The first 100 years of Mormonism produced almost zero published humor. The closest thing we have is Parley P. Pratt’s short story about Joseph Smith meeting the devil. And, of course, it was meant as proselytizing material. You would be completely within your rights to point out that J. Golden Kimball contributed a lot of …
By Edgar C. Snow Jr. Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Writing the History of Pets and Other Animals in Mormondom Click here to read the PDF version of this article.
By L. Kay Gillespie Or right-click to download audio file here: “Confessions of a Santa Dissenter” To read the article, click here: “Confessions of a Santa Dissenter”
By Jana Riess Or right-click here to download the audio file: Why the Heck Don’t Mormons Swear? Read the original article here.
By Ryan Shoemaker Ryan Shoemaker is the author of Beyond the Lights, a short story collection from No Record Press. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Gulf Stream, Santa Monica Review, Booth, Juked, and Silk Road. Or download the audio file here: Adam and Lilith. And Eve God took …
By Rory Swensen Or right-click here to download the audio. Christmas Season, 1989. I was a freshman at the University of Utah, my first year away from home. As a poor student I was looking for extra holiday cash, and the Help Wanted ad for a shopping mall Santa seemed like just …
By Ryan Shoemaker Ryan Shoemaker’s story collection Beyond the Lights is forthcoming from No Record Press. T.C. Boyle called it a collection that “moves effortlessly from brilliant comedic pieces to stories of deep emotional resonance.” Ryan’s work has appeared in Gulf Stream, Santa Monica Review, Booth, Juked, and Silk Road. Find him at RyanShoemaker.net. …
By John Hatch Every day, I log on to Facebook, Twitter, and a few message boards where I get much of my news. I like these platforms and I like the wit and the humor and the insight and the people I meet; however, it’s become evident to me that a kind of Audrey II …
By Lynne Gorton Cropper SINCE ITS FOUNDING in 1830, the Mormon Church has had to deal with disparagement from outsiders. In the Church’s early days, the stress created by unfavorable media attention sometimes resulted in violence as is evidenced by Joseph Smith’s 1844 decision to destroy The Nauvoo Expositor’s printing press. In an attempt to protect sacred …
By P.Q. Gump Sunstone’s sixth issue (Summer 1977) included a cover article titled “Endangered Species: The Single Mormon Man.” The following is a condensed reprint of a sidebar authored by Orson Scott Card under his pseudonym P.Q. Gump. AS A DIVORCED woman with a child, my dating life (such as it is) naturally includes a …
