A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
The Magazine
At Knee Brace Press, we publish a wide variety of creative content. Check out our:
Or read all of our content below:
-
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.
-
By C. TaylorIn this essay for Knee Brace Press, C. Taylor discusses the dueling sensations of taking and missing her pills.
-
By Karlen Lambert“I’ll spend my whole life/Disentangling from you/That’s all fine/I can handle it.”
-
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.
-
By Susan BlankEssayist Susan Blank writes about life as a wheelchair user, getting older, and what it all means in the context of womanhood.
-
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.”
-
By Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi“And outside of this customary exchange, outside of this playground within a playground, Lucretia felt relief, for the little girl and boy had yet again successfully avoided recreating the history that had taken place there.”
-
By Casey SharpFor our one hundredth post at Knee Brace Press, poet Casey Sharp writes about her experience with ADHD.
-
By Allison Stalberg SiebensThe author of The Speed of Light, spoke to us about writing a main character with MS, being a journalist, and the line between independence and refusing to accept help.
-
By Brian LeeBrian Lee is a writer and poet from Singapore who scribbles when he should be having lunch. Read his latest poem, After the Collapse.