My 2025 in Mormon literature + Benson Parkinson on LDS publishing
William reviews his 2025 in Mormon literature and also discusses a 1997 AML presentation by Benson Parkinson on LDS publishing
Recent work by me and Louise Plummer's nonfiction
Some update's on recent creative work by William and a look at Louise Plummer's nonfiction collection.
A mix for your late summer
William Morris on the MIX issue of Irreantum, the eternal rediscovery of the idea of Mormon literature, eternal truth and recontextualizing, and more.
About my Mormon Lit Blitz story
William Morris on his Mormon Lit Blitz finalist "A Ward House, Stirring" and his three favorite finalists.
Dark Watch collection turns ten + No Going Back
Hello! This newsletter is coming out a week later than normal because May 16 will mark the tenth anniversary of the publication of my first story collection...
Why I still write faithful realism + Literaturstreit echoes
Hello! Welcome to the first A Motley Vision newsletter of 2025. February has flipped from sub-zero temperatures to above freezing. Spring is now threatening....
Strait is the Way liner notes and my holiday lit blitz vote
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and hooray for passing the Winter Solstice! There is something comforting about the days becoming longer when we've settled...
Mormons and modernity, LDS Art Critical Reader first look
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! No Mormon Literaturstreit post this month—but there are still some echoes to come, including a post on Eugene England I hope to...
Mormon Literaturstreit echoes and Bookshop registry
Hello. Happy All Hallow’s eve eve eve! Two quick updates on what I’m working on: I’m making slow but important progress on the SF novella about the Mormon...
Mormon Literaturstreit: why not the Mormons?
Hello! In this month’s newsletter, we arrive at the end of the Mormon Literaturstreit proper (but not the end of the series), and I provide an update on The...
Mormon Literaturstreit: the rooted and the open
August edition: Synthesizing Mormon literary criticism and exploring the afterlife through literature.
On Buffalo Flats and portraying religious experience in fiction
Hello. I was going to sneak in a Mormon Literaturstreit post here at the end of July, but I used that time to read Martine Leavitt’s Buffalo Flats instead...
Mormon literaturstreit: against the Sophic Tide!
Hello. I have two things for you: an overview of the next entry in the Mormon Literaturstreit and an update on how my fiction writing is going (what a...
Mormon literaturstreit opening salvos and more
Hello. May was my busiest month at work. Part of that is preparations for Commencement (I work in the marketing and communications department at a college)...
Mormon literaturstreit overview + new flash fiction
Hello. In April, I was sick for most of the month, but did manage to post about the Mormon literaturstreit, released another piece of drone music (A Basin of...
Mormon literaturstreit sneak peak + Mormon aesthetics
Hello. It’s been a mild winter here in Minnesota. But it also snowed a few days ago. As my daughter said: having snow and seasonal allergies at the same time...
William's new novella & AMV Deep dive news
Hello! It’s been awhile, but I'm back with the A Motley Vision newsletter and plan for it to be more regular (but not weekly thing). If you are receiving...
AMV Deep Dive--Liberating Form wrap up, survey, and some links
Hello! This is the last email of AMV Deep Dive Season 1. Thanks for sticking with me! Before I get into Liberating Form, some links related to my story...
AMV Deep Dive: Liberating Form--Graduation! To What?
SUBJECT: AMV Deep Dive–Graduation! To What? BODY COPY: Welcome to the sixteenth email in a series looking at Marden J. Clark’s collection Liberating Form:...
AMV Deep Dive--Liberating Form: Whose Yoke is Easy?
Welcome to the fifteenth email in a series looking at Marden J. Clark's collection Liberating Form: Mormon Essays on Religion and Literature. In this email,...