The Last Crossing Abi Palmer Produced by members of the

Produced by members of the Northern Short Story Festival Academy

We found out today that in some colleges across the land

David Mathews

The Trinidad Guardian

illustrator and author

The Last Crossing Abi Palmer Produced by members of theWhen the Egyptian architect Mukhtar arrives in Oman to oversee a building project, he finds its a bait and switch. Instead of drawing up building plans, he is trapped into doing back breaking manual labour. As Mukhtar is forced from one demeaning job to the next, he pines for Houria, the love he left behind in the hopes of making enough money to support her. As he navigates the underbelly of the Omani economy, he and Houria exchange increasingly