A Glimpse into the Thoughts & Imaginings of Vibeke Hiatt
Vibeke Hiatt Earlier this year, I discovered Derwin L. Gray on Twitter. I can’t even remember what he said, but it prompted me to check his bio, which told me he’s a former BYU football player, a pastor at a church in South Carolina, and a contributor to the Deseret News. It intrigued me. When I started … Read more
A few years ago, I lost a friendship that I really valued. It hit me hard. I was pregnant at the time, which didn’t help my emotional reaction to it. The worse part was, I didn’t (and still don’t) know what I did. I wracked my brain to think of what I had done to … Read more
It’s a challenge to be a Christian in today’s world. Anytime we voice our opinions and beliefs, we are liable to be railed against by some portion of society. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with moderate beliefs, I often feel I am simultaneously being called “too Christian” by … Read more
Blogging has been hard for me lately. I have so many thoughts and opinions, so many ideas and snippets of stories, but none of them seem to work when I try to write them down. At first, I was just too busy drafting my novels to commit anything to a blog post, but now the … Read more
Parched, cracked slabs of grey-brown earth reaching to a brown-grey horizon. Desolate expanse of lifelessness. Helpless, hopeless, barren, alone. A curled figure sits on the ground, knees drawn to her chest—a fragile shell encasing a broken soul. A faint sound. A vibration through the infertile terrain. A second figure approaching. At his step, moisture bubbles … Read more
Our society has become one where fame matters. The line between admiration for a celebrity and worship of a celebrity can be very thin. Everywhere we turn, celebrities and influencers are telling us how to think, how to feel, how to speak, what to buy, and what to believe. There seems to be a natural … Read more
Last year, I was asked to speak in my ward’s Sacrament meeting. We moved to Bluffdale, Utah, in July of 2020 and, because of my pregnancy with and the birth of Knudsine, I had only been to church a handful of times. This particular Sunday would be the first Sunday the entire ward was invited … Read more
A few years ago, I learned about a book about Jane Austen that I thought would be an interesting read. I put it on my Amazon wish list, and there it sat year after year. No one bought it for me. I finally decided to see if the Salt Lake County Library had it. They … Read more
I’m reading a book by a twenty-something author who started her manuscript as a teen, worked on it for a few years, spent a couple of years finding an agent, then was picked up by a big publisher. It’s a good book. But it triggered something in me that I hate to admit I ever … Read more
I drafted the final scene of the final book of the Forgotten King trilogy today. It feels strange. Do you know that listless, bittersweet feeling you have when you finish reading a great book? You’ve invested so much emotionally into the characters and their lives, it’s hard to say goodbye. Finishing writing a book, especially … Read more