Vol. 43 No. 2 — Fall 2023
COVER ART — “My Interview with a Cloud” by Jacqui Larsen
Oil, acrylic & collage on panel, 33 x 30 in
jacquilarsen.com | @jacqui_larsen
LETTER FROM EDITOR “Celebrating the Everyday” by Rocio Cisneros
ESSAY “Moonlight Catfish” by Melodie Jackson
ESSAY “The Trench Coat of Multiple Colors” by Allison Hong Merrill
ESSAY “Turning the Corner” by Liz Busby
POETRY “How to Treat Hot Flashes” by Merrijane Rice
MULTI-MEDIA “City Marginalia – A Found Poem” by Kate Bennion
THEOLOGY “Swept Away” by Maddie Blonquist Shrum
POETRY “Moonrise” by Cheryl Seely Savage
ARTIST FEATURE “A Delicate Dance” — Interview with Carly White by Rocio Cisneros
ESSAY “Lost Things” by Jeanine Eyre Bee
BLOG FEATURE by Katie Ludlow Rich, Jody England Hansen, Ann
SABBATH PASTORALS “Overcome the World and Find Rest” by Cynthia W. Connell
POETRY “Wrestle” by Janessa Margaret Ransom
ESSAY “The Power of My Love Beams is Still Quite Potent” by Koseli Cummings
POETRY “Molecules of Minutes” by Hailey Hannigan
BOOK REVIEW of A World of Faith by Peggy Fletcher Stack — Reviewed by Ynna Padilla
ESSAY “A Postcard to My Younger Self” by Kim Ellen Warnick
ESSAY “Ode to the Back Deck” by Whitney Bush
WOMEN’S WORK “Life As it Is” — Interview with Gloria Pak
BOOK REVIEW of The Hymn of the Pearl by Lori Nielsen Driggs and Tshikamba — Reviewed by Ynna Padilla
POETRY “Diary” by Millie Tullis
ESSAY “Even the Turtles Are Painted” by Perry West
POETRY “Undertone” by Darlene Young
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Rachel Rueckert
Managing Editor Carol Ann Litster Young
Art Editor Rocio Cisneros
Layout Designer & Editor Rosie Gochnour Serago
Layout Designer Mckay Rappleyea
Women’s Theology Editor Eliza Wells
Poetry Editor Abby Parcell
Blog Feature Editor Natasha Rogers
Book Reviews Editor Ynna Padilla
Sabbath Pastorals Editor Nicole Sbitani
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Lori LeVar Pierce
Vice President & Secretary Lindsay Denton
Treasurer Jeanine Bean
Members Andee Bowden, Carol Ann Litster Young, Jessica Gray, Ramona Morris, Nancy Ross, Rachel Rueckert, Heather Sundahl
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MAGAZINE STAFF
Magazine Support: Hailey Hannigan, Kim Ence, Megan Eralie, Caroleine James, Kate Bennion, Kif Augustine, Sherrie Gavin, Tia Thomas
Art Community Ambassador Page Turner
Social Media Art Manager Charlotte Condie
Subscription Manager Gwen Volmar
Proofreaders Kami Coppins, Cherie Pedersen, Karen Rosenbaum, Hannah Mortenson
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