"Numbers" by Melody Burris
Art by Ryan Houston 216 paces to the end of each row. Six rows today so far. The numbers swirl around in my head. I cannot help myself. I...
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Liz Busby
Jan 7, 20167 min read
"Ruby’s Gift" by Emily Debenham
Art by Nick Stephens, “Blue Skies” Ruby filled the empty hours of Sunday afternoon playing hymns on the piano. Her family was scattered...
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Liz Busby
Jan 5, 20166 min read
"Little Karl" by Melissa Leilani Larson
Art by Susan Gilgan, “Wisconsin Winter” It’s quite a jog from Malmö to Missouri to say the least. But Andrew and Annie came, all heart...
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Liz Busby
Jan 4, 20161 min read
Happy New Year 2016!
Hope everyone had a great 2015 holiday season. Now it’s time to achieve as many of those resolutions as we can before the end of the...
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Liz Busby
Jun 8, 20152 min read
2015 Mormon Lit Blitz Winner
Declaring a winner in a literary contest is silly in many ways. As the ballots and comments make clear, different pieces resonated with...
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Liz Busby
May 30, 20151 min read
Lit Blitz Voting Instructions
We have enjoyed all twelve finalists. But we only have one Grand Prize. Help us decide which piece wins this year’s Lit Blitz by emailing...
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Liz Busby
May 29, 20151 min read
“Mother” by Merrijane Rice
You haven’t left yet, but when you do I’ll remind the children how you made sandwiches on warm wheat bread, stocked popsicles in your...
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Liz Busby
May 28, 20154 min read
“Should Have Prayed For a Canoe” by Julia Jeffery
As soon as Brother Gardner opened the door, Shelley held out Sister Black’s old flip phone to him. “Do you have anything bigger or better...
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Liz Busby
May 27, 20154 min read
“Decorating Someone Else’s Service,” by Lehua Parker
Last night my daughter stormed into the kitchen spitting nails after her Young Women’s activity. “Do you know what we did?” “Is this a...
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Liz Busby
May 26, 20151 min read
“Echo of Boy” by Darlene Young
My son hunches into the storm in his oversized coat to collect fast offerings, a two-hour route because the other mother’s sons stay in...
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