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In a poetic exploration of the trauma that comes when one is forced to choose between the ones they love and being true to themselves, "Middle to Margins" brings the listener on one person's journey of coming out as transgender. With vulnerability and raw honesty, poet Dakota Senese shares the whirlwind of self-discovery, rejection, and belonging. From the loss of community when he was rejected by his conservative church to discovering a new-to-him way of living authentically as the man he is, the poetry is ultimately grounded in hope and love.

In 1870, a young outlaw named Eli takes part in Nevada’s first train robbery and vanishes into the wilderness with a hidden cache of gold. But when a chance encounter leads him east with a widowed woman named Sarah, Eli finds something he didn’t expect—a new beginning. Settling in the coal-mining towns of Pennsylvania, Eli marries Sarah, earns the respect of her family, and begins a quiet life far from the violence of the West. But the past isn’t so easily left behind. As Eli rises from Overman to trusted partner in the local mining company, tensions grow—underground and above.