"The Hearts of the Fathers" by Jeanine Bee
“Father and Daughter,” Art by Melissa Clark My dad thinks he only taught me one thing growing up. Every chance he got he would remind us,...
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Liz Busby
Mar 16, 20121 min read
Lit Blitz Winner
Thanks first to our thirteen wonderful finalists–and for you readers, who contributed to the more than 10,000 views of their pieces....
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Liz Busby
Feb 29, 20121 min read
Lit Blitz Voting Instructions
We have loved sharing the work of all thirteen finalists. But we only have one Grand Prize. The winner of the Mormon Lit Blitz will be...
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Liz Busby
Feb 28, 20121 min read
"Red Rock" by Marianne Hales Harding
You can’t take a picture of this. No matter the angle, the pictures are just rocks, sky, water. Nothing stirs in me when I look at them....
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Liz Busby
Feb 26, 20124 min read
"Babel" by Jonathon Penny
At the moment the languages were confounded, I was bent over a parchment, trying to ignore the sounds of construction that by then filled...
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Liz Busby
Feb 24, 20124 min read
"The Gloaming" by Kerry Spencer
I’ve been spending a lot of time in hospitals lately. And the thing about hospitals is that they make you think a lot about cycles of...
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Liz Busby
Feb 23, 20121 min read
"Cada Regalo Perfecto" by Deja Earley
Sonora, Mexico Watching three orphans scramble on half-buried tires, and the others grip pencils and crayons as if we’d given them...
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Liz Busby
Feb 22, 20124 min read
"The Shoe App" by Emily Debenham
Catherine liked setting up her laptop in the café because the internet was free and she had hacked the video camera feed outside. From...
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Liz Busby
Feb 21, 20124 min read
"Oil of Gladness" by Kathryn Soper
The Elders’ Quorum president held up the quart-sized bottle for everyone to see. “For anointings we use olive oil—preferably extra...
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Liz Busby
Feb 20, 20121 min read
Stillborn by Merrijane Rice
You were wanted, not an accident. Your first fluttering cells set plans pulsing— names, knitting, nursery colors, universities. Though...
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Liz Busby
Feb 19, 20124 min read
"The Road Not Taken" by Sandra Tayler
Caraline sat at the spaceport cafe table and watched herself walk in. As always, it was a strange experience. The woman paused in the...
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Liz Busby
Feb 17, 20121 min read
"Second Coming" by Emily Harris Adams
One day, Christ will come down from the sky Dressed in glorious red robes. Every knee will bend; Every tongue confess. All wrongs, all...
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Liz Busby
Feb 16, 20124 min read
"No Substitute for Chocolate" by Jeanna Stay
“I have some bad news,” her husband said as he came home from Sunday bishopric meetings. “I really tried to suggest it. But they wouldn’t...
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Liz Busby
Feb 15, 20124 min read
"The Elder Who Wouldn't Stop" by Wm Morris
Elder Russell’s greenie was the most diligent, obedient missionary he had served with so far in Spain. There was only one problem: he...
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Liz Busby
Feb 14, 20122 min read
"In Bulk" by Marilyn Nielson
“But as good as the price-per-ounce may be, you just don’t need that much mayonnaise.” —CBS MoneyWatch, “5 Things You Should Buy At...
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Liz Busby
Feb 14, 20122 min read
Let the Blitzing Begin
“We must read, and think, and feel, and pray, and then bring forth our thoughts, and polish and preserve them. This will make...
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Liz Busby
Jan 31, 20121 min read
Mormon Lit Blitz Finalists
In our previous announcements of semi-finalists, we included only titles to preserve blind judging. Now that our finalists have been...
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Liz Busby
Jan 25, 20121 min read
Mormon Lit Blitz Contest Semi-Finalists (part four of four)
Out of 200 submissions, a panel of judges has selected 32 semi-finalists. Out of these 32, twelve will be selected to compete in the...
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Liz Busby
Jan 24, 20121 min read
Mormon Lit Blitz Contest Semi-Finalists (three of four)
Out of 200 submissions, a panel of judges has selected 32 semi-finalists. Out of these 32, twelve will be selected to compete in the...
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Liz Busby
Jan 23, 20121 min read
Mormon Lit Blitz Contest Semi-Finalists (part two of four)
Out of 200 submissions, a panel of judges has selected 32 semi-finalists. Out of these 32, twelve will be selected to compete in the...
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