“And they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good” (Moses 6:55). I feel a sense of anticipation as the deacon approaches our pew. My son passes the tray to me, and I slowly bring a piece of bread to my lips. The Savior knows what it’s like to have a broken [...]
This Cup
by Michelle Linford
Since You Were Born
by Darlene Young
Since you were born I’ve never been alone, never will be, standing now at zero on a line that stretches out forever to the right. Always at the edges of my sight you pull at me, your dance a haunting grace. Nevermore I’ll live in just one place: my restless senses stretch like tentacles into [...]
Living Water
by name withheld
Choosing an abortion is probably the most grievous act within the reach of an average young woman. I made that choice, nearly twenty years ago. I was seventeen years old. The windshield of the truck was crusted with frost that winter morning; I shivered through the short drive to the clinic. I can remember many [...]