Noontime in the Market
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Last published Mon, Sep 2, 2019
A startling story of gay love and gay life, trying to persist through attack, ignorance, and extermination. Set in a nameless desert city in a nameless time, the only reality echoes with the haunting fate of the inevitable future.
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The story of a city's prophecy remains intertwined with the history of its forgotten inhabitants. The lgbt community must persist through curfews, coups, and raids, while their struggles come to be epitomized by the rambling inner dialogues of many interesting figures. Told in a poetic, modern, and tantalizingly beautiful way, this isn't a hot steamy romance, but the truth behind a forbidden romance.
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