MAINSTREAM Thomas Lehr

MAINSTREAM Thomas LehrMainstream 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

Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was born in Shipbourne

and Ostentation of Peacock is a full display of his transatlantic talent

heralding a change in perception of Sign from a simple gestural code to a rich and expressive language

with excerpts from his work Beirut shi Mahal [Beirut

I don’t see so much of the girl –

Suad al-Kawari: Poems

Kenny Davern

reflects how that small Alsatian city is now one of our capitals and how

He was born and raised in Depression-struck south Wales and

to be the bride for a young nobleman

S'adi Yusuf

One Good Translation Deserves Another