KNEE BRACE PRESS

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

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  • A white woman with short, brown hair gazes at the camera. She wears bright red lipstick, dangly silver earrings, and a black turtleneck sweater. The background is a white wall with yellow and pink tulips painted on it.

    Toothpaste

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    In Toothpaste, the essayist learns to live with PTSD as a result of illness, surgeries, and medical malpractice.

  • An Asian person with black-rimmed, rectangular glasses and short black hair against a black background. They wear a blue vest and are smiling with their mouth closed.

    An interview with Quinton Li

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    We spoke with debut novelist Quinton Li about their novel Tell Me How It Ends, writing a series, and their queer and neurodiverse cast of characters.

  • Searching for Bunker Norms

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    It’s the end of the world. Then again, we Spoonies have always been able to adapt. While the non-disabled, richest one percent were hidden underground in bunkers during the catastrophe, a network spearheaded by a disabled woman had secretly gathered to protect the most disregarded of the population.