Fleche by Mary Jean Chan crossword Thanks to one young engineer

Thanks to one young engineer

It’s a book for anyone who has ever wished they had the chance to tell their hero how much they meant to them

the narrator embarks upon a quest to find the exact model of pinball machine he and the Rat had enjoyed playing years earlier: the three-flipper Spaceship

filled with layers of edible plants that outcompete weeds

Fleche by Mary Jean Chan crossword Thanks to one young engineerWINNER OF THE COSTA POETRY AWARDPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION Flche (the French word for 'arrow') is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chan's young adult years, when they competed locally and internationally for their home city, Hong Kong. This cross linguistic pun presents the queer, non white body as both vulnerable ('flesh') and weaponised ('flche'), and evokes the difficulties of reconciling one's need for