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By Allison Stalberg Siebens“Sometimes books help us escape to fun places – like summer camp! – but sometimes, we also like to feel seen. I wanted to write a book that did both.”
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By Mugabi ByenkyaMugabi Byenkya’s latest poem, texting a friend in 2021, is about recovery, boundaries, and protecting your peace.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke with author Diya Abdo about her book American Refuge, the impact of resettlement on the mind and body, and how to write a story with compassion and empathy.
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By EJ CrollEJ Croll’s speculative short story, Spoons, is about their own experience of chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and the frustration of living with these limitations.
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By Bex HoudeFrom debut poet Bex Houde comes a story of mythology, mental health, and the choices we make to free ourselves.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke with debut novelist Quinton Li about their novel Tell Me How It Ends, writing a series, and their queer and neurodiverse cast of characters.
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By Elise ScottFinding someone with shared experiences is everything. In their new poem, The Apocryphal Horseman, Elise Scott writes about their relationship with their friend, April.
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By Mugabi Byenkya
Hopelessly Romantic is a disabled love poem set during the pandemic by award winning author Mugabi Byenkya.
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By Luca M DamianiLayers of Hyper Acoustic Pain by Luca M Damiani uses the artist’s writing, artworks, and photography based on his own disability, showing layered moments of invisible sensory disorder.
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By Amba Elieff“I woke up/faced with my limitations/A body yesterday/so tired it physically was done.” In her third poem for Knee Brace Press, Amba Elieff writes about spoon theory, fatigue, and learning to understand her body’s limitations.