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Caves by Brittani Miller

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Humans love to believe that it’s going to get better. Her lungs had been the first thing to go. She couldn’t venture up a flight of stairs without a five-minute …

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Anne

December 17, 2018December 14, 2018 - Leave a Comment

By Anna Allen All hospitals smell the same: alcohol wipes, sugar-free cherry Jell-O, and cheap, plasticky bars of soap. The smell gets caught in my hair every time. This time, …

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Sun King

October 23, 2018December 1, 2018 - Leave a Comment

By Sarah Rice I’m writing this on a yellow lined notepad, yellow pencil in hand. My words look like a continuous flow of sunrise and sunset. The manner in which …

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Ain’t That Somethin’

August 16, 2018 - Leave a Comment

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 …

In Conversation

In Conversation: Starting Chronically Lit

July 23, 2018August 12, 2018 - 9 Comments.

Every month or so, Editors Jay and Annalise are going to have a Chronically Lit “In Conversation” about something related to chronic illness or the site. In this first “In …