Samantha Sorenson Four years ago, my father spontaneously moved across the country. Which was a good thing, for me and my sister anyway. But a few months ago, I found myself thinking of him. I worried that he would show up in his local obit pages, nearly anonymous in the community, and I felt guilty.…

Christi Leman 1. Premortal LifeIt’s my second day thru-hiking the John Muir Way (JMW)from the west coast of Scotland to the east. There are eighteenmiles to walk today before I can stop for the night in a villagecalled Strathblane. I’m forty-five years old, and my husband andteenage children are back home in Utah. I’ve never…

Mairi Aslin March 27, 2024: “Dear God, I think I have found my favorite way to talk to you, and I hope you don’t mind.”On the Sundays that I actually make it to church, I write toGod. God and I have talked about a lot of things over thepast couple years of sacrament meetings. I’ve…

JJ Morgan ACT 1: “I’VE BECOME A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION”INT. AMERICAN FORK CANYON, UT—OCT. 15, 2024JJ, age 21. A young woman attending Brigham Young University,working towards a BA in the art program. She has struggled withher mental health for many years, but not like this.WORM, the whisperer. The doubter. The antagonist. He at-tempts to…