Review by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron of my Aunt Rena Chynoweth's "The Blood Covenant" This Memoir, written over thirty-five years ago, struck me as the work of an immature apologist and revisionist. Its bias toward my Uncle Ervil's cold-hearted cult hangs like a cobweb over this tale co-authored by my Ex-Aunt, infamous Rena Chynoweth. The last I…
Quotes by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: Writers Block
Point Blank: The point at which all thought leaves the frontal lobe and one comes face-to-face with writers block.~Dan Poynter WRITERS BLOCKPOINT BLANK: Point at which one's dry cartridge pen 'Ranges writers block "twixt gun and target." Stephany Spencer-LeBaron~~~~~~~~~Point at which one's brain is "shot" By the bullet of writers block.Stephany Spencer-LeBaron~~~~~~~~~ Doggerel, Blarney, 'n'…
Mormon Shunning, Ostracization, and Excommunication: Left to Die and Here’s Why
Circa 1970: Me at 23 after fleeing a Mormon fundamentalist cult in 1967 I'd rather be alone and unhappythan unhappy in a church that squelches meand no longer speaks to me.Stephany Spencer NOTE: The following blog is a heartfelt exhortion posted on Facebook by a cyberspace Ex-Mormon acquaintance. It's followed by my response. Bruce: I…
Rebecca Kimbel: Producer, Artist, Ex-Mormon Fundy, Human Rights Advocate, and Community Activist
NOTE: The following is a re-post of a past blog post. Since that previous posting, some things have changed: E.g., Rebecca Kimbel recently published her monumental Memoir: Born in Polygamy.I bought the manuscript last week on Amazon.com. I'm now in the process of reading this masterpiece that promises to be the Bible of all books…
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