When one of us says 'look, there is nothing out there,' what we are really saying is, 'I cannot see'.

Words empower us, move us beyond our suffering, and set us free.

We are wearing coats of trust. When one tells a story this is what happens.

In the early days of the Mormon Church, stewardship toward the land was a priority. It was a matter of survival in the desert.

But, today, the idea of faith returns to me. Faith defies logic and propels us beyond hope because it is not attached to our desires. Faith is the centerpiece of a connected life. It allows us to live by the grace of invisible strands. It is a belief in a wisdom superior to our own. Faith becomes a teacher in the absence of fact.

When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart.

My activism is a result of my love. So whether it's trying to preserve the wilderness in Southern Utah or writing about an erotics of place, it is that same impulse - to try to make sense of the world, to try to preserve something that is beautiful, to ask the tough questions, the push the boundaries of what is acceptable.