From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V1 #308 Reply-To: aml-list Sender: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk aml-list-digest Wednesday, April 25 2001 Volume 01 : Number 308 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:31:59 -0600 From: "Brown" Subject: [AML] Achieving Mainstream Success (was: BECK, _Expecting Adam_) I LOVE your answer, Barbara (of course), and I would like to say just one more thing to the group at large--how gratifying it is to feel support from all of you at AML. The list, the board, and just our good friends all together. It really illustrates the power we can generate to salve our own wounds from the public at large. Sharlee was mentioning how Chris Bigelow's wonderful query letter got such good response because people were saying, "Wow, maybe we'll get something juicy about the Mormon church," while the actual manuscript--if it had a tinge of belief--might give them pause. My take on the whole thing is that we just get so good with our own cultural masterpieces that others outside may want to look in on it once in a while. So cheers, all! Just get better and better! And PLEASE do get a paper ready for March 2, 2002. The session, "Walking the Cultural Tightrope: Mormon Writers and Their Audiences," because the subject matter totally deals with this kind of thing! (Who wants to do a paper on Martha Beck? And how about Brian Evenson's FATHER OF LIES?) Get in touch! wwbrown@Burgoyne.com Sincerely, Marilyn Brown - ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara R. Hume To: Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) > AWhy do I just get the feeling (well, Carol Smith > >at Norton is the main reason) that you can be the best possible writer in > >the world and you won't get anywhere with New York. But the minute you "tell > >it like it is" about this podunk church, you can soar. Well, I guess I will > >have to die without being a famous writer, because I decided long ago to be > >a believer and to let it show. Oh well. Sigh. Marilyn Brown > > Perhaps it's like what Jesus said about the hypocrites who pray in public > to be seen of men. "They have their reward." > > barbara hume - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:57:38 -0500 From: Linda Adams Subject: [AML] Book Signing in Nashville Hi, all, I will be doing a booksigning in Nashville, TN at the Words of Wisdom Bookstore on Saturday, May 12, from 1-3:30 p.m. Forward on to anyone in the Nashville area that may be interested! Thank you, Linda Adams adamszoo@sprintmail.com http://home.sprintmail.com/~adamszoo - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:46:43 -0500 From: Larry Jackson Subject: [AML] MN Lex de Azevedo's "Hosanna: The Life of Christ, Part III" To Be Performed at Crystal Cathedral: Millennium Choral society Press Release From: Millennium Choral society Press Release To: Mormon News Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 09:30:00 -0400 Subject: MN Lex de Azevedo's "Hosanna: The Life of Christ, Part III" To Be Performed at Crystal Cathedral: Millennium Choral society Press Release 21Apr01 P2 [From Mormon-News] Lex de Azevedo's "Hosanna: The Life of Christ, Part III" To Be Performed at Crystal Cathedral Easter Celebration to feature talents of concert violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, tenor George Dyer, and Southern California Mormon Choir GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA -- The West Coast premier of Lex de Azevedo's new Easter oratorio "Hosanna," will be performed on Friday, April 27, 2001 at 8 p.m. at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. A chorus of 200 singers include the Southern California Mormon Choir, the Anaheim Mormon Choir, the San Diego Vocal Arts Chorale, and Lex de Azevedo's Millennium Choir from Salt Lake City. The Easter oratorio is the third in a series of classical works de Azevedo is composing about the life of Jesus Christ. Featured in the concert will be National Symphony violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, as well as tenor George Dyer singing the words of Jesus, baritone Greg Pearson as the apostle Peter, and Catherine Hyde Stambaugh as Mary Magdalene. The oratorio requires a large chorus -- a primary choir on stage and antiphonal choir in the back of the hall, creating a powerful musical experience for the listener. The World Premier Concert was performed at the Sherover Theater in Jerusalem September 4, 2000, featuring the Jerusalem Symphony, the Millennium Choir and a chorus of more than 450 singers from throughout the United states. Tickets are $40 and $25, and are available at the door or by calling Cindy Thatcher at Ettie Lee Youth and Family Services, 626-960-4861. The performance is presented by the Millennium Choral society and Ettie Lee Youth and Family Services. >From Mormon-News: Mormon News and Events Forwarding is permitted as long as this footer is included Mormon News items may not be posted to the World Wide Web sites without permission. Please link to our pages instead. For more information see http://www.MormonsToday.com/ Send join and remove commands to: majordomo@MormonsToday.com Put appropriate commands in body of the message: To join: subscribe mormon-news To leave: unsubscribe mormon-news To join digest: subscribe mormon-news-digest - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:44:14 -0500 From: Larry Jackson Subject: [AML] MN Lessons for Life Taught in New Mother's Day Book: Covenant Communications Press Release From: Covenant Press Release To: Mormon News Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:45:00 -0400 Subject: MN Lessons for Life Taught in New Mother's Day Book: Covenant Communications Press Release 16Apr01 A2 [From Mormon-News] Lessons for Life Taught in New Mother's Day Book AMERICAN FORK, UTAH -- In her new release, Legacy of Love, beloved author and speaker Lucile Johnson draws on her many years of experience to offer an encouraging message to which women everywhere will relate and respond. Using her delightful wit and warmth, Lucile Johnson pays tribute to her mother as she shares seldom-heard stories. "In sharing a few precious memories of my mother, I express my love and admiration for all mothers whose deepest desire is to rear happy, successful children," said Johnson. Through these experiences, Johnson learned some of life's most important lessons-unconditional love was invented for children, kindness can change the world and should be given to all, rich is a state of mind, and the responsibility to be happy is ours alone. She generously shares these lessons with wise and loving advice gained through experience, example, and education. "Today so many women are pulled in different directions, and Legacy of Love reminds us of and celebrates the sweet blessings and responsibilities of a mother-in a guilt-free way," said co-author JoAnn Jolley. "Lucile shows us all that the highest measure of success is found in the eyes of a child." "With more than a dozen titles and 100,000 copies sold, Lucile has definitely reached literary success," said Robby Nichols, Vice President of Marketing at Covenant Communications. "Yet Lucile would place all of this as secondary to her greatest accomplishments-five children, twenty-three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren." Legacy of Love by Lucile Johnson with JoAnn Jolley is published by Covenant Communications ($9.95 hardcover, $9.95 book on cassette). ### ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucile Johnson has been a popular speaker at Know Your Religion, Education Week, and Women's Conference for twenty years. She went back to school in her fifties and earned a Marital and Family Counseling degree. Since that time, she has addressed thousands of people-many of them women-and has touched their lives and hearts. She currently has residences in both Orem and Salt Lake City. >From Mormon-News: Mormon News and Events Forwarding is permitted as long as this footer is included Mormon News items may not be posted to the World Wide Web sites without permission. Please link to our pages instead. For more information see http://www.MormonsToday.com/ Send join and remove commands to: majordomo@MormonsToday.com Put appropriate commands in body of the message: To join: subscribe mormon-news To leave: unsubscribe mormon-news To join digest: subscribe mormon-news-digest - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 04:02:34 +0900 From: "Andrew Hall" Subject: [AML] DAVIS, _The Other Side of Heaven_ (BYU Universe) Elder Groberg's story to hit silver screen this fall By Eric Christensen eric@newsroom.byu.edu NewsNet Staff Writer Inspired after seeing the film "Chariots of Fire," Mitch Davis wanted to tell the missionary story on the big screen. "There is something very heroic about what Mormon missionaries do, and it's a kind of heroism our jaded world is in dire need of," Davis said. "I wanted to make a movie specifically for the non-LDS audience first, and the LDS audience second." Twenty-three years later, the writer/director's completion of the "The Other Side of Heaven" makes the BYU alumnus' dream a reality. "The Other Side of Heaven" is scheduled for a nationwide release in early Fall 2001. Based on the memoirs of Elder John Groberg's book "In the Eye of the Storm," Davis' film explores a young man's coming of age. More specifically, the movie shows the hard-fought change that comes when a young man faces a new culture, a new language and new traditions. But Davis' own journey has been "Hollywood-esque" in its own right. After graduating from BYU in English literature, Davis moved to San Diego where he sold computers for four years. When he had saved enough money, Davis, who had a wife and two children, applied to USC Film School. Competing against arguably the most prestigious admission standards of any film school in the country, Davis was not only accepted but caught a huge break when landing an internship at Disney Movie Studios at the end of his master's studies. As a member of Disney's "creative group," Davis was involved in the=20 development of such films as "Newsies," "Rocketeer" and "White Fang." But he also got started down a path he wanted nothing to= =20 do with -- corporate Hollywood. After two years at Disney and two more at Columbia Studios, Davis packed up= =20 his family and headed for the seclusion of the Rocky Mountains. "I moved to Colorado for writer's retreat," he said. "I wanted to get back to writing, which was why I got into movies in the first place." Once there, another pause was put on the filmmaker's dream. Davis once again changed his name; this time he became bishop Davis. "I decided that being a bishop was incompatible with the ups and downs of=20 the film making business," he said. "I needed to have more stability in my life for my family's sake, for my ward's sake, and= =20 for my sake." Davis went back to selling electronics. Later, however, Davis' movie dream floated into vision once again as he=20 started to write a script based on his own experiences in Argentina. He showed a draft of the script to his producer friend, John Garbett, who=20 suggested he read a book by Elder John Groberg that might make a better missionary movie. Davis ignored Garbett's= =20 suggestion until a second friend "pleasantly forced" Elder Groberg's book on him in late 1999. "Thirty pages into the book, I knew it was what I was looking for," Davis=20 said. "Elder Groberg is such a keen observer of human character and a great story= =20 teller besides," Davis said. "His book had high seas adventure, compelling romance and unforgettable characters." Now, 23 years after his first missionary epiphany and 15 years after=20 enrolling in USC film school, Davis' dream has come full circle. Having finished shooting in the Cook Islands, he was in=20 Auckland, New Zealand, on the set of his first motion picture. Doubling as the Maeser Building in 1953, an old museum played host to the movie's opening scene -- a swing dance where BYU freshman John Groberg played his trumpet and watched as his dream woman danced the night away with someone else. Christopher Gorham of the WB Network's "Popular" did a phenomenal job=20 portraying the character, Davis said. "We literally looked at hundreds and hundreds of actors," he said. "(Gorham)= =20 is kind of a mix between Tom Hanks and Jimmy Stewart -- fun, energetic and enthusiastic." To understand the role more fully, Gorham spent a full day proselyting with= =20 the LDS missionaries stationed on the Cook Island of Rarontonga. Anne Hathaway plays the role of Groberg's love interest, Jean Sabin. Like Gorham, Hathaway was moved by the essence of the movie and came to feel= =20 close to the Grobergs. "Elder Groberg came to visit the set one day, and I introduced him to Anne= =20 Hathaway," Davis recalled. "Elder Groberg took her hand and said, 'So, you're the lucky girl that gets to play my=20 wife.' Anne was his friend for life after that." Davis estimates that approximately 600 people worked on the movie, only a=20 few of which were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heavyweight producers Jerry Molen and John Garbett brought their many years= =20 of Hollywood experience to the set each day, along with their testimonies of the church, Davis said. Molen, who won an Academy Award for "Schindler's List" and produced other=20 blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park," "Twister," and "Days of Thunder," said the Groberg film was one of his best= =20 experiences in the industry. "If I had to rank my best film experience, I would probably choose this=20 one," he said. "It was such a tremendous challenge; but at the same time, it was spiritually uplifting." Garbett, a member of BYU's Film School Advisory Council, started his film=20 career at Disney where he met Davis. Garbett went on to work on such films as "Alive," "Father of the Bride," and the=20 soon-to-be-released, "Shrek." Davis speaks very highly of the two producers who made his film dream come= =20 true. "The production value Jerry and John put on the screen exceeded my wildest= =20 dreams. It is definitely a big screen movie," he said. "Of course, if I'd thought about their previous credits, I wouldn't=20 have expected any less. These guys make big movies. That's just what they do." Elder Groberg said he though Davis did an excellent job. "He was able to tell the story and maintain a wonderful spirit," he said. Elder Groberg said his involvement in the making of the moveie was limited. "Mitch mostly asked me technical questions about whether we wore ties all=20 the time or slacks," he said. "He was being as accurate as he could. I was immensely impressed." Elder Groberg said the movie was very moving to watch. "He did a wonderful job capturing moments," he said. "When watching the=20 hurricane scene in the water, I immediately remembered how I felt and thinking of Jean when almost drowning." In another gut-wrenching scene, Elder Groberg experiences the pains of rats= =20 eating the bottoms of his feet during the night. Elder Groberg said he did not know if he would walk again. For Davis, perhaps the most important Church of Jesus Christ member on the= =20 set was his son, Christian, now a BYU freshman. "It was great having Christian around, watching the cast and crew interact= =20 with him," Davis said. "They didn't cut him any slack for being the director's kid. To the contrary, they were probably=20 harder on him. But I could tell they respected him, and that made me very proud." For Christian, who appeared on screen as Elder Louis Armstrong, making his= =20 first appearance in front of the camera was almost too much to handle. "I had 30 people staring at me," he said. "It was incredibly nerve racking." He went on to say that the experience became a great preparation for his=20 mission. "The lighting guys and some of the actors would ask questions about the=20 church," he said. "They were surprised a 19-year-old would go out to do what we do." Elder Groberg hopes audiences can see beyond the religious part of the story= =20 and see it as faith- and humanity-promoting film. "I had such deep, deep respect for these people and the other religions on= =20 the island," he said. "I could tell they were trying to do good." "The movie is about God's greatest creation -- His children," he said.=20 "We're all fighting the same battle, I hope people realize this." For more information, check out the film's Web site at othersidefoheaven.com= =20 or eyeofthestormmovie.com. This story was posted on Thursday, April 19, 2001 Copyright =A9 2001 NewsNet. All rights reserved. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:13:52 -0400 From: Richard Johnson Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) At 12:33 AM 4/22/2001 -0600, you wrote: >> on 4/18/01 10:55 AM, Steve at skperry@mac.com wrote: >While I agree with Steve that caution is needed here, I'd like to refer back >to Jonathan's item b as to why this topic may be appropriate to the list >(i.e., the issue of "potential effects when someone's writing >impacts/reflects on real people"). When exactly does the act of gossip >begin? Does it begin when a family member tries to respond to what she sees >as a distorted published account of her home life, or does it begin when the >author publishes the account? Is one gossip and not the other? Is either >justified? Is either charitable? > >I seriously would like to know what others believe the best response from a >family member would be in this situation. For the most part, the Nibley >family has remained silent about Martha's book and hoped people would >recognize that her portrayal of the family, BYU, Mormonism, and Utah is >biased and unfair; however, it's obvious that this silence has had mixed >results. > >--Boyd I hope that when (if, - not likely) my own memoirs are published, that my family is as kind and tasteful in writing rejoinders as your wife has been. I think that, for a list like ours where paradigm and perception are major issues, this is a very valuable thread. (Now if it were one of the neigbors writing, it might be different. Richard B. Johnson Husband, Father, Grandfather, Puppeteer, Playwright, Writer, Director, Actor, Thingmaker, Mormon, Person, Fool I sometimes think that the last persona is the most important http://www2.gasou.edu/commarts/puppet/ Georgia Southern University Puppet Theatre - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:13:52 -0400 From: Richard Johnson Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) At 12:33 AM 4/22/2001 -0600, you wrote: >> on 4/18/01 10:55 AM, Steve at skperry@mac.com wrote: >While I agree with Steve that caution is needed here, I'd like to refer back >to Jonathan's item b as to why this topic may be appropriate to the list >(i.e., the issue of "potential effects when someone's writing >impacts/reflects on real people"). When exactly does the act of gossip >begin? Does it begin when a family member tries to respond to what she sees >as a distorted published account of her home life, or does it begin when the >author publishes the account? Is one gossip and not the other? Is either >justified? Is either charitable? > >I seriously would like to know what others believe the best response from a >family member would be in this situation. For the most part, the Nibley >family has remained silent about Martha's book and hoped people would >recognize that her portrayal of the family, BYU, Mormonism, and Utah is >biased and unfair; however, it's obvious that this silence has had mixed >results. > >--Boyd I hope that when (if, - not likely) my own memoirs are published, that my family is as kind and tasteful in writing rejoinders as your wife has been. I think that, for a list like ours where paradigm and perception are major issues, this is a very valuable thread. (Now if it were one of the neigbors writing, it might be different. Richard B. Johnson Husband, Father, Grandfather, Puppeteer, Playwright, Writer, Director, Actor, Thingmaker, Mormon, Person, Fool I sometimes think that the last persona is the most important http://www2.gasou.edu/commarts/puppet/ Georgia Southern University Puppet Theatre - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:12:18 -0500 From: "Reed A Russell" Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) Boyd and Zina, Many thanks for your thoughts on the book, etc. Zina, you have your father's sharp wit and candor. Perhaps you should be the one to write Hugh's biography. (With all deference to Boyd, of course.) Kind regards, Reed Russell - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 23:54:13 -0600 From: "Nan McCulloch" Subject: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ _Brigham City_ is a stunning artistic experience. Since it is (needfully= ) a slow moving film, I think the (obvious or not) red-herrings help to m= ove it along. The _who done it_ aspect is such a small part of the total= work. There were three possible culprits IMO. Since one of those thre= e did do the deed, it did not come as a complete surprise. The surprisin= g thing to me was the ending. It took a creative genius to come up with = that ending. It was something that could happen, but probably never has.= That was what made it so unique and so moving. I will never forget how= I felt and the impact that it had on me. Thank you Richard Dutcher for = making me think and feel. =20 Nan Parkinson McCulloch - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:03:40 -0700 From: "LauraMaery (Gold) Post" Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) >When exactly does the act of gossip >begin? Does it begin when a family member tries to respond to what she sees >as a distorted published account of her home life, or does it begin when the >author publishes the account? Is one gossip and not the other? Is either >justified? Is either charitable? If I believed that people whom I loved and respected had been maligned, I would be unable to keep silent. I cannot imagine permiting the allegations to stand unchallenged. I would do everything in my power to respond to it - -- point by point, assertion by assertion. And I would likewise make it clear to anyone willing to listen what I thought were the motives of those who did the maligning. Evil flourishes in the space created by good people who stand silent. For a person whose reputation has been tarnished to defend himself would be somewhat unseemly. But for his family and other who know and love him to rise to his defense in the face of malicious gossip is expected. It is, in fact, the least I'd expect. The absence of dissent implies agreement, and it would be a tremendous wrong if one bitter person were permitted to undo a lifetime of good work with unanswered malice. - --lauramaery gold - --------- WHAT DO WE DO? We homeschool! Here's how: "Homeschool Your Child for Free." Order your copy today, from Amazon.com. - --------- . - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:15:21 -0400 From: "Tracie Laulusa" Subject: [AML] Books to Read I went to our local church bookstore today to get gifts for my seminary teachers. And, surprise, it is either going out of business or changing ownership-still not sure which. So, they have everything on sale 50% off. I was able to get a lot more books than I would have at full price. (Sorry, I know the authors don't benefit from sales like these.) So now I have books by Marilyn Brown, Eric Samuelsen, Benson Parkinson, and BJ Rowley to keep me busy. Sharlee, your One in a Billion is lovely. The clerk raved about your book Marilyn, and also yours, Linda. Unfortunately she had raved about Prodigal Journey to so many people that it was sold out. It's going to be a fun couple months with all this reading waiting for me. Tracie Laulusa - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:11:45 -0700 (PDT) From: William Morris Subject: [AML] Depicting the Holy Ghost (was: BECK, _Expecting Adam_) - --- harlowclark@juno.com wrote: > It is worth noting that American culture puts an > enormous weight on > strong rhetoric. I mistrust a great deal of > rhetoric, and when I hear of > non-rhetorical gestures they often move me > tremendously As a good post-modernist, a member of the army of spin-docs and pr fluffs, and a member of the irony generation, I'm supposed to point out that all is rhetoric----rhetoric is inescapable. It consumes all and there are no non-rhetorical gestures left. The thing is that I've found that I've become softer in the past couple of years. Small gestures of compassion, of tolerance, of understanding move me. And strong rhetoric, instead of raising my blood pressure, just makes me kind of sad. When we move into the realm of literature, the problem for me is that it seems to me that to artfully, honestly portray these small gestures is rather difficult. Or maybe it's not difficult, but risky. What I'm moving towards is the problem of portraying the workings of the Holy Ghost. How do you do it in a way that readers who aren't already familiar with the idiom of how Latter-Day Saints describe the Spirit can relate to? Or, since many of us seem to experience the workings of the Spirit in different ways, how do you do it in a way that transcends cliche, but still is powerful to Mormon readers? One of things I admired about Thom's story in the last issue of _Irreantum_ is that he took the plunge and described Orkney's experience of 'the glowing'----this witness of fire that begins within and pushes out to his skin. ~~William Morris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:04:23 -0600 From: Thom Duncan Subject: Re: [AML] BECK, _Expecting Adam_ (Review) "LauraMaery (Gold) Post" wrote: > > >When exactly does the act of gossip > >begin? Does it begin when a family member tries to respond to what she sees > >as a distorted published account of her home life, or does it begin when the > >author publishes the account? Is one gossip and not the other? Is either > >justified? Is either charitable? > > If I believed that people whom I loved and respected had been maligned, I > would be unable to keep silent. I cannot imagine permiting the allegations > to stand unchallenged. I would do everything in my power to respond to it > -- point by point, assertion by assertion. And I would likewise make it > clear to anyone willing to listen what I thought were the motives of those > who did the maligning. Up to the point where you try to read the mind of the maligner, I'm with you. Refute by facts only, let the reader be the one who tries to read minds. You will gain few people on your side if you impugn motives to them. Just look at how little the American people appreciated dirty politics. As Jack Webb used to say, "Just the facts, Ma'am." Resist the temptation to slip into ad homonym. > Evil flourishes in the space created by good people who stand silent. True, but you don't have to sink to the level of your accuser. Rise above them. If they've used gossip, you use facts. > For a person whose reputation has been tarnished to defend himself would be > somewhat unseemly. But for his family and other who know and love him to > rise to his defense in the face of malicious gossip is expected. It is, in > fact, the least I'd expect. The absence of dissent implies agreement, and > it would be a tremendous wrong if one bitter person were permitted to undo > a lifetime of good work with unanswered malice. Perhaps you over-estimate the power of the "one" person. Dozens of Joseph's contemporary nay-sayers have harmed his reputation very little. - -- Thom Duncan Playwrights Circle an organization of professionals - -------------------------- Shameless Plug - ------------------------------- Don't miss the Playwrights Circle Summer Festival at UVSC! *J. Golden* - a one-man play by James Arrington, starring Marvin Payne *SFX5* - 5 original short science fiction plays *Peculiarities* - a new full-length play by Eric Samuelsen For more information about the Playwrights Circle and our summer festival: http://www.playwrightscircle.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:08:07 -0500 From: Linda Adams Subject: Re: [AML] Books to Read At 08:15 PM 4/24/01, you wrote: >The clerk raved >about your book Marilyn, and also yours, Linda. Unfortunately she had raved >about Prodigal Journey to so many people that it was sold out. It's going >to be a fun couple months with all this reading waiting for me. > >Tracie Laulusa Bummer! Oh well--thank you for looking for it! Here's hoping you can find it by the time you run out of other books. And I'm glad to hear she's selling it for me. :-) That _does_ help. I very much appreciate the List for helping me find excellent reading material, too. I've discovered many books I may not have heard of otherwise. BTW, I finally caved in and read _The Runelords_ over the weekend (it takes me a while to pick up books EVERYONE says are excellent... I'm just fickle that way). It _was_ quite good. I plan to write a review when I can, but I have to finish up the last few chapters of my book first. Linda ================ Linda Adams adamszoo@sprintmail.com http://home.sprintmail.com/~adamszoo - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:24:39 -0600 From: Thom Duncan Subject: Re: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ Nan McCulloch wrote: > > _Brigham City_ ... It took a creative genius to come up with > that ending. A genus, or just someone who had seen "Places in the Heart?" - -- Thom Duncan Playwrights Circle an organization of professionals - -------------------------- Shameless Plug - ------------------------------- Don't miss the Playwrights Circle Summer Festival at UVSC! *J. Golden* - a one-man play by James Arrington, starring Marvin Payne *SFX5* - 5 original short science fiction plays *Peculiarities* - a new full-length play by Eric Samuelsen For more information about the Playwrights Circle and our summer festival: http://www.playwrightscircle.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:34:17 -0600 From: "Nan McCulloch" Subject: Re: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ Should I have egg on my face? I didn't see _Places of the Heart._ Nan McCulloch - ----- Original Message ----- Nan McCulloch wrote: > > _Brigham City_ ... It took a creative genius to come up with > that ending. A genus, or just someone who had seen "Places in the Heart?" - -- Thom Duncan - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V1 #308 ******************************