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A Spark to Discover
Dear Editor, For me, the Summer 2018 issue was a must-read. Tom Alward rekindled my innate spark to discover the mysteries of my own creativity, Jane Parnell inspired me to give myself permission to trek the mountains of my own soul and find my own story, Casey Allred inspired me to fail, and I hope David Lancy writes that book referenced in the last question, because it’s already on my must-read list. Thank you, writers, for putting together a truly meaningful—and pertinent—publication.
—Jen Ewell ’10, Moses Lake, WA
Failure to Launch
Editor, I wanted to clarify some misinformation in your recent article “Failure to Launch.” In this article, the interviewer asked the author if he had allergies. His response, after laughing, was “None whatsoever. Our kids need more dirt.” As a parent of a daughter with extreme lifethreatening allergies, I found this entirely distasteful, not to mention completely inaccurate. I am not aware of any research that proves allergies are caused by a lack of dirt in a child’s life. I realize this comment was made in jest; however it had no connection to the main information in the article and should have been edited out. No parent watching their child go through anaphylactic shock thinks, “Boy, I wish I had let him/her play more in the dirt. This never would have happened if I had let him/her.” Just food for thought as we sit in the dirt.
—Kristi Taylor, Layton, UT
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