The Waiting Room
Maci Marie BarbourAs a chronically ill woman in her 20s, I feel as if I am always inside looking out. The world does not exist in the same light as my peers. The Waiting Room examines the relationship between disability and culture.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 46 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 22 days ago |
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A Brutal Answer
If I don’t write this now, I will never believe what happened was real.
I have been searching for a diagnosis for years. Excruciating pain on my left side every day since I was 10. Punching myself in the side while praying for a magic shot...
Landing Pad
I couldn’t run as far as you
Lift the same weights
Walk up a flight of stairs
You included turmeric in all my meals
My joints frozen in dislocations
Endless strings of seizures
Medications that stole my personhood
You put the ring b...
Seagulls
Seagulls stride through tones of grey and solemn blues
Something is missing
Easterly winds carry visitors down the pier
Something is missing
Mist seeps through sweaters from the local outfitters
Something is missing
Escaping from the...
Till the Last Drop
This is the last time I’ll bleed.
I never thought I would know that these were the days I’ve always wished would come.
There is no slow fading away of blood, no perimenopause or sudden hot flashes. Just finality.
I have four more days of...
See You Soon
This is my last Mother’s Day with a uterus
An organ that has caused me almost nothing but pain
Since the bleeding began, I have been at war with what creates life
Each month, I don armour and pray the rosary
Each month, I fight tears an...
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Hello! I am chronically ill, but working on discovering more about who I am. I hope to use this platform to share reflections from a life spent in waiting rooms and always looking out the window.
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