Flare and Flair
Kelly Holdaway, Sarah Levis, Amelia Hall, MSW, CPACC, Nieta Greene, Chronically Acute, Tabitha M. JohnsonEssays about chronic illness, ambition and building a life that’s bigger than your diagnosis.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 59 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Why I Still Want You to Think I’m Hot
So, I have discovered an unexpected and complicated side effect when using my wheelchair: it makes me feel less sexy.
This was most unexpected because, generally, I do feel sexy. Now, I am a very new and very occasional wheelchair user so...
52 Essays and Still No Content Pillars
A year ago I published the first Flare and Flair essay, mostly on a whim. I’m glad I hadn’t spent any time reading the ‘How to grow/succeed/pay your mortgage on Substack’ stuff or I might have bottled it. I definitely hadn’t figured out a p...
Live with Sarah Levis
Thank you , , and many others for tuning into my live video with ! I think I’ve got the bug now so look out for more lives in my future!
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5 Questions with... Nieta Greene
Welcome to 5 Questions with..., an ongoing Flare and Flair series introducing writers I think you will love.
One of my favourite things about Substack is discovering publications I might never otherwise have found. Some make me laugh, some...
Why I Think We Should Ban the Word ‘Lazy’
I’ve got a bit of a radical proposal. Hear me out… I think we should ban the word lazy.
Like totally. I’m talking removing it from the English language, cutting it from dictionaries and confiscating it from parents of teenagers. There may...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Writing through chronic illness without making it the whole story. Expect ambitious plans, cancelled plans, great food, beautiful places and the occasional existential crisis.
I write about disability, power, and the wisdom of lived experience. My work challenges dominant narratives about disability and explores what those narratives reveal about agency, embodiment, and what it means to be human.
Where disabled experiences meet real-world accessibility. Join writer and accessibility specialist Amelia Hall for raw essays on identity, parenting, and navigating a world not built for us.
CEO and Founder of Disability Community for Democracy, Inc. Publisher of Nothing About Us Without Us. Diversability’s 7th annual D-30 Disability Impact List honoree.
Dancing around the pitfalls of caring for a disabled adult while being one myself. Artwork by the very talented Souris Wise.
Wife & mom of one adult son, disabled with SPMS. AuDHD/hEDS/APD/INFP/Bloomscroller Extraordinaire. This explores my housebound life, my joys, and my struggles. New articles every other Saturday morning.
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