A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
Poetry
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By Alan Abrams“Her dying happened in slow motion, like in a/dream you know is a dream but you/can’t wake up from.”
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By Grace HopkinsGrace F. Hopkins has been collecting myths and urban legends since she “wasted” her undergraduate degree studying English, Classics, and folklore. Read her poem at the link below.
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By Alan Abrams
Alan Abrams writes about grief, love, and baseball in his latest poem for Knee Brace Press.
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By Rita Maria Martinez“It’s my first time. I sink into cushy recliner. A monitor tracks blood pressure. The therapist adheres a finger sensor, a final electrode as I shut my eyes.”
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By Andrew HallIn his latest poem, Andrew Hall writes about disability in the context of a relationship.
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By April McCloudRed oblong, 3x… AM. Clink. LUNCH. Clink. DINNER. Clink. Repeat… 21
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By Alan Abrams
In this poem about grief and death, poet Alan Abrams tells us what it’s like to watch a friend fade away, knowing you could be next.
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By Karlen Lambert“I’ll spend my whole life/Disentangling from you/That’s all fine/I can handle it.”
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By Elizabeth (Eli) UnderwoodEli Underwood is a writer, organizer, and archivist living with CPTSD, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and Long Covid. Read their poem, Invalid Invalid.
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By Casey SharpFor our one hundredth post at Knee Brace Press, poet Casey Sharp writes about her experience with ADHD.