Jack Harrell grew up in southern Illinois and joined the Church in Vernal, Utah, in 1982, when he was 21 years old. He has been teaching English at BYU-Idaho since 1995.
Education
Ph.D. in Education, 2006, University of Idaho
M.A. in English, 1994, Illinois State University
B.A. in English, 1992, Brigham Young University
Interests
Creative writing
The history (and grammar) of the English language
Progressive rock and heavy metal music
Recent Short Fiction
"The Boy Comes Home," Wayfare Magazine, 2024
"The Mathematics of God," The Path and the Gate: Mormon Short Fiction, 2023
"Shooting Tom King," Palooka, 2023
"Hearts Fail," Hearts of Flesh, 2021
Books
Caldera Ridge (novel), 2018
Writing Ourselves: Essays on Creativity, Craft, and Mormonism, 2016
A Sense of Order and Other Stories, 2010
Vernal Promises (novel), 2003