DISPENSATION anthologizes the best Mormon short stories written near the turn of the twenty-first century. Each of the extraordinary twenty-eight stories in this volume represents a potent individual voice, from popular and nationally acclaimed authors Brady Udall and Orson Scott Card, to well-respected Mormon literature veterans Douglas Thayer and Margaret Blair Young, to talented up-and-coming writers Lisa Madsen Rubilar and Todd Robert Petersen, and many more.
DISPENSATION anthologizes the best Mormon short stories written near the turn of the twenty-first century. Each of the extraordinary twenty-eight stor...
It is Thanksgiving Day and the Palmers have gathered to celebrate. But one person is missing: Kyle, Beth Palmer's young husband and a once integral member of this close-knit Mormon family. Kyle's bipolar disorder has spun out of control, and each family member's reaction to his disease reveals tensions that have been at work among the Palmers for generations. In the interconnected narratives that follow, the family's past is revealed, illuminating themes of loyalty, betrayal, forgiveness and, ultimately, love.
It is Thanksgiving Day and the Palmers have gathered to celebrate. But one person is missing: Kyle, Beth Palmer's young husband and a once integral me...
