tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post2970720769547683792..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: 2015 Mormon Lit Blitz DiscussionJames Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-35337976588388502092021-12-20T10:00:22.036-08:002021-12-20T10:00:22.036-08:00However, also when you do get together to talk abo...However, also when you do get together to talk about your marriage you can decide if you can work on effects, <br /><a href="https://cometoagreement.com/" rel="nofollow">Marriage Separation Platform</a><br />maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195159523589751272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-13744711418131550762015-11-22T15:48:52.027-08:002015-11-22T15:48:52.027-08:00Great post! Now, your personalized Priesthood Line...Great post! Now, your personalized Priesthood Line of Authority is beautifully laminated featuring the classic portrait of Jesus Christ by the renowned artist Greg Olsen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275394894420586609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-80328715129495703422015-06-03T22:45:29.655-07:002015-06-03T22:45:29.655-07:00I found myself more drawn to the poems than I expe...I found myself more drawn to the poems than I expected. I feel that poetry, as a format marked by extreme economy of words, fits more comfortably inside a word or line limit.<br />Also, the alliteration of "The lions have been lions too long" from "Faded Garden" has stuck deliciously in my brain for days.Julia Jefferyhttp://allkindsofyarns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-56309366452813398542015-06-03T04:53:27.549-07:002015-06-03T04:53:27.549-07:00I loved this year's entries. I posted here jus...I loved this year's entries. I posted here just a little more in depth about some of the things I loved so much. http://www.mormonmommywriters.blogspot.com/2015/06/come-on-lets-blitz-again.html?m=1Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-9625358859313076112015-05-28T06:34:13.546-07:002015-05-28T06:34:13.546-07:00I have to comment about "Decorating Someone E...I have to comment about "Decorating Someone Else’s Service." That hit on something that is important to me. The YW are supposed to be involved in planning the activities. Once, at BYC as a Laurel, I went off on how I could not speak for the calendar I had because I had never seen it before. That led to the class presidencies being involved in planning the activities. Annaliese Lemmonhttp://annalieselemmon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-31319900565133893642015-05-26T14:24:47.074-07:002015-05-26T14:24:47.074-07:00And when you do the math, poetry should go in its ...And when you do the math, poetry should go in its own category. Because you don't want to skew the numbers. (I really want to see the results on this math.)<br /><br />I do really like how "Angry Sunbeam" does a bite-size approach to telling a much bigger story of what's been going on in their lives. My story, "The Five Year Journal," feels a lot longer than it is (600 words) because it does a reverse approach, and covers so many distinct days over a long time period. Kathy Cowleyhttp://katherinecowley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-73266860138572983002015-05-26T09:42:25.298-07:002015-05-26T09:42:25.298-07:00Now that I'm second-guessing myself, I want to...Now that I'm second-guessing myself, I want to find out the average length of finalist stories since the first MLB--not counting, of course, the contests that allowed 2000 word entries. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516792642803818774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-21168521002004776192015-05-26T06:27:22.540-07:002015-05-26T06:27:22.540-07:00I think "The Five-Year Journal" and &quo...I think "The Five-Year Journal" and "Disability, Death, or Other Circumstance" are also well under the limit. James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-8550500850789566532015-05-26T04:57:11.767-07:002015-05-26T04:57:11.767-07:00I've appreciated the variety this year offers....I've appreciated the variety this year offers. Each story, essay, and poem seems to be exploring different ideas and different facets of Mormonism. <br /><br />I've also seen several people comment on Facebook how the stories are good as they are, but they could also work equally well expanded and developed. I appreciate, however, how "Angry Sunbeam" feels no obligation to meet the 1000 word limit. So far, most Lit Blitz fiction has gone right up to the limit, and Theric's story challenges what we've come to expect from Lit Blitz fiction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516792642803818774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-181657565306350932015-05-25T16:31:10.761-07:002015-05-25T16:31:10.761-07:00I shall exert my East-Asia-dweller prerogative and...I shall exert my East-Asia-dweller prerogative and go first. <br /><br />I've liked all the pieces so far. <br /><br />"Angry Sunbeam" reminded me that relationships are as much about patience and potential as about the moment of now. <br /><br />"Best Wedding Advice Ever" reassured me that you're never too young to think horny thoughts about your spouse, and that given enough time, a lot of those thoughts can be memory instead of fantasy--or fantasy confused with memory. <br /><br />"Three Meditations on Fatherhood" reminded me to appreciate my wife's sacrifices and to do more to lighten her load.<br /><br />"Child Star" made me ache for big sinners. <br /><br />"Faded Garden" made me glad our lifespans are short enough to hold together (barring brain decay) and glad we have descedants to patch the gaps if we tell them our stories. <br /><br />"The Five-Year Journal" made me want to be extra careful about what I view and do so my wife never has to deal with that kind of cyclical memory. <br /><br />"Disability, Death, or Other Circumstance" made me glad my wife will never be a permanent member of another species--and grateful that she still functions well as a helpmeet on the days she does switch species. Mark Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390977154664061150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-91015428968047604002015-05-25T16:30:10.960-07:002015-05-25T16:30:10.960-07:00I shall exert my East-Asia-dweller prerogative and...I shall exert my East-Asia-dweller prerogative and go first. <br /><br />I've liked all the pieces so far. <br /><br />"Angry Sunbeam" reminded me that relationships are as much about patience and potential as about the moment of now. <br /><br />"Best Wedding Advice Ever" reassured me that you're never too young to think horny thoughts about your spouse, and that given enough time, a lot of those thoughts can be memory instead of fantasy--or fantasy confused with memory. <br /><br />"Three Meditations on Fatherhood" reminded me to appreciate my wife's sacrifices and to do more to lighten her load.<br /><br />"Child Star" made me ache for big sinners. <br /><br />"Faded Garden" made me glad our lifespans are short enough to hold together (barring brain decay) and glad we have descedants to patch the gaps if we tell them our stories. <br /><br />"The Five-Year Journal" made me want to be extra careful about what I view and do so my wife never has to deal with that kind of cyclical memory. <br /><br />"Disability, Death, or Other Circumstance" made me glad my wife will never be a permanent member of another species--and grateful that she still functions well as a helpmeet on the days she does switch species. Mark Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390977154664061150noreply@blogger.com