Further Light Magazine

Issue 1 now available for purchase in print and ebook! amzn.to/4csFlk0

Every month we publish a free newsletter of interesting publications, community events, and places to submit your LDS speculative work. In this month's newsblotter, we have an interview with our editor-in-chief at Dr. Blythe's Lost Library and Gethsemane symbolism in Harry Potter

Hello @StorymakersCon attendees! Come peruse issue one, pitch us your story idea, and get some candy from our dragon's hoard--maybe help us give her a name? We're at the top of the escalator on the third floor. #storymakers26 #storymakers

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Today's poem will almost certainly make your skin crawl. @OrsonScottCard writes "From a Spirit to the One Possessed." #latterdaysaint #poetry #possession #demons

Looking to buy issue 1 of Further Light? Want to pitch us your story or essay in person? Come see us and a bunch of amazing authors at the Storymakers Conference Book Signing, on Friday May 16th at the Utah Valley Conference Center! Open to the public from 6:30-7:30 pm.

If you've ever read Frankenstein, you'll recognize both the characters and the format of this piece. Written by R. de la Lanza, this series of nested letters is presented in both English and Spanish. #latterdaysaints #fiction #frankenstein #epistolary

Si alguna vez has leído *Frankenstein*, reconocerás tanto a los personajes como el formato de esta obra. Escrita por @rdelalanza, esta serie de cartas anidadas se presenta tanto en inglés como en español. #Santosdelosúltimosdías #ficción #frankenstein

In an age where so much content is divided between being either YA or pornographic, Star Wars: Andor was a breath of fresh air. Alan Hurst writes about how Andor manages to be mature without being nihilistic. #latterdaysaints #starwars #andor

How does the Holy Ghost speak to you? And how do we talk to each other about it? #latterdaysaints #HolyGhost #magicalrealism #fiction

Elijah said the spirit sounded like a still small voice; in today's story, it's more likely to sound like the theme from the Pink Panther or a telenovella. Annaliese Lemmon takes us into a world only slightly different from our own. #latterdaysaints #HolyGhost #magicalrealism

Religion in Project Hail Mary and a college course on Mistborn in this month's free monthly newsblotter, our monthly-ish roundup of news, events, and interesting publications. If we missed something that you think should be included, please drop us a note!

We love the vibes of this week's poem from JS Absher. He really captures how trapped we can be in our experiences and our reactions to them. #poetry #latterdaysaints

Ever wonder what the people in the scriptures were like as insecure teenagers? Join us as Theric Jepson spins an alternate history of Hagoth, everyone's favorite obscure Book of Mormon character. #bookofmormon #mormonlit #latterdaysaints