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by Summer Lee-Corry
A phrase that has been in my mind lately is, “Where love is, there God is also.” This comes from the song, “Where Love Is,” in the...
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Aug 13, 20191 min read
Cure for Regret, by Gabriela Amada
He’s slowly curing me of the regret I’ve been swimming in. The regret of breaking a heart so determined to love me. A day at the beach,...
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Aug 13, 20191 min read
by Anonymous
They preach about love They preach against hate I say “I know love” But it’s my love they hate How can I feel So loved from on high When...
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Aug 5, 20192 min read
Latter Day Ace, by Artemis Raven
The Latter-day Queer experience Isn't an easy one. It isn't easy to live, And it isn't easy To describe. Here's the thing People don't...
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Jul 31, 20191 min read
by Something More
Some days are easier When I don’t see you like that Where we are just friends And we laugh And eat And cry Some days are harder When I...
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Jul 30, 20196 min read
Pioneer Pattern, by Alma Linda Martinez
I am not a direct descendant of the pioneers. Handcarts did not carry meager morsels and bundles of dusty family heirlooms. I have never...
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Jul 29, 20192 min read
The Knot, Anonymous
The body of the mother of my body sits small as a nutshell, in the care-home bed. Sometimes she hums. Some times she smiles, wan and...
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Jul 24, 20191 min read
The Battle, by Gabriela Amada
There is a battle in me. A war raging between what my mind has been taught to be true, and what my soul and body are fighting to live...
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Jul 23, 20191 min read
Mortal Aperture, Anonymous
I’m beginning to think that it was never meant to be a final goodbye. I am beginning to feel like the aperture of mortality was too tight...
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Jul 22, 20191 min read
Male Judgment, by Mormon Woman Unfolding
I hadn’t realized how wearing modest clothing was like Wearing male judgment right next to my skin. Boobs too big, or too small, with...
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Jul 19, 20191 min read
A Longing, by Gabriella Amada
I want to know when the longing will go away for you. A longing to share a secret circle of inside jokes. A longing to feel our fingers...
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Jul 10, 20191 min read
he does not come to you, by Elle Mae
they told me, "you come to God. he doesn't come to you." so i sat. listened. believed. dug my fingernails into my palm and pulsed. i...
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Jul 8, 20192 min read
Letting Go, by Alma Linda Martinez
Six years down the road perhaps there will be another woman who will stir heaven in my solar plexus. Perhaps the sound of her laughter...
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Jul 5, 20191 min read
Transfigured, by Ash
Transfigured by Ash Rowan I climb the mountain, alone: hand over hand and foot over foot, with no one to greet me at the summit...
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Jul 2, 20196 min read
With a Firm Hope, by Andi Ybarra
I had my exit interview for my mission in a small church in East Texas. We had driven with our STL’s, and everyone was so excited for me....
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Apr 22, 20191 min read
A Closeted Grief, Anonymous
A random algorithm played one of your songs today. I listed to it once, twice, three times before I stopped to ask myself why we push on...
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Apr 18, 20191 min read
I Can See Now, by Liz
I can see now Why I've always felt awkward hugging other women. It felt so good And so shameful. I can see now Why I didn't have a...
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Apr 11, 20196 min read
Holding Hands, by Sharon
“There’s a family moving into the ward.” I look up from my laptop and pull out an earbud. “What?” “They’ve got a daughter, a little older...
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Apr 9, 20191 min read
Bisexuality, by Elle
And like Anne spelled with an E, she apologized for not being a boy, because that's what I wanted, right? And, no, all I ever wanted was...
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Mar 18, 20196 min read
Yep, I’m Gay: Katie Chrystler’s Story
When I was growing up in Provo, Utah in the 1990’s, a lesbian couple lived a few houses down the street from my family. My (very mormon)...
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