“Sometimes dreams aren’t just dreams. Sometimes they’re another world’s call for help.” Nate is a grade-school hero whose biggest concern is fitting in—that means avoiding Rudge, wanting to talk to Ashley, and trying not to be too nice to the uncool Danny. But Nate’s world gets tipped on its head when he begins having lucid dreams about ghost robots. First he interacts with these strange beings while he’s asleep, and then he starts seeing them at school, as if his nightmares are bleeding into reality. ECKSDOT is like Tom Sawyer meets Inception—a gritty, modern fantasy where the blacktop bloodies your knees. It’s also an artisan book—written, illustrated, and typeset by the author, a masterpiece handcrafted from beginning to end. It was published 5 May 2013.

The temple surprised me the first time I went. I’d just completed taking a temple prep course too, so I wondered, feeling a little betrayed, “Why didn’t they talk about any of this stuff?” It was like people were so scared of profaning something sacred that they weren’t willing to actually discuss this central point of the restored gospel. My confusion caused me to buckle down and study the temple like crazy—I really wanted to understand. My goal in this book, Jeff, is to teach you what I’ve learned. It’s a letter from your big brother, based on quotes from both the brethren and the scriptures. I’ve aimed to be as candid as possible, and I think it’s one of the most straightforward temple guides you’ll find.

"Just think LEGEND OF ZELDA meets GAME OF THRONES." -- Nathan Tucker, Numinous Locke loves stories--they fill him with a longing he can never quite describe--but he's not the sort of kid who actually lives adventures himself. That is, until a bloodthirsty band of marauders passes near his home and Picke, a musical sylfe, dares him to follow. In hopes of fulfilling his longing, Locke accepts the dare. This leads him on a quest where he must face snarling wolves, wield a magic blade, and risk his life to rescue a Goddess--a girl he hardly knows but who he can't stop thinking about. In the spirit of Legend of Zelda and Peter Pan, SONG OF LOCKE portrays a detailed fantasy world, somewhat grittier than its forebears and drenched in human emotion. The tale has swordfights, witty banter, crushes, and even some subtle philosophy smuggled in. It's an epic for everyone who loves good stories--for anyone who has longed for something that seemed forever out of reach.

Would you volunteer to be sick for a week to avoid getting cancer? This was one unconventional idea I couldn’t ignore. So I tried it—no food for a whole week. Nope, not a single calorie. This essay brings you on my journey. It’s emotional, sometimes funny and sometimes tense, with hard science tucked behind the human drama, so you may learn a thing or two along the way.