A teenage Mormon girl finds that her house is haunted by Joseph Smith's wife. A woman copes with her sexual relationship after learning her husband is gay. A college instructor confronts his own racism. A plastic surgeon accidentally discovers a new life form. A timid gay man unleashes his inner beast through a role-playing game. God's wives fight for supremacy amongst themselves. These stories show us the expanding variety of topics developed in the burgeoning field of Mormon literature. Stephen Carter, editor of Sunstone magazine, has called Johnny Townsend "an important voice in the Mormon community."