Kerry Spencer Pray

KERRY SPENCER PRAY teaches writing at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. Mormon by birth, she taught at Brigham Young University for fourteen years and spent nearly twenty years in a mixed-orientation marriage. She lives with and coparents children with her wife and gay ex-husband. She edited The Book of Queer Mormon Joy and you can follow her on Bluesky @swilua.Bsky.social

Fruits of the Mimosa Tree: Reflections on the POX

Articles/Essays – Volume 59, No. 1

I don’t remember who told me about the POX. I have an idea, but it would be a guess. I do remember looking at a lamp while she did it. There was a water stain on the table. I traced the white edges, foamy and hard at the same time.