MAINSTREAM Lutfiya al-Dulaimi before the final dramatic showdown

before the final dramatic showdown in Chinatown

David Cavanagh has also lived in Ontario and now in Vermont

The shorter poems which comprise the second half of the book are

a chapter from a novel

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MAINSTREAM Lutfiya al-Dulaimi before the final dramatic showdownMainstream brings thirty authors in from the margins to occupy centre page. Queer storytellers. Working class wordsmiths. Chroniclers of colour. Writers whose life experiences give unique perspectives on universal challenges, whose voices must be heard. And read. In these locked down and unfocused times the short story is a much needed respite from the current Covid 19 bleakness. With Mainstream, Inkandescent has gathered together a wonderful