A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
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By Andrew HallIn his latest poem, Andrew Hall writes about disability in the context of a relationship.
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By April McCloudRed oblong, 3x… AM. Clink. LUNCH. Clink. DINNER. Clink. Repeat… 21
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By Harry SmithIn his essay, Harry Smith discusses his disabilities, the pressure he feels to live up to societal expectations, and the affect popular portrayals of disability have in the real world.
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By Allison Stalberg Siebens
April McCloud, author of The Switch, spoke with us about technological body modifications, both as science fiction and as science fact, and her own experience receiving and living with a medical implant.
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By Alan AbramsIn this poem about grief and death, poet Alan Abrams tells us what it’s like to watch a friend fade away, knowing you could be next.
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By C. TaylorIn this essay for Knee Brace Press, C. Taylor discusses the dueling sensations of taking and missing her pills.
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By Karlen Lambert“I’ll spend my whole life/Disentangling from you/That’s all fine/I can handle it.”
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By Elizabeth (Eli) UnderwoodEli Underwood is a writer, organizer, and archivist living with CPTSD, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and Long Covid. Read their poem, Invalid Invalid.
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By Susan BlankEssayist Susan Blank writes about life as a wheelchair user, getting older, and what it all means in the context of womanhood.
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By Ashley SheesleyAshley Sheesley, a disabled author and scientist, writes on the cost of disability and the struggles that come with it, even when you’re “lucky.”