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  • A white woman with long, brown hair gazes at the camera. She is indoors and the background is blurred. She wears a blue jacket over a yellow sweater.

    Notes from the Panini that Never Ends

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    For people like Caitlin Thomson and her family, a societal lack of COVID precautions is even more isolating than the early stages of the pandemic.

  • A tabby cat sleeps on a purple shirt. Her paws are tucked under her head. She might just be the cutest cat ever.

    How to Fall in Love

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    In her short story, Wiltshire-based writer Jessica Cook relays how to fall in love with someone who will inevitably leave.

  • A white person with short, brown hair. They are smiling at the camera with their mouth closed. The background of the photo is brick.

    At The Top

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    “When I question my upbringing,/my therapist draws a peak./Tells me all religions glimpse/different angles of the same structure.”

  • Constant Reminder

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    In his prose poem, survivor Phil Scearce writes about what it’s like to live after recovering from cancer.

  • A white man with shoulder-length white hair and a white beard.

    True Enough

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    “Her dying happened in slow motion, like in a/dream you know is a dream but you/can’t wake up from.”

  • Leo Castaneda-Pineda

    Battered Brain

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    Leo Castaneda-Pineda traces their post-concussion syndrome back to a game of soccer at the age of 11. In their essay, Castaneda-Pineda talks about how their condition evolved, the struggles of making their voice heard to doctors and learning to own “the disability label.”

  • Sebastiaan Constantino van Doorn

    An interview with Sebastiaan Constantino van Doorn

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    Author of The Knights of Ash series Sebastiaan Constantino van Doorn spoke with us about writing autistic characters, his writing plans for the future, and, of course, dragons.

  • A white woman with long, light brown hair wearing a black jacket and green pants. She smiles at the camera and stands in front of a large clock.

    Cabin Fever

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    Grace 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.

  • A white man with shoulder-length white hair and a white beard.

    On Deck

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    Alan Abrams writes about grief, love, and baseball in his latest poem for Knee Brace Press.

  • 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.”