A new magazine that seeks to explore the restored gospel through the medium of the human imagination. Our goal is to enjoy the fandoms we love, to experience new ones, and to expound on the eternal truths buried within them. www.furtherlightmag.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mr6a5lso6c2gLet's get a little steampunk mixed in with early Utah history for Pioneer Day, shall we? Beth Buck introduces us to a young girl named Jennis, her midwife mother, and her brother who wants to be an inventor. #latterdaysaints #fiction #steampunk #alternatehistory #pioneerday21 Jul 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6a5lso6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mqmiph67h22bWhat happens when a rational society of artificial beings runs into the emotional connections between mother and child? Today's story by @sciencehoroscope looks the definitions of individuality, rationality, and family, among other things. #fiction #latterdaysaint #sciencefiction #shortstories #AI14 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiph67h22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mq2wvok2sk2wRevealing our cover and contents for issue 2! Subscribe at furtherlightmag.com by the end of July to receive your print copy in the mail as well as access to the online versions as they publish!07 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2wvok2sk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mpjbzn3x2k2hThe Lowerarchy of Hell has some important new information about the enemy's corporeal form. Thanks to Jordan Lake for getting this important correspondence into our hands! #latterdaysaints #temptingthesaints #Screwtape https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/tempting-the-saints-the-enemy-has https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/tempting-the-saints-the-enemy-has?r=3kuuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true30 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjbzn3x2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3moxre4cwyc2aToday's piece from Chanel Earl is a chorus of voices from the background figure in many tales: the mother. We love how this piece blends fairy tales and biblical narratives into one great story of the nature of motherhood. #latterdaysaints #fiction #motherhood #fairytales23 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxre4cwyc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mnzqd7hf5c2cA Latter-day Saint won a Tony Award for an (arguably) speculative musical. Plus thoughts about AI and a sneak peek at what we're working on for our print issue, all in this month's newsblotter. Become a free subscriber so you don't miss one!11 Jun 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzqd7hf5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mncvox2jrs2u"First Light" is our reoccurring feature that highlights speculative writing by early Latter-day Saints. Nephi Anderson uses the same kind of casual accidental time travel that you may have read in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" to encourage gratitude for the sacrifices of the past.02 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncvox2jrs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mm7rar2cn22cEvery month we publish a free newsletter of interesting publications, community events, and places to submit your LDS speculative work. This month, we have an interview with our editor-in-chief and Gethsemane symbolism in Harry Potter. https://www.furtherlightmag.com/p/may-2026-newsblotter19 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7rar2cn22chttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mle3nfraf22fLooking to buy issue 1 of Further Light? Want to pitch us your story or essay in person? Come see us and a bunch of amazing authors at the Storymakers Conference Book Signing, on Friday May 16th at the Utah Valley Conference Center! Open to the public from 6:30-7:30 pm.08 May 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3nfraf22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3ml4i6tyank2aIf you've ever read Frankenstein, you'll recognize both the characters and the format of this piece. Written by R. de la Lanza, this series of nested letters is presented in both English and Spanish. #latterdaysaints #fiction #frankenstein #intranslation https://www.furtherlightmag.com/p/a-letter-from-captain-robert-walton05 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4i6tyank2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mkkv4uvc4k2iIn an age where so much content is divided between being either YA or pornographic, Star Wars: Andor was a breath of fresh air. Alan Hurst writes about how Andor manages to be mature without being nihilistic. #latterdaysaints #starwars #andor https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/why-andors-grown-up-heroes-matter28 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkv4uvc4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mjzc5nh2ks23Elijah said the spirit sounded like a still small voice; in today's story, it's more likely to sound like the theme from the Pink Panther or a telenovella. @annalieselemmon.bsky.social takes us into a world only slightly different from our own. #latterdaysaints #HolyGhost #magicalrealism21 Apr 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzc5nh2ks23https://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mjpaossczc22Religion in Project Hail Mary and a college course on Mistborn and more in our free monthly newsblotter. If we missed something that you think should be included, please drop us a note! https://www.furtherlightmag.com/p/apr-2026-newsblotter17 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpaossczc22https://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mjhtgejkkk2cWe love the vibes of this week's poem from JS Absher. He really captures how trapped we can be in our experiences and our reactions to them. #poetry #latterdaysaints www.furtherlightmag.com/p/rented-room14 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtgejkkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3miw2zczacs2pEver wonder what the people in the scriptures were like as insecure teenagers? Join us as @thmazing.bsky.social spins an alternate history of Hagoth, everyone's favorite obscure Book of Mormon character. #bookofmormon #mormonlit #latterdaysaints https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/young-hagoth-plays-it-safe07 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2zczacs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3miehpfx4h222The conclusion to the first Stormlight arc has a lot to say about atonement, repentance, and faith crisis. Come explore the postsecular theology of Wind & Truth in today's essay by @lizbusby.bsky.social. #stormlightarchive #cosmere #brandonsanderson https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/journey-before-destination-faith?r=3kuuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true31 Mar 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3miehpfx4h222https://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mhsve62r3s2wWhat if the restoration had Catholic-vibes? Why do we need Harry Potter in 2026? And what's up with portraying sealings in Star Trek? Catch up on interesting publications and news from Further Light and our authors in this month's newsblotter. https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/march-2026-newsblotter?r=3kuuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Mar 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsve62r3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mhbazd6oos2pUtah Mormons are known for their consumption of Jell-o, but what happens when the Jell-o fights back? Get ready to laugh while you read Jaleta Clegg's send-up of Relief Society activities with a monstrous twist! #latterdaysaint #fiction #monsteroftheweek #scifihumor https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/charity-never-faileth?r=3kuuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Mar 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbazd6oos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mgpnpfug3c2fJust an ordinary day for two sister missionaries, tracting through Dante's Inferno. But for one demon, it might mean a chance at redemption. Find out what happens in DA Cooper's "The Fallen." #LDS #poetry #Dante #religiouspoetry #religiousspeculative10 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpnpfug3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mg6emlcs4s2yHave you read Perelandra, CS Lewis's sci-fi retelling of the fall? Today we have some commentary on how the ideas Lewis presents mesh with the unique LDS conception of the fall, written by BYU student Cameron Price. #LDS #CSLewis #ScienceFiction #Mormon #theFall03 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6emlcs4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mg47y6umls2dThanks to everyone who sent in your work to us! We are happily digging into all your interesting stories, poetry, and essays. #LDS #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #scifi #fantasy02 Mar 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg47y6umls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mfp2qdtezk2bLove the transforming view of Earth in the three stanzas of this poem. #poetry #scifi #orsonscottcard25 Feb 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp2qdtezk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mfozznvogs2lWhat would it be like to return to Earth after growing up in an artificially perfect environment? This week's poem from Orson Scott Card contemplates the pains and glories of materiality and embodiment. #orsonscottcard #poetry #sciencefiction #space25 Feb 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfozznvogs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mfktuetwk22nWant to write about Saints on spaceships? We want you to be a part of our next issue! Check furtherlightmag.com/p/submissions for more information on what we are looking for.23 Feb 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfktuetwk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mf33d77qks2lIn today's story by WO Hemsath, animals are disappearing, amid rumors of a mysterious monster. Will Aasim Beaver be able to save the one he loves before it's too late? https://www.furtherlightmag.com/p/the-double-snatcher17 Feb 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf33d77qks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mez76gdbgc2wIssue 1 now available for purchase in print and ebook! https://bookshop.org/p/books/further-light-issue-1-winter-2026-lee-allred/7bbc7009150bd91c?ean=9781642780710&next=t16 Feb 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez76gdbgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mez5d6fujk2fWant to write about the restored gospel through a fantastical lens? We want you to be a part of our next issue! Check www.furtherlightmag.com/p/submissions for more information on what we are looking for. #callforsubmissions #latterdaysaints #fiction #poetry #essay16 Feb 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez5d6fujk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mejdzabzr227Today's drop is our February newsblotter, with news about our print editions and interesting publications from around the web. Plus check out our list of deadlines for new opportunities to show off your work! https://open.substack.com/pub/furtherlightmag/p/february-2026-newsblotter?r=3kuuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true10 Feb 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejdzabzr227https://bsky.app/profile/furtherlightmag.bsky.social/post/3mdxtyz2c6c2uThis week's story by Brian K. Lowe brings with it mysterious and contemplative vibes. What choice would you make? #fiction #angels #faith #faithcrisis03 Feb 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:fwrkdwtcfj4yvlrmrhobek4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxtyz2c6c2u