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on being mysteriously chronic
Features / Poetry

On Being Mysteriously Chronic by Jennifer Stitt

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 - Leave a Comment

Jennifer Stitt is a poet as well as a historian of modern American thought, culture, and politics. She earned a B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Alabama …

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rob cook poetry
Features / Poetry

For the Doctors Who Don’t Know How To Find Your Body From Here

January 8, 2019January 13, 2019 - Leave a Comment

By Rob Cook Each brick of the hospital attacks each brick next to it. The fighting itself casts a shadethat lengthens over the parking lot,the incurable, pampered vehicles. The sky, …

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On Holter Monitors and General Malaise
Features / Poetry

On Holter Monitors and General Malaise

December 10, 2018December 1, 2018 - Leave a Comment

By M.E. Hoban Crisscross my body with tape: would-be sex appeal, sticky under breasts, in the hollow of the hip with the freckle— I am the first person to stop …

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idiopathy by robert annis
Features / Poetry

Idiopathy

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 - Leave a Comment

By Robert Annis Three midnights a week I’m called to wrestle noxious ferment from my stomach, eject tar, and fall asleep on numb legs. Special doctors teach me to scapegoat …

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Chronically Lits link roundup
Features / Link Roundup

Link Roundup: November 16th, 2018

November 16, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Hi all! It’s Jay. I do a link roundup (almost) every Friday. If you encounter a link you think I might want to share, please tweet it at me or Chronically Lit. The …

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medusa in the emergency room by cade leebron
Features / Poetry

Medusa in the Emergency Room

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 - Leave a Comment

By Cade Leebron Call me Curly-Q for the swirled snake IV line spiraling out of my upper arm. Nothing perfect ever ends, or that’s a lie I’m okay hanging out …

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Nicole Storey poem
Features / Poetry

Putting the Cart Before the Horse

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 - Leave a Comment

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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chronically lit link roundup
Link Roundup

Link Roundup: August 17th, 2018

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Hi all! It’s Jay. I plan on doing a link roundup every Friday and this is the fourth one. If you encounter a link you think I might want to …

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Features / Poetry

The Next Time You’ll Be Told to Take Nothing by Mouth

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 - 6 Comments.

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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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 …

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