A few weeks ago my summer fiction issue of The New Yorker came in the mail, and among all the (ahem) “New Yorker Style Stories,” I found Louis Menard’s essay “Show or Tell,” an extended rumination on American creative writing programs and a review of Marc McGurl’s new book, The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and [...]
Musings by Lisa Torcasso Downing Back in February, I vowed to take three or four weeks off from all literary pursuits in order to get my house in order. I’m proud to report that I have finally completed the job. I know, I know. Its June, and June is four months after February. I wasn’t [...]
Marriage literature is not marriage therapy; it’s the creation of possibilities.
A: Because the ward choir is so bad.
The newest issue of Irreantum–editor Scott Hatch’s final issue–is now at the printer. If you haven’t already done so, subscribe to Irreantum today and don’t miss the following great content: Fiction Angela Hallstrom: Faithful Cara Diaconoff: I’ll Be a Stranger to You Heidi Tighe: The Memo Box Russ Beck: Two Things Shawn P. Bailey: Outside [...]
The Touchstones theme for the next issue of Sunstone is Staying/Leaving. Touchstones are short personal essays (usually not exceeding 500 words) that resemble stories much more than they do sermons. Click here for some samples. Deadline for this theme is June 20. Send submissions to Touchstones editor, Cheryl Bruno: clbruno [at] hotmail [dot] com.
Sometimes when I tell people what I do, they give me a funny look. “We already have the Ensign and the New Era,” they say, “why do we need an independent Mormon magazine?” The easiest way to understand the function of independent Mormon publications is to consider the state of Mormon fiction. The Church probably [...]
by Features Editor Shelah Miner We’re delighted to announce that Segullah‘s summer issue will arrive in mailboxes across the country this week. The topic, “Gifts of the Spirit,” was inspired by our ongoing quest to find and develop the spiritual gifts which we’ve been given. In her editorial, Allyson Smith says, “I have met many [...]
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