Word on the Street

New Names

I try out Latin. Astragalus racemosus. Milkvetch: something new to say. New& rooted in empty lots. Mid-April argues with morality & maladaptive bonds. What is to be said, what withheld? The flowerbetrays anonymity. Something still & undetermined,the outcome of a natural conclusion.

Nomad

A prophet journeys into the desert, where few resources exist outside of faith, hope, and a tentative belief in the radical acts of kindness we call love. I am searching for peace and a place to wrestle the devil and talk to God. What would it mean to leave the world behind, cast off memory,Continue reading “Nomad”

QRIAP #17

November 2, 2025

Genesis

October 27, 2025

October 2020: Wandering Around Town

September 28, 2025

Oh, my sweet Zion people. How you must be grieving. Here you are, having outlasted a wildfire, two mudslides, and now a political tsunami has consumed your sense of safety and wellbeing. One of yours shot a man who is now hailed a martyr, and now someone has murdered five of your people before burningContinue reading “September 28, 2025”

Solstice: the family Yule tradition of Kat Nadi-Duma

Kat Nadi-Duma moved to Provo in their early twenties to give support to a young woman they were dating who was a student at BYU. With encouragement from their partner, they joined the LDS church after having been raised Irish Catholic by a grandmother. The influence of paganism in Irish Catholicism was a natural bridgeContinue reading “Solstice: the family Yule tradition of Kat Nadi-Duma”

Giving thanks in South Provo: a guest post from David, a client at Food & Care Coalition

I think what I’m most grateful for is freedom from addictions. It’s been a few months since I smoked my last cigarette and marijuana. Harder drugs, it’s been years. More specifically I’m free from the mental habit of addiction, from thirst; that thing that drives you to negativity and senseless activity, whether standing on yourContinue reading “Giving thanks in South Provo: a guest post from David, a client at Food & Care Coalition”