Comments on: Re: The Fob Family Bible, Part II

By: Theric Jepson

Theric Jepson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:14 +0000

Way to keep it simple, William…..

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:04:43 +0000

No reason to be intimidated. We’re all muddling are way through here. The beauty of being involved in the radical middle of Mormon literature is that most of what’s going to happen is still ahead of us. Add in the nice tempering effects of the DB-oriented audience and the institutional church and the exMo crowd and the American literary and genre establishments and you get this exhilarating space where populist/literary and orthodox/disorthodox collide and cohabitate. It’s a good place to be. :-)

By: Luisa Perkins

Luisa Perkins — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:59:45 +0000

My comments are short because I am intimidated by the brilliance I find here.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:35:10 +0000

Samantha:

I’m glad you stopped by to weigh in. Your belief in Deborah as a “powerful and capable wom[a]n” of God definitely come through in your poem, which is a lovely re-vision of the Biblical song.

And I can definitely feel for those of your Fobnesses who are in grad school and very busy. The story of my life…

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:26:36 +0000

I hadn’t previously read the Barney article and I found it fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Eric’s comment about me not approving of the interpretation or parallel between Deborah and Ashteroth is true. I believe in a Heavenly Mother, a powerful one. I also believe in powerful and capable women like Deborah and I like the fact that she was only a woman and not deity.

Tyler, thank you for your thoughtful consideration of my “sole poem.”

One last thing…Eric did plead for more pieces from all of us; however, many of us were in graduate school and very busy. Eric was amazing at giving feedback and working with everyone.

By: Th.

Th. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:01:06 +0000

I hope so. I’d like to see more of Will’s work (as with the rest of FOB—well, most of you anyway…

I know what you mean.

I’m kind of sick of myself also.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:43:11 +0000

Luisa:

Thanks for weighing in. I find your short acknowledgment somewhat validating. Chalk it up to my closeted need for feedcrack, I guess.

Oh, and welcome home…

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:37:55 +0000

Th.:

(I understand Irreantum is currently considering it, so we may get lucky.)

I hope so. I’d like to see more of Will’s work (as with the rest of FOB—well, most of you anyway…)

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:35:37 +0000

Elizabeth:

It was my pleasure to help bring this to life. I thought it was a project that deserved to be on the marketplace and allowed the time and space it would need to gather a following.

I felt much the same. I only hope my efforts add breath to your collective infusion and aid in the gathering (one of a city, two of a family and such).

And, uh, sorry about that font thing. ;)

If I understand correctly, it wasn’t completely your fault. Darn printers.

And thanks for stopping by, even if you feel your glamor isn’t on…

By: Luisa Perkins

Luisa Perkins — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:33 +0000

This is a fabulous post, articulately covering subjects I ponder a lot–sex as sacrament, the connections between procreation and creativity, etc.

I am so glad to have found you people; it feels like coming home.