Editor’s Note:
I am so honored to read and display these writers’ works for FLARE‘s inaugural issue. It makes me genuinely so happy to hear that many people are excited about this magazine, whether that means to submit, read, or learn from others’ experiences! The world needs more awareness about what it’s like to deal with mental health struggles, be disabled, and/or be chronically ill. I can only hope that we can learn and grow in accepting everyone! I hope you enjoy this issue, and please be sure to spread the word about FLARE and this issue by word of mouth, social media, etc.
If you feel like donating to our GoFundMe page, this is to (hopefully) pay contributors someday! Even just sharing this page would mean a lot!
If you’re feeling really generous, EIC Kelly has a tip jar!
Sincerely,
Kelly Esparza
Editor-in-Chief of FLARE Magazine
Contributors
Flash Fiction
- Mathieu Parsy – “Tile by Tile”
- S. R. Azazel – “Front Porch at 4:48”
- T.S. Weaver – “Disarray”
Creative Nonfiction
- Amy DeBellis – “Three Windows Into Illness”
- Audrey T. Carroll – “Y’all Say Eugenicist as If Eugenics Is Inherently Bad lol”
- Chelsea Gerow – “The Privilege of Independence”
- Sarah M. Chen – “Taking Space”
Poetry
- Alicia Swain – “Return Me to the Womb”
- Brady Alexander – “Iterations”
- Chaylee McCleese – “Rheumatologist Appointment” and “Fatigue”
- Emma Melli-Davis – “Masked”
- Erin Batenburg – “Iridescent”
- Ezikiel Holm – “Dyslexic Haiku” and “My Only Friend”
- Frankie Sutton – “Sea of Love” and “Twilight Time”
- Ilari Pass – “Art of Noise”
- Jesus Garay – “Grin”
- Julianna Rezza – “Shedding”
- Kristin Houlihan – “Awakening amidst the fires of hell (Or, Niacin Flush)”
- Leisly Ann – “MDD” and “Untitled”
- Linnea Peterson – “Worthy” and “Re-learning”
- Michelle Rochniak – “Subcutaneous Subway”
- Rebecca Upton – “Chronic”
- Rania Omar – “Skinned”
- Sofía Aguilar – “the leaving” and “when your anxiety doesn’t know how to take a day off”
- Sophia Holme – “Dysthymia”
Thank you for reading issue 1! Please share the issue!
Individual author spotlights will take place on our social media starting January 27th!