tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post7906991046792222107..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: "There Wrestled a Man in Parowan" DiscussionJames Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-34822093508559448182017-06-10T12:05:27.419-07:002017-06-10T12:05:27.419-07:00I loved this one for its lightheartedness. It made...I loved this one for its lightheartedness. It made me laugh and just seemed like a perfect, bizarre, Mormon story. <br /><br />I also enjoyed it in contrast to most of the rest of the stories this year, which I felt tended toward heavier subjects overall. It was a nice break.Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-84421424856066310072017-06-10T09:50:53.367-07:002017-06-10T09:50:53.367-07:00I was packing lunches for my kids while Nicole rea...I was packing lunches for my kids while Nicole read this one out loud to me from the submissions pile and had so much fun listening. <br />There does seem to be a growing subgenre of weird Mormon stories that play around with history with maybe a dash of the supernatural. Steven Peck and Scott Hales do this a lot. David West's Orrin Porter Rockwell stories. Niklas Hietala's Lit Blitz piece this year is not as light, but still has that kind of weird, almost history, part strange wonder feel. <br />I think Scott did some critical work on this toward the end of his dissertation since it's such a break from 1970s "faithful realism." James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.com