Bound Lidija Dimokovska Saleem Barakat: Excerpts from the

Saleem Barakat: Excerpts from the novel The Crossing of the Flamingo

As the years pass

In the late 1970s and early 80s

all while wrestling with their own confusions of sexual and social identity

Berlie Doherty

Bound Lidija Dimokovska Saleem Barakat: Excerpts from theIn a new home, relationships shift, and ties fray. Bound: A Memoir of Making and Remaking is a collection of essays about sewing and knowing who you are. Each chapter in this sewist's diary charts the crafting of a different garment. From a lining embroidered with the Cantonese names of her female ancestors to a dressing gown holding the body of a beloved friend, Maddie Ballard navigates love, personal connections, and self care, drafting her own