror in the LDS Community

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Guest

Guest post by Michaelbrent Collings. I am a guy who writes scary stuff. It’s basically all I do. I’m one of the bestselling horror writers on Amazon, a supernatural horror movie I wrote came out last year, and in 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror Shelf | 30 Comments

Towards a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part II: Spec Lit and a Theory of Mormon Literature

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Guest

In the second of three guest posts leading up to the launch of a proposed website dedicated to displaying and developing talent in Mormon speculative fiction, project instigator Mark Penny waxes analytical over the role of speculative fiction writer as … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Johnny Townsend

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Guest

by Gerald S. Argetsinger Gerald Argetsinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology. He has published extensively on Scandinavian Theatre, dramatic literature, and magic. He also founder of the Gay Mormon … Continue reading →

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Toward a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part I: The Charlatans of God

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Guest

In the first of three guest posts leading up to the launch of a proposed website dedicated to displaying and developing talent in Mormon speculative fiction, project instigator Mark Penny waxes poetic over the role of speculative fiction writer as … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic Age, Literary Views of Scripture, SF&F corner | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Reflections on a Mini-era: An Editor’s Inside Look at Cedar Fort

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Guest

Guest post by Heidi Doxey. It’s been four years. In the spring of 2008, I sat behind a brown-haired girl in my fiction editing class at BYU. She was pleasant and intelligent, but so were most of the students in … Continue reading →

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Bryan Mark Taylor’s 200 Paintings

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Guest

Guest post by Theric Jepson Bryan Mark Taylor is still young yet already a leading name in West Coast plein air painting. Best known for his California coasts and Utah mountains and San Francisco cityscapes and Italy rustics (to name … Continue reading →

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Is There Deep Play in Heaven? Or Rest Well, Brother Swenson, Rest Well

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Guest

Guest post by Tyler Chadwick. Cross-posted from A Motley Vision and from Tyler’s website. On the afternoon of the first resurrection, I want to sit on my sister May’s bench and read her new poems. So, maybe, if you’re still … Continue reading →

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El Polígamo Solitario Comes to Town

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Guest

Guest post by Ángel Chaparro Sáinz I have this friend who works in the security staff of a Spanish professional soccer team. One of the midfielders got some invitations for an exhibition that he didn’t want to visit. So this … Continue reading →

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