There are times we have to put our body on the line for what we believe, for the injustices we see even within our own families.

Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision.

I appreciate all of the unexpected places, internal and external, that my writing has taken me.

Well, we are Americans. I've always believed that you work with where you are - I am a Mormon woman who was raised on the edge of the Great Salt Lake in the American West in the United States of America. But, by the same token, much of my life has been spent resisting traditional forms of democracy, resisting traditional forms of orthodoxy, be it the United States government or the Mormon Church.

Each voice is distinct and has something to say. Each voice deserves to be heard. But it requires the act of listening.

Blind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives.

I write as a witness to what I have seen.