I sat back in my chair as I listened to the teacher recite the same story of Joseph Smith that he had been repeating to us all week. The handful of other students in my class looked just as bored.
The the teacher turned and asked, “Now who can tell us what year the Saints arrived in Far West Missouri?”
Since no one else responded, I raised my hand. Read the rest of the story »
If you like short stories and you’re interested in the lives of Mormons, you should be following the work of Johnny Townsend. Since he writes from an ex-Mormon perspective, believers often dismiss Townsend’s work as biased — or as a priori “an attack on the church” — but I think…
I saw an advance screening of the much anticipated September Dawn on Wednesday night. I’ve spent the week at the Kirtland Temple and the local theater invited all the staff here to a free screening. (I wonder if they issued a similar invitation to the LDS Mormons down on the…
David Pace’s American Trinity is a striking collection of twelve short stories tied together by the common thread of Mormonism. The stories were written over the past several decades, and draw from his lifelong experiences with the church. These experiences are not insignificant, and I found myself somewhat dismayed to hear some…
CH:
If you’re Not writing professionally, you’re missing the boat.
Your talent at writing jumps off the page and entices readers to finish what they started, without stopping.
I love your work!
Thanks GNPE!!!
Maybe someday it will be a professional endeavor, but for the moment it’s just a hobby. 😉