Sugar, Sugar
By Annie Wood Annie Wood created “Sugar, Sugar” (part of the “Sugar” series) using mixed media, including Diabetic test strips. Find her at anniewood.com, Instagram, twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Contact her …
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Putting the Cart Before the Horse
By Nicole Storey I was a blackbird for Halloween when those shapeshifters came out of the terraforming colony and explained that destiny is only a mile away from the gas …
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Ain’t That Somethin’
by Noah Kirby Water would be nice, you think. But the nurse wasn’t asking you, she was asking your father. He lies there dying of cancer, but all you can …
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In Conversation: Exercising with Chronic Illness
Jay: I recently wrote an essay about exercising with chronic illness for MTV Fit and that led to us talking about the topic. The basic issue I face is that …
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Mystery Diagnoses and The Big Sick
By Annalise Mabe Last September, my stomach began to ache in a new pain–a more severe pain than I’ve ever known. While I’ve had Crohn’s disease for ten years, I …
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The Next Time You’ll Be Told to Take Nothing by Mouth
until doctors determine whether you’ll need more surgery, you’re going to crave big hunks of bread with butter, going to want to rip sticky meat from ribs, even though you …
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The Hum: An Essay in Response to Sonya Huber
By Jay Summer A couple of months ago, I noticed a new sound and vibration in my apartment. A whirring that seemed to come from below. Whenever I sat down …
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Brujería and Healing: An Interview with Lorraine Monteagut of Bruja Heights
Brujería has been appearing more and more in trending hashtags, online articles, and Instagram posts. In Spanish, it means witchcraft, but that may or may not be how many are …
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Book Giveaway! Pain Woman Takes Your Keys (Part Two)
We’re at it again! Last week we gave away two copies of Pain Woman Takes Your Keys by Sonya Huber, and this week we’re giving away three more. (Read our …
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