A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
disability
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensFor our seventy-fifth post at Knee Brace Press, we interviewed award-winning novelist Lillie Lainoff about POTS rep, feminist retellings, and her future writing plans in the context of her YA debut, One For All.
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By Shantell Powell“I feel faint. Even a common cold leaves me sick for months and sometimes lands me in the emergency room. I have been assiduously masking since the beginning of the pandemic and so far, to the best of my knowledge, have avoided catching COVID. I will not be able to wear my mask for the…
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By Sarah SteinbacherIn her poem, Sarah Steinbacher writes about medical gaslighting, invisible disabilities, and the link between mental and physical health.
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By Christa FairbrotherChrista Fairbrother’s poem A Villanelle for the Utensils is an ode to spoonies everywhere – and the effort it takes for us to complete the tasks others finish so easily.
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By Hannah Frost“My chest aches. A deeply centered tightness. A pain in the bones./I fight to breathe, bend or twist.” Poet Hannah Frost lets us in on her life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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By Mandy BeattieIn her newest poem for Knee Brace Press, the prolific Mandy Beattie asks, “How many footsteps in a full stop?”
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By April McCloudIn her new poem, April McCloud describes her experience as a disabled person having disabled friends.
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By Viktor BrusoIt’s the apocalypse! But will disabled survivors be left behind? This is a question Viktor Bruso explores in xir essay, We Didn’t Choose You.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensIn her forthcoming YA horror debut, Bleak Falls, author Shauna C. Highcroft writes about bodily autonomy and the horror that comes from having that stripped away.
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By April McCloud
Is your disability invisible, or is it not real at all? In her newest poem, April McCloud tackles medical gaslighting, self doubt, and more in a single declaration.