By Jana
Recently I was having a discussion with a friend about whether or not to have sex during menstruation, and this love scene came to mind from LDS author Judith Freeman’s A Desert of Pure Feeling. The woman in the encounter is LDS and was married at age 19. Her first child suffered complications at [...]
by Caroline
When I was a teenager, I agonized over my nose. Large, bold, and bumpy, no one in my family could figure out what ancestor it came from. I often wore my hair down so that with a toss of my head I could easily hide it. I was self-conscious and shy, and it was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )if you know me, you may know that i have a little problem–a small addiction, you might even say. to outrage. and this week i seem to have found more than a handful of sources. so i thought i’d share them, just to get it off my chest.
the very thought of a mother taking her [...]
By Deborah
Take a look at this newspaper lead from the Deseret News. It’s an innocuous article about one of the (increasingly commen?) modesty fashion shows in LDS circles.
But this sentence is truly a gem. Examine it logically, culturally, rhetorically, symbolically . . . can you improve upon it?
“When Kelsey Hiskey walked down the [...]
Nearly every weekday morning, I head to my local gym with baby in tow. He loves their kids’ club, and I love having time to work out, take a shower, and get dressed without having to worry about him.
However, there is something about the gym that makes me a bit uncomfortable, and I don’t know [...]
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