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  • A woman with brown skin and long, brown hair gazes at the camera. She wears a pink shirt and a beaded black necklace.

    Biofeedback

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    “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.”

  • A black and white photo of a white woman with glasses smiling with her mouth closed.

    another migraine poem

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    In her newest poem, K Weber writes about the fatigue and grief that comes with chronic pain.

  • A person in a brown tanktop and a white helmet climbing a rope and smiling at the camera.

    Hiding in Plain Sight: Life With and Without Masks

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    “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…

  • A white person with dark, curly hair smiling at the camera with her mouth closed. They wear a black shirt.

    The Drake Passage

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    Hannah Frost is poet and volunteer with The LUNA Project and Migraine World Summit.

  • A white man with ginger hair and a beard speaking into a microphone.

    Still Life With Pain

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    In his first essay for Knee Brace Press, Lev Raphael writes about the connections he shares with his late mother, including her coffee habits, her love of languages, and her arthritis.