Bush collects "unsuccessful" stories from people who served proselytizing missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He believes that unsuccessful stories-stories in which a person refused baptism or the message of Christ-are unpopular in Latter-day Saint culture because the people of that culture are attached to formulaic approaches to righteousness, in which a good action must necessarily be rewarded. He finds that certain geographies are less conducive to baptisms, and that the missionaries who served in these areas are eager to tell their stories because it provides them with a release for an otherwise taboo subject. Created by Ryan Bush when he was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 392 course in Winter 2003.