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Bechcopy iS pla 8.75 or pone F __copy(ies) of the AML Annual 1999 ah coy i810 pls 32 postage Donation to the AML of $ o Your name and address: Total: $ Sen is for with cock payable toe AML) ‘AML wearer Henry Miles, 1925 Teac Drie Ore, UT 4057 ee EXPLORING MORMON LITERATURE WINTER 1999-2000 » $2.00 Aconversation with Rachel Ann Nunes Gospel and adventure romance novelist Book reviews Parting the Veil, Piyilis Barber ‘The Fiction and Driving on the Lalsobed, R.A. Christmas I Hated Heaven, Kenny Kem Eating Chocolates and Daneing in the Kitchen, Tom Plummer ‘Magic Mirror, Orson Scott Card Essays by Paul Rawlins and Henry Miles Fletion by Seott Parkin Poetry by Carel Quist, Jen Wahlquist, and others ‘Mormon publishing news IRREANTUM ons Sra (Custer K Bio, co manag tor (reans@ee.cm) Benton Pinos comanapingetor (oyprtasn@es bere) ‘Tory Andon fn (yards con) arlow Cla, pry haoweu@ jan som) Soauthan Langford, AML-List Hghihs aafor@ resent coa) Kent Laren, Pblhing News (ares@imarensed co) ‘Bouck Remy, Bok reviews Guarey@jen et) "Ear C. Stow Ista (elgsoow yahoo com) ‘Boao orm Astoaron fot Moss Laren Joe Benin, preside on, anon yu.) 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Miles 128 Fiction ‘Of Cats and Disease and Nature, Soott R. Parkin. 30 Poetry Wist Yo the Thistle, Carol Quist. 197 Eaton Wash, RA. Christmas. 38 When It Snowed in Pasadens 38 Naked in Chureh: To a Young Poet, Jen Wahlquiet vo. 39 ‘Afternoon at Autumn Solstice, Cathy Gileadt Wilson 40 Reviews Parting the Veil, Phyllia Barber Reviewed by Erie A. Eliason 40 ‘The Fietion and Driving onthe Labebed, R.A. Christmas Reviewed by Harlow 8. Clark 46 I Hated Heaven, Kenny Kemp Reviewed by Scott Parkin. 48 Eating Chocolates and Dancing in the Kitchen, ‘Tom Plummer Reviewed by Brenda P. Veit e1 ‘Magic Mirror, Orson Seott Card Reviewed by D. Michael Martindale Publishing News: AML-List Highlights Winter 1999-2000 3 Editor's Letter, Why Irreantrum? 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