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Jennifer Sinor

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

Creative Destruction

Creative Destruction 

The spiritual quest of the alchemist

by Jennifer Sinor | Tuesday, September 07, 2021
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

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Essays From the Edge

by Patricia Hampl

F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his novels, which deftly revealed the cracks in the Roaring ’20s façade. Less well-known, but no less significant, are the Jazz Age author’s personal essays, which Patricia Hampl examines in this 2012 essay. Revisit it here in advance of Fitzgerald’s 125th birthday on September 24th.

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