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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 FrostHannah 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.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensIn her forthcoming YA horror debut, Bleak Falls, author Shauna C. Highcroft writes about bodily autonomy and the horror that comes from having that stripped away.
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By April McCloudIs your disability invisible, or is it not real at all? In her newest poem, April McCloud tackles medical gaslighting, self doubt, and more in a single declaration.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke with Matthew Arnold Stern, author of The Remainders, about mental health, masculinity, and his future plans for his writing.
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By Lev RaphaelIn 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.