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chronic pain

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

Life After Pain

by michelleweber October 21, 2019October 19, 2022

One day, Ge Gao’s right hand stopped working. Then the pain started, and it’s never stopped.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Muscle Memory: A Case History

by Mariam I. Williams July 18, 2018October 19, 2022

While healing from a back injury, Mariam I. Williams learns to let go of the ways she has been taught to mistrust her body.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Dance Me to the End of Love

by Sari Botton January 8, 2018October 19, 2022

In this personal essay, Abigail Rasminsky looks back on the youthful days she trained to become a professional dancer — and the injury that put an end to her dreams.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

‘Pain, Fatigue and My New Normal’

by heymarkarms October 25, 2016October 19, 2022

A travel writer confronts her battle with chronic pain.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Coexisting With the Void: Simone Gorrindo on Chronic Pain

by Krista Stevens November 27, 2015October 19, 2022

At Vela, Simone Gorrindo contemplates “the terrible thing that the slowness of pain gives you: time” in this meditation on how chronic illness affects the body and mind.

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