“The Graves of Saint Paul” © 2025 by Michael L. Utley My mother lay in the ground at my feet beneath sun-bleached summer grass and faded plastic flowers and a headstone I hadn’t seen for nearly ten years. Her name, Victoria, clung to the gray stone above a bas-relief of pines and wild flowers and … Continue reading “The Graves of Saint Paul”| Silent Pariah
Hey, friends. I’d like to let you know my poem “How Swift the Stream” is now live at Hotel by Masticadores. Many thanks to editor Michelle Navajas for publishing this poem. It’s an honor and …| Silent Pariah
“How Swift the Stream”© 2025 by Michael L. Utley as gloaming eventide stalks dying lightto ambuscade the remnants of the daydiurnal requiems give way to nighthow quick the gloomeviscerates its prey…| Silent Pariah
I’ve been trying to write this post for almost a week. If you’re reading it now, I finally managed it. Last week, the world lost a spectacular human. Dan Bryan. An amazing artist across…| Mark Biek
Remember Pearl Harbor. 2,393 Americans Died. The public will not forget what, and will not forgive for what, the mRNA jabs are done. In a national survey of 1,223 American adults, conducted June 13 and 16-17, 2024, the Rasmussen Report found that 33% of Americans agree that COVID-19 is “Killing large numbers of people”. In […]| The Northwest Connection
As I’m completing the annual survey for the Pride Study, it has me thinking again about the questions “do I regret being trans” and “do I want to be cis”. And the answ…| Finding Haven
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