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About Dave Mesrey’s backstreets

Writer | raconteur | lion tamer. Bylines in the Detroit Metro Times.

Syrian guy, with roots in Damascus. Hails from Detroit; often found hiding on the backstreets of Morningside.

Currently living in exile ... somewhere on the east side.

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