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By Christa FairbrotherChrista Fairbrother’s poem A Villanelle for the Utensils is an ode to spoonies everywhere – and the effort it takes for us to complete the tasks others finish so easily.
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By Hannah Frost“My chest aches. A deeply centered tightness. A pain in the bones./I fight to breathe, bend or twist.” Poet Hannah Frost lets us in on her life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
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By Mandy BeattieIn her newest poem for Knee Brace Press, the prolific Mandy Beattie asks, “How many footsteps in a full stop?”
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By April McCloudIn her new poem, April McCloud describes her experience as a disabled person having disabled friends.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensRenown romance author Mariah Ankenman is back with Perfect Imperfections, a swoon-worthy romance with important representation.
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By Hannah Frost
Hannah Frost is poet and volunteer with The LUNA Project and Migraine World Summit.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensIn All Water Has Perfect Memory, debut author Nada Samih-Rotondo explores themes of intergenerational trauma, the impact of war, and the familial ties we can never escape.
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By Ericka RussellImagine a world where suicide can be simulated through virtual reality. This is the context of Ericka Russell’s short story, Suicide Simulation, and the basis for the ethics the main character must grapple with.
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By Viktor BrusoIt’s the apocalypse! But will disabled survivors be left behind? This is a question Viktor Bruso explores in xir essay, We Didn’t Choose You.
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By Mandy Beattie
“He squats undercover/beneath unlit lintels, mantles, dust mites/spores.” Poet Mandy Beattie writes about the trauma of war in her first poem for Knee Brace Press, Stuck on That Ledge.