Menlove and Pace, whose stories appear in the new collection “The Path and the Gate” from Signature books, discuss the craft of writing, post-Mormons interest in writing about Mormons, and physicality in fiction. Larry Menlove’s work has been published in many venues including Weber, Sunstone, Dialogue, Drunken Boat, and saltfront. He has won first place in the Utah Original Writing Competition in both the short story and non-fiction categories.David G. Pace is the author of the novel Dream House on Golan Drive and of stories and essays in multiple anthologies and literary journals. The story included here is part of a forthcoming collection of shorts titled American Trinity and Other Stories from the Mormon Corridor.