COVER ART — “Spontaneous Choreographies” by Ashley Thalman
“Spontaneous Choreographies” was created in the Summer of 2020 as a collaboration between me, my partner Matthew Peterson, and A Duet — a project started by our friend-client dancers Haleigh L armer and Megs O’Brien. My statement is my work and what you see, or don’t see in it, is it. I experience my work for creativity’s sake; its highs and lows, its shape-giving energy, and its expressions found in the mundane and extraordinary of everyday life. I love, parent, friend, write, co-create images, and paint large format backdrops for photographers, designers, and other creative souls.” ashleythalman.com | @ashleythalman
LETTER FROM EDITOR “An Unabashed Love Letter” by Rachel Rueckert
ESSAY “Proximity/Affinity” by Lorren Lemmons
POETRY Excerpt from “Contradictions of Friendship” by Aubrey Johnson
FLANNEL BOARD “Compassionate Conversation: Tips and Techniques” by Orinda Darling
POETRY “After We Spoke” by Marni Asplund-Campbell
ESSAY “Tripp” by Kate Bennion
BOOK REVIEW of I Spoke to You with Silence by Katie Ludlow Rich
ESSAY “Georgia On My Mind” by Heidi Naylor
BLOG FEATURE by April Young-Bennett, Natasha Rogers, Trudy Rushforth
SABBATH PASTORAL “Friendship with Christ” by Andrea Porras
BOOK REVIEW of Book of Mormon for the Least of These, Vol. 2 by Kirsten Campbell
POETRY “Mary, of Magdala” by Elizabeth Pinborough
ESSAY “Best, Worst, Weirdest” by Whitney Bush
THEOLOGY “Called to Love” by Rin Butler
ESSAY “Can I Get a Witness?” by Heather Sundahl
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Rachel Rueckert
Managing Editors Carol Ann Litster Young
Art Editor Page Turner
Managing Art Editor Natalie Taylor
Layout Designer/ Editor Rosie Gochnour Serago
Women’s Theology Editor Eliza Wells
Sabbath Pastorals Editor Fara Sneddon
Poetry Editor Abby Parcell
Blog Feature Editor Katie Ludlow Rich
Subscription Manager Gwen Volmar
Proofreaders Kami Coppins, Cherie Pedersen, Karen Rosenbaum
Additional Staff Caroleine James, Sandra Clark Jergensen, Karen Rosenbaum
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Lori LeVar Pierce
Treasurer Jeanine Bean
Secretary Kirsten Campbell
Members Crystal Adams, Zannah Bingham Buck, Andee Bowden, Tirza Davis, Lindsay Denton, Carol Ann Litster Young, Rachel Rueckert, Heather Sundahl
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SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to Ashley Thalman, Claire Forste, Paige Payne, Sofia Augustine-Adams, Kristin Gibby, Madeline Rupard, Samantha Zauscher, Kathleen B Peterson, Rachel Henriksen, and Melissa Tshikamba for allowing us to publish their artwork. We are also especially grateful to Jolynn Forman, who illustrated artwork specifically for the essay, “Tripp.”
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