Knee Brace Press is a literary magazine dedicated to telling stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
The submission period for Issue 1: Darkness starts on December 15, 2025. Learn more about how to submit on our Submissions page.
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The blinding sunshine and a cloudless sky make every yellow-green bush, mono-hued house, and dappled stray cat in the neighborhood look shiny. Freshly-mown grass mixed with dirt and hot asphalt perfume the air. Dead leaves litter the sidewalk with dewdrops reflecting sunlight like glitter. In the shadow of a big oak tree, a crow hops…
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We are excited to announce that we will begin publishing poetry, essays, art and more as complete digital issues with a dedicated theme.
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One. The physical therapist asks if you can describe the pain. You can: The tendons around your knee feel like desert-hot barbed wire. Someone has raised your kneecap like a lid, poured shards of broken glass into it, and sewed the lid up again with Frankenstein stitches. Or like razor-sharp jacks – like, the children’s…