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Within the depths of my tormented essence/Dwells a swarm, of a thousand wasps, relentless.

In each hand, I grip the exercise band and pull until the band is a taut swath of lime green. My nose twitches at the synthetic smell of rubber, as unnatural as the band’s color.




We spoke with author, Meg Eden Kuyatt, about her upcoming book, The Girl in the Walls. With us, she shared a little about writing for a middle grade audience, the generational trauma of neurodivergence, and books with autism representation.

Handing in the doctor’s / prescription / Scrawled commitment / chronic forever / a new medication / to add to the mix


We spoke to Bryanna Bond, author of When We Jump, about romance tropes, mutism, and writing challenges.

I hope you have a cute name / Scout or Wishbone / Flanders or Doug / Rick or Trapper.