Lauren Matthews

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Walking along life, collecting words and stories like pebbles in a pocket. Come skip with me.

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2017 Snow College Magazine

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Snow College Magazine - Fall 2020

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Snow College Magazine Fall 2018

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Snow College Magazine Fall 2018

Dialogue Journal • 5th July 2026

Karen Anderson’s Excavation of Ghosts | Karin Anderson. Before Us Like a Land of Dreams - Dialogue Journal

Mark 5:9—“My name is Legion: for we are many”—opens Karin Anderson’s masterwork Before Us Like a Land of Dreams. Anderson lyrically pools her ancestral narrative in sweeping loops, eddying history, religion, and landscape. Ghosts speak elusive, needling “truths.” Homesteads are temples of their own. The narrator is excavated as artifact—the individual is not individual, the collective not merely alive.

This excavation occurs through pilgrimage, both automotive and digital. Anderson and her na...

23rd October 2015

Makeover Merida? Not Here!: "Sofia the First" review Pt 1 -

October 12th finally marked the entrance of Princess Merida (from Disney/Pixar’s Brave) in Sofia the First: “The Secret Library.” Sofia the First, Disney Junior’s princess escapade show for kiddies, has the same fanfiction-y pleasure as ABC’s Once Upon a Time, with Disney Princesses often cameoing to impart advice, songs, and general royal screen presence. Interestingly, Sofia the First has been known to change the well-known costumes of its Disney Princess guests; Cinderella gets more sparkly,...

9th October 2015

Pied Piper in Police Procedurals -

Picture the scene: police tape, a music institute, a car, and inside the car, a well-esteemed music teacher—or what’s left of the well-esteemed music teacher. Crawling over him and in him and through him are the furry bodies of nightmares, rats.
Music, crime, rats.
What comes to mind?
For me, anytime music and rats are linked, I think of the “Rat-Catcher of Hamelin,” aka, “The Pied Piper.” Of course, fairy tales are a very big part of my life, but then again, fairy tales are also a big part of...

Selected Works

Blogger. Blogs for companies within Any Hour Group, 2024-2026.

“Introduction.” Foundations Course Textbook, 2^nd ed. Snow College, 2021.

"Review for Before Us Like a Land of Dreams, Karin Anderson." Dialogue: a Journal of Mormon Thought, Spring 2020.

"Shaping Snow College's Future, One Student at a Time." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2020, pp. 26-27.

"Gaming Gladiators: Esports Team Finds Success on the Virtual Battlefield." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2020, pp. 28-29.

"Distinguished Alumnus: Daniel Maynes, Class of 1989." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2020, pp. 36-37.

"Distinguished Alumnus: Jack Anderson, Class of 1968." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2019, pp. 32-33.

"Distinguished Alumnus: Jeb Branin, Class of 1990." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2019, pp. 34-35.

"You Are Welcome Here: 40 Years of International Programs at Snow College." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2018, pp. 16-19. Cover feature.

"The Spirit of Snow and Its Global Highways: Snow College Alumni Work and Live Throughout the World." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2018, pp. 23-25.

"Distinguished Alumnus: Boyd Beck, Class of '95." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2018, pp. 30-31.

"A Pathway of Progress: Snow College Introduces Four-Year Degree in Software Engineering," Snow College Magazine, Fall 2017, pp. 14-17. Featured article.

"A Different View of Everything: Students and Faculty Visit Panama." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2017, pp. 8-9.

"Growth of an Industry: Snow College Agriculture Programs Serve Community." Snow College Magazine, Fall 2017, pp. 24-25.

Blogs and transcriptions for Allen & Petersen Cooking & Appliance Center. Wasilla, Alaska. 2016.

Blogs for BYU Fairy Tales. In conjunction with the fftv.byu.edu project, under Dr. Jilly Rudy. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 2015.

“White as Snow.” Vera Hinckley Mayhew Creative Writing Contest. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. 2015. 1^st Prize Special Fiction.

"Innocence Revealed: Constructions of History in Hamlet." Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

"The Ritual." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

"The God in Void." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

"Quicken the Dead." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

"Tuesdays with Elvis." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

"Thunderlust." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2011.

"The Oracle." Warp & Weave: Journal of Speculative Fiction. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2011.

"At the Heart of a Tomato." Touchstones: Journal of Art & Literature. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2011. 2^nd Prize Prose.

"A Prometheus Gift." Warp & Weave: Journal of Speculative Fiction. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2010. 3^rd Prize Prose.

Copyeditor. Digital Team: Marketing Team, Any Hour Group, 2024-2026.

Developmental editor, copyeditor, and publisher. KX10 Program, Blue Sky Amazon, 2022-2025.

Developmental editor, copyeditor, and publisher. Freelance work under NDA/contracts. Print and digital.

Editorial director, content coordinator, publication designer, and editor. Foundations Course Textbook, 2^nd ed. Snow College, 2021.

Editor, faculty advisor, and content coordinator. Weeds: the Literary Journal of Snow College, Snow College, 2016-2021.

Editor, publication designer, and publisher. Strange Nothings, ENGL 2250 Class Literary Journal, Snow College, 2019.

Editor, publication designer, and publisher. Exulansis. ENGL 2250 Class Literary Journal, Snow College, 2018.

Editor, publication designer, and publisher. Beneath the Folds. ENGL 2250 Class Literary Journal, Snow College, 2018. Print and ebook.

Editor. Alaska’s Best Kitchens, Allen & Petersen Co., Spring/Summer 2016. Wasilla, Alaska.

Poetry and prose editor. Warp & Weave: Journal of Speculative Fiction. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. 2012.

Presenter and co-host. KX10 Bootcamp Conference: Fiction, 2023. Blue Sky Amazon KX10 Program online workshop.

Presenter and co-host. KPI Weekly Q & A, 2023. Blue Sky Amazon KPI Program online workshop.

Presenter and co-host. KX10 Bootcamp Conference: Nonfiction, 2022. Blue Sky Amazon KX10 Program online workshop.

"You see, we see, we all see an apple." 1 Image, 1 Minute, 2019. Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT. Reading.

Presenter. "Market Research: Topic and Keywords." KX10 Courses, 2022. Blue Sky Amazon KX10 Program online course.

Presenter. "Book Cover Design: Market Research." KX10 Courses, 2022. Blue Sky Amazon KX10 Program online course.

Presenter. "Editing: What Kind of Editing You Need and How to Hire the Right Editor." KX10 Courses, 2022. Blue Sky Amazon KX10 Program online course.

Moderator. Panel Discussion, Torrey House Press Event, 2019. Snow College, Ephraim, UT.

Handouts and team presentations. Red Rock Great Teaching Retreat, 2016; 2019. Moab, UT.

Guest Lecturer. "Little Red Riding Hood: Oral & Written Narratives." Dr. Andrew Bahlmann's ENGL 2210 (Folklore and Literature) class, 2018. Snow College, Ephraim, UT.

Reading. Excerpt of original work, The Red Path. Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition, 2017. Gunnison, UT.

Presenter and judge. Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition, 2017. Gunnison, UT.

Guest lecturer. "Boundaries of Image and Text." Prof. Amy Jorgensen's ART 2950 (Experiments in Visual Thinking) class, 2016. Snow College, Ephraim, UT.

Presenter and Q & A. “La Belle et la Bête: de Villeneuve, Modern Interpretations, and Domestic Abuse.” International Cinema, 2016. Snow College, Ephraim, UT.

Reading and Q & A. "Echoes from the Grave." Dr. Lance Larsen's ENGL 359 (History of the Short Story) class, 2015. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Reading. Excerpt of original work, The Red Path. BYU English Symposium, 2015. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

"White as Snow." BYU English Symposium, 2015. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Reading.

Presenter. Introduction to John Bennion, guest author. English Reading Series, 2015. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Assistant to the Host. BYU's Women Studies Conference, 2014. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Reading. "The Hunter's Tale." BYU English Symposium, 2014. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Reading. "Innocence Revealed: Constructions of Innocence in Hamlet." UVU Popmology, 2012. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.

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