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Jennifer Sinor

Jennifer Sinor  is an essayist and a professor of English at Utah State University.

Every Letter is a Love Letter

Every Letter is a Love Letter

You take time to write only when you care

by Jennifer Sinor | Tuesday, March 02, 2021
We Must All Become Yogis

We Must All Become Yogis

An ancient Hindu text offers advice on how to remain sane in uncertain times

by Jennifer Sinor | Monday, May 11, 2020
Confluences

Confluences

As a beloved uncle makes his final journey in the wilderness, a new life begins

by Jennifer Sinor | Saturday, December 01, 2007
Out in the West

Out in the West

The Mormon Church is going mainstream—and leaving its gay members behind

by Jennifer Sinor | Thursday, August 25, 2011
Say Anything

Say Anything

The stories we tell ourselves

by Jennifer Sinor | Monday, June 10, 2013

THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

2nd Look

King, Kennedy, and the Power of Words

by Tim Wendel

April 4th marked the 53rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. That night in 1968, presidential candidate Robert Kennedy broke the news to an Indianapolis crowd gathered for one of his rallies. “Listening to the speech decades later is to be reminded of the real power of words,” writes Tim Wendel in this 2012 essay. “How they can heal, how they can still bring us together, but only if they are spoken with conviction and from the heart.”

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