KNEE BRACE PRESS

A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.

Author: Nicole Zelniker

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  • Submergence

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    “You are born drowning. At the bottom of the ocean, your lungs fill with saltwater and sludge. Anglerfish light the immutable night, bright white spots catching on their jagged teeth and misshapen eyes.”

  • Food: A Relationship

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    In her essay, Knee Brace Press EIC Nicole Zelniker chronicles her relationship with food through the lens of OCD, anorexia, and Crohn’s disease. The essay is an ode to recovery as well as community in the form of “badass, body positive friends.”