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Yakima Cuffy

Hailing from the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Nature island of the Caribbean, Yakima Cuffy is an award-winning writer, poet, and playwright. A lawyer by profession, the prominent themes in her writing are patriotism, West Indian identity, migration, faith, and sensuality. Some of her work may be found on her Facebook handle, Yakima July. Ms. Cuffy's work will also be featured in the upcoming 2020 Waitukubuli Writers Anthology of New Dominican Writing.

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“Corona & A Side of Chow Mein”

by Yakima Cuffy

SOUP: It is barely dawn, and the village of Layou is swallowed up in sleep and sea breeze. Tessa lays on her…

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