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- ↑ Fagg Weist, Ellen (May 15, 2018). "In 'Mother's Milk,' a young Mormon writer makes the idea of a Heavenly Mother feel as everyday as, well, writing poems while the kids nap". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ Rappleye, Christine (March 28, 2018). "Association for Mormon Letters 2017 award winners announced, literary magazine to be re-launched". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
