At long last, a dream is coming true. I’m moving to the desert! Specifically, the SE Utah desert, but that lands me pretty close to important deserts in CO, NM, and AZ as well.
The house itself—an old manufactured home—is not much to look at. It needs a lot of work but sits on an acre [...]

The Utah Valley Monitor has published a column by C.L. Hanson that apparently was prompted by Patricia’s post on a recent letter from Irreantum editor Laraine Wilkins to the readers of the journal (which is published by the Association for Mormon Letters). Hanson then posted a comment here at AMV with a link to the [...]

This and related linked articles around the bloggernacle prompt me to note this.
Abortion is commonly defined as “the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or fetus,” or “a procedure resulting in such termination and expulsion.” Other shadings include “to bring to premature or fruitless termination.” In biology, “abort” means “to undergo arrestment of [...]