Articles by Elizabeth Garn

In writing fiction, Taylor Swift has somehow managed to ponder the deeper truths of love and loss and life.

Pilkey’s Dog Man books are able to communicate important truths without sacrificing the quality of the story—and he did that by being honest.

Holiday RomComs may not be literary classics or tackling the harsh realities of the world, but they are telling stories and offering rest.

We can learn from Deanna Troi’s striking example of the importance of normalizing and encouraging mental health.

Dungeons and Dragons is a game deeply rooted in empathy; seeing it used to urge compassion should inspire us all.

Live the Questions shows us that we don’t have to scramble for answers, or even fear them. We can live in those questions and grow closer to the Lord and others in the process.

The Hidden World shows us goodbyes in all their gritty pain and walks us through them.

The soaring popularity of Critical Role among the geek world was, and is, rooted in both the beauty of their tale and who they are as people.

She-Ra does an amazing job of presenting characters, especially female characters, as whole beings.

When life is hard or painful or confusing or even filled with rest and joy, I find myself longing for worlds that are not my own.

The exploration of good versus evil is one of the things that makes fantasy so important.

Wanting to connect was my reason to attend comic con that first time, but it cannot explain why I want to go back as much as I do.

Pink’s “What about Us” at its heart is a call for action; specifically, it’s a call for honesty.

Dungeons & Dragons is a way to live out that storyteller, relational, truth-seeking part of our hearts.