In January 2023, I wrote this here on the blog: You know how sometimes a person decides to do a crazy big project that’s completely out of their element, and blog as they go, and then publish their adventure in a book? I found my crazy, big, long-term project to write into a book: I’mContinue reading “scouts: 2023 summary”
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putting down the armor of God
I read a post on the Exponent II blog the other day, Putting Down the Armor of God. The writer no longer attends LDS temples and wrote about not wearing temple underclothing anymore. Before I even read the post, the title caught my attention. I knew it was about the temple, but that’s not howContinue reading “putting down the armor of God”
reading list: random
The first three books I read in 2024 were not on any book list I’ve ever looked at or compiled myself – they were absolutely random. 1 – Reign by Katharine McGee – it’s a teen romance novel that one of my kids got from the library. It’s set in modern times with texting andContinue reading “reading list: random”
submitted article
About a year ago, I submitted an article to a hard-copy magazine printed by an LDS group – not an official church publication, but in support of it. My article was accepted but before that issue was printed, the magazine was very abruptly canceled in favor of other projects. The theme of that issue wasContinue reading “submitted article”
behind the scenes with Cherish: part 4
Part 3: Waiting Chapter 4: Utah Tuesday, May 2, 2023: Adam and I left our kids with his sister Naomi and flew to Salt Lake. It took the entire afternoon and evening, with a layover in Denver – when we landed in Salt Lake and his best friend Walter picked us up at the airport,Continue reading “behind the scenes with Cherish: part 4”
behind the scenes with Cherish: part 3
Part 2: Gestating a Book Chapter 3: Waiting Once the manuscript went to BCC in October, things were quiet. We occasionally had a phone conversation and Ashli posted things on the @cherisheddoctrine Instagram, but we were waiting for the publisher to do the layout and whatever else it is that publishers do to prep aContinue reading “behind the scenes with Cherish: part 3”
behind the scenes with Cherish: part 2
Part 1: Heavenly Mother is an Instagrammer Chapter 2: Gestating a Book May 2022: McArthur travels around the US, and even internationally sometimes, to speak at firesides and other gatherings about the doctrine of Heavenly Mother. This month, she went to North Carolina and spoke at a Heavenly Mother fireside in Ashli’s stake. Then sheContinue reading “behind the scenes with Cherish: part 2”
behind the scenes with Cherish: part 1
I’m baffled at myself for not writing all of this as it happened – what kind of journalist am I … But better late than never. So here’s the WHOLE STORY from my perspective. McArthur and Ashli will have different details. Chapter 1: Heavenly Mother Is An Instagrammer Spring 2021: Instagram is a mysterious thingContinue reading “behind the scenes with Cherish: part 1”
LDSWP: 2023 interview roster
When I started writing and editing for the LDS Women Project in April 2020, my goal was to write and publish 100 interviews, and work with other writers to get the full database to 500. We crossed 300 this past year, so there’s still a long way to go. My personal goal is more manageableContinue reading “LDSWP: 2023 interview roster”
Listen, Learn & Love THREE
Another book project I worked on in 2023 was Listen, Learn & Love: Building the Good Ship Zion by Richard Ostler. I suspect this will be the last book installment of the LLL series, at least for awhile. Richard started his podcast focused on the personal stories of LGBTQ people, expanded it to include otherContinue reading “Listen, Learn & Love THREE”