Author Archive

Brothers at Carthage Jail

Last year I discovered what—in my opinion—is the best painting of Joseph Smith’s Martyrdom. “Against the Christian Door” a painting by Andrew Knaupp, is set in the upstairs bedroom of Carthage Jail on… Read More

New Years’ Resolution: Meet Bill Cosby

One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to meet Bill Cosby. No joke. I wrote it down in January, it’s on the list right after hike the Grand Canyon (both ways), run a… Read More

Jon McNaughton Paints Nauvoo in Two Hours!

Watch this speed video as artist Jon McNaughton paints 19th century Nauvoo in less than two hours! The finished painting:

Be A Part of the Lloyd Alexander Documentary!

I am currently working on a documentary of the life of author Lloyd Alexander. I am very excited about this project, as Lloyd Alexander is one of my favorite authors of all time… Read More

Redemption in “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and “The Scarlet Letter”

Although separated by an ocean, several decades, and completely different audiences, it is remarkable how strikingly similar Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891) and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1850) are to… Read More

Matilda the Musical

I don’t know how long I stared at the tickets…but I know it was for a while. $200 dollars? I thought to myself. $200 dollars! Prior to that moment, I never knew that tickets… Read More

I Married My Best Friend (Literally).

Sometimes I still can’t believe it’s real. Then she pops around the corner of our apartment and asks if I need anything before she heads out to the gym. I slowly shake my… Read More