The paperback edition of The Year My Son and I Were Born is now available here. Find an excerpt, reviews and discussion questions here, and don’t miss the video montage!

In addition, I’m pleased to announce the release of Dance With Them: 30 Stumbling Mothers Catch Glimpses of Grace. Enjoyable as a sequel to The Mother in Me as well as a stand-alone volume, this anthology of personal essays and poetry explores the challenges and rewards of mothering school-age children, beginning on the first notes of middle childhood and concludes with the finale of high school graduation.




And behold, Segullah‘s fifth anniversary issue!

We’re giving away a thousand copies to readers who begin or renew a one-year subscription to the print edition of our journal. Don’t miss this double-length collection of personal essays, poetry, feature articles, and (for the first time) short fiction that illuminates the concept and experience of marriage from dozens of different angles—some from within the bounds of its rewards and challenges, and some from without. Highlights include essays from Mormon lit mavens Linda Hoffman Kimball and Tessa Meyer Santiago, a short story from award-winning fiction author Angela Hallstrom, and an article by LDS sex therapist Natasha Parker, plus winners and other honorees from our most recent personal essay and poetry contests.

Welcome to the website of KLS:

wife of one, mother of seven, memoirist, essayist, editor, nonprofit CEO, practicing Mormon, depression survivor, Down syndrome advocate, Greek-blooded American, WordTwist addict and Radiohead groupie. (Not necessarily in that order.)

Art credit: "Altered Waters" by Leslie Graff

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