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Ships of Hagoth is a digital-first literary magazine featuring creative nonfiction and theoretical essays by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Where other LDS-centric publications often look inward at the LDS tradition, we seek literary works that look outward through the curious, charitable lens of faith.

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We are hoping—for “one must needs hope”—for creative nonfiction, theoretical essays, and craft essays that seek radical new ways to explore and express theological ideas; that are, like Hagoth, “exceedingly curious.”

We favor creative nonfiction that can trace its lineage back to Michel de Montaigne. Whether narrative, analytical, or devotional, these essays lean ruminative, conversational, meandering, impressionistic, and are reluctant to wax didactic. 

As for theoretical essays: we welcome work that playfully and charitably explores the wide world of arts & letters—especially works created from differing religious, non-religious, and even irreligious perspectives—through the peculiar lens of a Latter-day Saint.

We read and publish submissions as quickly as possible, and accept simultaneous submissions. 

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The Neural DSP Tone King Imperial MkII is a software emulation of a boutique Tone King amplifier, packaged as a plugin for guitarists and producers. Requests framed around “crack” or otherwise circumventing software licensing prompt a broader conversation far beyond the technical mechanism: they touch on legality, ethics, long-term consequences for creators and users, and practical, legitimate alternatives for achieving the same musical goals. This essay addresses those dimensions concisely and constructively.