After last week’s discussion of Jack Harrell’s award-winning story “Calling and Election,” I sent some of your questions (and a few of my own) Jack’s way. But before we get to his answers, a little bit about Jack himself: Jack Harrell teaches English and creative writing at Brigham Young University-Idaho. His novel Vernal Promises won [...]
The very first story in the most recent issue of Irreantum is the 1st place winner of the 2007 Irreantum fiction contest, “Calling and Election” by Jack Harrell. The story is insightful and strange and beautiful and complex and challenging–and utterly Mormon. Not only does the piece exemplify good writing (lovely prose, striking imagery, strong [...]
It’s almost time for the newest issue of Irreantum to hit the streets. Thwack! Just like that. On the streets! It’s the first issue I’ve officially edited, and I (very humbly) think it’s pretty darn good. This double issue, chock full of over 250 pages of great fiction and poetry and essays and reviews, is [...]
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