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A thoughtful online literary magazine for disabled & chronically ill creatives 💌👻

09/09/2024

Today we're featuring the work of from Issue 13! Please check our Linktree for more info on submitting for Issue 15!

05/09/2024

Thank you again to for sharing your writing with us!

02/09/2024

This week, we're featuring the poems of ( on Twitter)! As our website is currently down, submissions for Issue 15 can be sent through the Linktree in our bio!

01/09/2024

Since our website is experiencing technical difficulties, we've added a linktree to our bio that includes a link to the submission form for Issue 15! Thank you for your patience as we work these issues out!

01/09/2024

Technical difficulties! Submissions for Wishbone Words will be open ASAP!

29/08/2024

Thank you again to , and check out Issue 13 for more!

22/08/2024

To read Bobbie De Leon's () full piece, check out Issue 13! www.wishbonewords.com/issues

19/08/2024

To read more from Bobbie De Leon ( on X and Instagram), check out Wishbone Words Issue 13!

15/08/2024

To see more from , check out Issue 13! Link in our bio :)

12/08/2024

This week, we're featuring the poems of Zo Copeland, on Instagram and Twitter! Issue 13 can be found on our website for more: www.wishbonewords.com/issues

08/08/2024

For more from Mrityunjay Mohan, Issue 13 can be found on our website! www.wishbonewords.com/issues

05/08/2024

This week, we are featuring the poems of Mrityunjay Mohan. Check out Issue 13, available on our website, for the full poem!

01/08/2024

Kit Smith shares a beautiful sentiment in this poem! Issue 13 is available at www.wishbonewords.com/issues

01/08/2024

Our submission window for Issue 15 will be open starting September 1! We accept prose (fiction & non-fiction), poetry, art and photography! Novel excerpts and translated pieces are welcome. Please visit www.wishbonewords.com/submit for more guidelines. Tag some disabled and chronic talent below to spread the word!
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29/07/2024

To wrap up Disability Pride Month (though we continue celebrating), we have a quote from Judy Heumann (1947-2023), known as the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.

26/07/2024

In our most recent blog post, Amy and Hollie give their thoughts on media representation of disabilities. You can find this article at https://wishbonewords.com/blog/media-representations-disability

25/07/2024

Another beautiful poem from Anne Mikusinski! Issue 13 and all of our previous issues can be found at www.wishbonewords.com/issues

Description: On a midnight blue background with white stars, a gray stage is on the bottom. At the top is a multicolored graphic of the treble clef and various music notes. In the center, white text reads "On a barren stage / No moon / Or night bird song / Accompany our steps." Overlapping with the stage, black text reads "Anne Mikusinski, Dancing With the Black Dog." The Wishbone Words logo is in the bottom right corner.

22/07/2024

This week, our Issue 13 spotlight falls onto the poetry of Anne Mikusinski. Issue 13 and our past issues are still available on our website at https://wishbonewords.com/issues

18/07/2024

Here's a quote from the poem "Regression" by Anushri Nanavati, available in Issue 13! The link to our website can be found in our bio.

18/07/2024

Looking for a new read? Check out our new blog post, with contributions from the Wishbone Words team!

https://wishbonewords.com/blog/building-community-and-celebrating-diversity-reflections-on-disability-pride

Image Description: The background is dark purple. Off-white text at the top reads "New Blog Post." Below it, pale purple text reads ""Building Community and Celebrating Diversity: Reflections on Disability Pride" by the Wishbone Words team." Below center of the graphic is the blog cover photo. At the bottom, off-white text reads "www.wishbonewords.com/blog" The top right corner has the Wishbone Words logo.

15/07/2024

To show off some of our talent from Issue 13, enjoy our favorite quotes from various pieces! Don’t forget to catch up on Issue 13, available on our website 🫶🏻

Image Description: On a muted light green background, there's a silver and black spiderweb hanging from the top left corner. Towards the bottom is a brown strip of paper with black text on it that reads "There's a chain of thought somewhere here, but I'm racing again into the farther outreaches of the web of connections. Anushri Nanavati, Derailment." The bottom left corner has the Wishbone Words logo.

02/07/2024

🌈Happy disability pride month friends! 🌈

To celebrate, our assistant prose editor Dani, wrote a lovely blog post on inclusivity. Make sure to check it out and sign up for the exciting content we’ve got coming up!

wishbonewords.com/blog/waving-th…

July holds great significance for the disabled community. It is a month that burns with the fire of the Disability Right Movements and shines with the colours of the Disability Pride flag to celebrate not only our historical achievement as a minority, but also the pride in our diversity.

23/06/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We have now began our search for May 2025’s cover artist!

We’ve contacted some of our favourite former artists to submit but we’re also wanting to open the floor to new submissions too! The cover may determine what the theme is for this issue 👀

Please email us at [email protected] or visit our website to find out other ways to contact us (DMs are always open too!) 🤍

20/06/2024

Surprise, we have launched a blog - finally! Our team is so excited to create bonus content, welcome guest bloggers and generally connect with you all between publications.

If you’re a blogger potentially interested in writing for us, please get in touch 💌🤍

09/06/2024

We’ve teased you enough with Issue 14’s cover… here is our official cover reveal! We love the vintage, gothic vibes of this artwork and our entire team is excited to start work on the design! 📸

A note to contributors for this issue, if you haven’t heard from us yet, we are working our way through submissions still. We plan to respond to everyone by July 1st 💌. Don’t forget to catch up on Issue 13, available on our website 🫶🏻

PSA: to our artist and photographer friends, keep your eyes peeled for an exciting opportunity coming soon… 👀

15/05/2024

ISSUE 13 IS LIVE. Visit https://wishbonewords.com/magazine/issue-13 to buy your copy!

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Dear Wishbone readers,

Welcome to our first issue of 2024, released the month of our third birthday! From the beginning of our journey to now, I am incredibly proud of the hard work our team puts into the magazine. A special thank you to editorial team members Noelle, Eli, Zoey, Dani, Carly, Sara, and Kitty, and to our magazine designer Rohbyn who makes everything they touch pretty! I am grateful to you all.

Thank you for your patience as we transition from four issues per year to two issues per year. We are excited to show you the increase in quality from our last issue to now. The caliber of work our contributors submit is nothing short of extraordinary–we on the team love losing ourselves in your work and your words as much as you the readers at home.

If you’ve never submitted to us before, I hope the creativity amongst these pages inspires you. Thank you for letting us grow and share this creative journey with you over the last three years. It means more than you’ll ever know. We will continue our mission to bring you inclusive, thoughtful, and high-quality content.

~Hollie (Founder & Editor-in-Chief)

13/05/2024

Wishbone Words are seeking volunteers to join our team!

It’s preferable for applicants to use Discord as this is our main way of communicating. Please privately message us if this role could be suitable for you! 🤍

28/03/2024

Final call for Issue 14 submissions! Deadline is May 31st, don’t miss out!💌

If you’re new here, Wishbone Words are a thoughtfully curated space for disabled and chronically ill writers and artists. We are here to offer a safe haven for writers and readers to collectively share our experiences through art.

We accept prose, poetry, photography and digital and traditional illustrations. Tag some of your besties below to let them know we’re open 👇🏼

Plus, here is a sneak peak of our spookily beautiful cover, by the incredibly talented 🖤

27/02/2024

Hey! Have you got your submissions in for Issue 14 yet? Looking for prose, poetry & art from chronically ill and disabled creatives ✨ Share to spread the word

16/08/2023

Pssst, Whisper here with a secret! We’re looking for a spring-themed cover for March next year: photographers & artists this is your moment. Pass it on…

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We’ve teased you enough with Issue 14’s cover… here is our official cover reveal! We love the vintage, gothic vibes of this artwork and our entire team is excited to start work on the design! 📸 @hauntedheights A note to contributors for this issue, if you haven’t heard from us yet, we are working our way through submissions still. We plan to respond to everyone by July 1st 💌. Don’t forget to catch up on Issue 13, available on our website 🫶🏻 PSA: to our artist and photographer friends, keep your eyes peeled for an exciting opportunity coming soon… 👀

It’s our birthday, we’ll post twice if we want to! Today is Wishbone Words 2nd birthday 🥳. Comment below if you’re a contributor in one of these issues… you’re all apart of our little legacy now! Here’s to Issue 11 onwards 🕊️🤍

Issue 10 is out now!!! This issue is our biggest ever, and it's been both very joyful and very challenging it pulling it all together. Our hugest thanks go to our incredible contributors, and of course, our team members who we couldn't do this without 💕 IMAGE ID: a video announcing that issue 10 is out now, featuring the cover and an illustration of our mascot Whisper holding flowers and saying that she hopes you enjoy it (as do the rest of Team Wishbone!)

Greys Anatomy has been a comfort in my life, probably because I’ve spent so many years in hospital myself. Through all the highs and lows it shows, Meredith Grey is a survivor. And quotes like these stick with you for years, helping build a future generation of survivors in its path. So here’s to the people starting off their weeks feeling broken, or like there isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel. Your journey may be messy but you and the way you’re handling it are beautiful. I promise you there is and you’ve survived all of your bad days so far.

✨Issue 11 cover reveal ✨ Our end of summer issue finally has a cover, and the tagline for this one is easily a fave: “you can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy”. Huge thank you to @thejessicasmells for this utterly relatable image. Have you guys got a submission planned? Have you already submitted? Make sure you get your entries in as soon as you can, because spaces fill incredibly fast! Can’t wait to hear from you all 💖 ALT TEXT: the cover of issue 11 has a neutral/cream background, with the words wishbone words, issue 11, August 2023 at the top in brown/beige writing. There's also a little illustration of our ghost mascot Whisper holding our rose logo. The focal point of the image is an illustration in various shades of pink with a little bear lying in bed with a packet of crisps, saying "you are exactly where you need to be right now (in bed eating crisps). The tagine for the issue is : "you can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy” and this is written below the illustration.

you don't have to change a thing, the world can change it's heart 💕. Wise words from @alessiasmusic in one of my favourite songs ever, which seems perfect for this #BeYourOwnValentine recap post. Thank you so so much to everyone who joined, and we hope this has above all been a reminder that we're all stars and we're beautiful ~ Amy 💫 ALT TEXT: A video compliation of all the pictures shared during the project. The songs is "scars to your beautiful" by alessia cara

Happy new year's day to all of our amazing followers! We are so grateful for your continued support and can't wait to make 2023 the most incredible year for Wishbone Words ~ Amy ALT TEXT: A glittery silver background, with a message from all of us to say happy new year. The slide then changes to a special illustration of Whisper the wishbone ghost wearing a little hat saying 2023 and celebrating, with a special new year wish from her.

💫 it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 💫 Sending you all lots of love, and hope you have the best holidays possible. I'm doing a quiz next week for New Year's on the 30th (yes, ANOTHER one, someone called me a quiz monster last week and they were not wrong 😈) but until then, it's goodbye from us at Team Wishbone, as we won't be posting our usual content this week ~ Amy x ALT TEXT: A video with a red glitter background, with a message wishing you a happy holiday season with love from all of us at Wishbone Words, and at the bottom is an illustration of our ghost mascot Whisper dressed as an elf and eating a cookie, alongside our signature rose logo. The slide then changes to a photo of Whisper the wishbone ghost dressed up as Santa and holding a sack, offering a special festive wish just from her.

Hey there Wishbone Words community! ✌️ I hope you are all doing okay (as best as you can), and that your week has been going well so far. This week, I chose to talk about reflection for my Well-being Wednesday post. Why? Because reflection is crucial for us to know ourselves and thus, know each-other better. This quote says it pretty well - time spent reflecting is time spent with yourself. You get to know YOU for who YOU are: what you love/what you hate or dislike/what are your interests, hobbies and dreams/what your strengths/weaknesses are etc Every single one of these areas (plus many more) play a big part in helping us develop and strengthen our character. Knowing who we are within helps us apply what we learn and wish to achieve externally. Some of us struggle to reflect - maybe this is because of our past: maybe those around us never do this, or maybe we don’t know how to because we have never had the space to practice. I’m here to remind you that if this is scary, it’s understandable. It is always important to explore this in a safe way, and to have support from trusted people. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to reflect - we all have our processes. Some of us meditate, some of us might take a walk/run, some of us might swim, some of us might sit comfortably and drink something warm (or cold, if you prefer), some of us reflect through creativity. There are so many ways to reflect, and each way should align with what feels right and natural for you. After all, reflection is like having a date with yourself: you’d want this to be a comfortable experience if you were doing this with someone else (and full disclosure: you do not need to date anyone if you don’t want to). Time with yourself though, should always bring joy and happiness. This isn’t always straightforward for those who have challenging circumstances- and that’s okay. I want you to think about how you have reflected, or how you would like to reflect and what t

🌹 a rose by any name 🌹 Mark your calendars, rosebuds, issue 09 is coming your way January 9th and we cannot wait to share it with you ~ Amy ALT TEXT: A video announcing our issue 09 launch date- 9th January 2023, showing you our gorgeous cover by Martina Monster Art again, and we have a cameo from our ghost mascot Whisper in the final slide!

May 8th Marks one year and six issues of Wishbone Words. I’m so proud 🥺. Also sneak peak of issue 6’s cover courtesy of my talented friend @_endoaware_ 🤍

“Whether you are sick or in perfect health, I feel like a lot of us struggle with trying to live up to the version of ourselves that we create in our minds.” - Niki Wahler, Wishbone Words: Issue 4. 💛

“A monster lives in this flesh suit with me. Usually we get along.” - Kala Godin. Wishbone Words, Issue 4 🤍

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