States of Matter
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Stall on the Bay Bridge
“Forget that, I’ll handle this myself!” Being one of five children with a widowed mother, I wasn’t actually used to men saving me anyway. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
An Unexpected Lesson
As I sat and listened, I had a keen sense of what a unique experience I was having at that very moment, watching an LDS Relief Society lesson being taught to a Catholic school faculty by a nun. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Locus of Control
I saw that I had been so passive and wanted God to rescue me from an abusive marriage relationship. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
A Different Song
My great-great-great grandmother left England on a song. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Three Dimensional – Interview with Brooke Smart
When my life took a turn and I found myself getting divorced, with a one-year-old baby in tow, I took stock of my inconsistent career as a fine artist and, after a lot of thought, decided to give illustration a try. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subsc…
As if I Were Eve
This fruit is delicious and desirable though you fear and refuse it. I have partaken. I know and cannot stay. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Why I Stay / How Can I Stay
Many of the women and men I have associated with through MHA, Exponent II, Dialogue, and Sunstone are thinkers who have remained committed to the Church and to being themselves, which to me means learning, talking, and writing about truth wherever they find it. The full content o…
We Will
We stand, adjust long-hemmed skirts, sewed together on Wednesday nights. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Gaslit
gas⋅light⋅ing: psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertaint…
Message from a Memoirist – An interview with Allison Hong Merrill
We live a nonfiction life but possess the gift of creating works of fiction. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
In the Leafy Treetops
“Watch out for the monkey!” she said. “They know bags!” The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!