KNEE BRACE PRESS

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

masking

  • A white person with yellow-rimmed glasses and long, blonde hair. Their shirt reads, "THE FUTURE IS NONBINARY."

    another existential crisis

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    “I thought the pills would help/Ignore it/I see no reason/to pretend I am okay.” Poet Jess Barselow writes about masking and the tediousness of small talk.

  • A white person with dark hair and brown eyes gazes at the camera. She wears a dark gray T-shirt. The background is red brick.

    Fishbowl

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    Fishbowl is a poem about feeling alone, even when the speaker is surrounded by people.