Flash Fiction Mini-zines
A whole story in the palm of your hand. Our mini-zines are bite-sized stories up to 600 words featuring four disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers. Each piece is one letter-sized piece of paper folded into 8 equal squares. The bio of each author is also included.
Here’s inspiration behind the pieces:
Francis Tomkins: Spring 1, Recomposed is about remembering what it was like before I was disabled, before the pandemic, and reflecting on how the things I thought were important were different than the ones that ended up being important. It's a reminder to myself that even through the challenges, I still get to be a part of some heartbreakingly beautiful things. It was inspired by the song Spring 1 (Vivaldi) Recomposed by Max Richter, and a memory of running through the park to that song 7 years ago.
Vari Hameed: Inkbound is a fantasy tale that showcases how family can be found in the most unlikely of places. Told from the perspective of an exiled dark mage, Zerel (Zeh-rel) a cold, calculating sorcerer who finds himself imprisoned within an abandoned library—never expecting to have a cellmate. Somehow, the elven child he’s trapped with appears to be winning him over. As Zerel experiences this unforeseen companionship, the story highlights characters with both physical and learning disabilities, all while illuminating the theme of an unexpectedly sweet chosen family.
mckenzie kay: Marsh is a short creative non-fiction piece inspired by a late summer day in nature and how, even as society becomes increasingly disconnected, our internal healing processes intuitively mirror those of the earth.
Nicole Zelniker on Things My Nurses Say To Me In The Infusion Suite: I used to go to the infusion suite every four weeks for Crohn's and arthritis (I now do injections), so I spent a lot of time with medical professionals who would make unwelcome comments about how thin I was. This ... micro essay? Prose poem? Is about the frustration of that experience.
A whole story in the palm of your hand. Our mini-zines are bite-sized stories up to 600 words featuring four disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers. Each piece is one letter-sized piece of paper folded into 8 equal squares. The bio of each author is also included.
Here’s inspiration behind the pieces:
Francis Tomkins: Spring 1, Recomposed is about remembering what it was like before I was disabled, before the pandemic, and reflecting on how the things I thought were important were different than the ones that ended up being important. It's a reminder to myself that even through the challenges, I still get to be a part of some heartbreakingly beautiful things. It was inspired by the song Spring 1 (Vivaldi) Recomposed by Max Richter, and a memory of running through the park to that song 7 years ago.
Vari Hameed: Inkbound is a fantasy tale that showcases how family can be found in the most unlikely of places. Told from the perspective of an exiled dark mage, Zerel (Zeh-rel) a cold, calculating sorcerer who finds himself imprisoned within an abandoned library—never expecting to have a cellmate. Somehow, the elven child he’s trapped with appears to be winning him over. As Zerel experiences this unforeseen companionship, the story highlights characters with both physical and learning disabilities, all while illuminating the theme of an unexpectedly sweet chosen family.
mckenzie kay: Marsh is a short creative non-fiction piece inspired by a late summer day in nature and how, even as society becomes increasingly disconnected, our internal healing processes intuitively mirror those of the earth.
Nicole Zelniker on Things My Nurses Say To Me In The Infusion Suite: I used to go to the infusion suite every four weeks for Crohn's and arthritis (I now do injections), so I spent a lot of time with medical professionals who would make unwelcome comments about how thin I was. This ... micro essay? Prose poem? Is about the frustration of that experience.
A whole story in the palm of your hand. Our mini-zines are bite-sized stories up to 600 words featuring four disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers. Each piece is one letter-sized piece of paper folded into 8 equal squares. The bio of each author is also included.
Here’s inspiration behind the pieces:
Francis Tomkins: Spring 1, Recomposed is about remembering what it was like before I was disabled, before the pandemic, and reflecting on how the things I thought were important were different than the ones that ended up being important. It's a reminder to myself that even through the challenges, I still get to be a part of some heartbreakingly beautiful things. It was inspired by the song Spring 1 (Vivaldi) Recomposed by Max Richter, and a memory of running through the park to that song 7 years ago.
Vari Hameed: Inkbound is a fantasy tale that showcases how family can be found in the most unlikely of places. Told from the perspective of an exiled dark mage, Zerel (Zeh-rel) a cold, calculating sorcerer who finds himself imprisoned within an abandoned library—never expecting to have a cellmate. Somehow, the elven child he’s trapped with appears to be winning him over. As Zerel experiences this unforeseen companionship, the story highlights characters with both physical and learning disabilities, all while illuminating the theme of an unexpectedly sweet chosen family.
mckenzie kay: Marsh is a short creative non-fiction piece inspired by a late summer day in nature and how, even as society becomes increasingly disconnected, our internal healing processes intuitively mirror those of the earth.
Nicole Zelniker on Things My Nurses Say To Me In The Infusion Suite: I used to go to the infusion suite every four weeks for Crohn's and arthritis (I now do injections), so I spent a lot of time with medical professionals who would make unwelcome comments about how thin I was. This ... micro essay? Prose poem? Is about the frustration of that experience.