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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · yesterday

Thank you for this review of Multimorbid Avery Castillo! writingsbyavery.substack.com/p/teatime-po... @kithbooks.bsky.social

Teatime Poetry Reviews: Multimorbid by Rebecca Wood

Wood’s collection invites readers to consider the “chronic investment” of medical treatment, bodymind regulation, solitude, and the pricelessness of rest for a body in chronic “dis-ease.”

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2w ago

New poem out today with @canadianpoets.bsky.social Poetry Pause! Read “Sick Motion” here: poets.ca/sick-motion-...

"Sick Motion" by Rebecca Wood - League of Canadian Poets

Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Sick Motion" by Rebecca Wood.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Canadian copies are back in stock! Order hardcopies here: www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi... Order low-cost digital copies here: www.kithbooks.com/digital/p/mu...

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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kith books@kithbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

Multimorbid’s oftentimes darkly comic take on disability leaves everyone complicit and a little bit scarred—care teams lost in the red tape of their own ‘efficiency’; friends and patients alike, trying and failing, and doing their best. Multimorbid Rebecca Wood kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

Multimorbid
Rebecca Wood
cover: A framed cross stitch in the shape of a circle reads MULTIMORBID in the centre of a wreath of purple flowers and green leaves.

Multimorbid’s oftentimes darkly comic take on disability leaves everyone complicit and a little bit scarred—care teams lost in the red tape of their own ‘efficiency’; friends and patients alike, trying and failing, and doing their best.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Come hear me read (virtually) this Thursday July 16 at 7pm ET along with Therese Estacion and K Zimmer. More info and PWYC tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/hot-fresh-...

Hot, Fresh, Crip Summer: A Reading Series

Join us to celebrate some hot fresh books and poetry pieces from Toronto's disabled, chronically ill, and mentally ill community!

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Pride! ✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈✨

Yonge street after the trans march on Friday evening. Cloudy sky, tall buildings and a second floor window with a trans flag, pink heart light, colourful star light and colourful lit up balloons.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · last mo.

What do MS sensory symptoms sound like? I try to figure it out in my new poem published by White Wall Review whitewallreview.com/ms-sensory-s...

MS Sensory Symptoms Sound – White Wall Review

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Theme of this week.

Cross stitch in a bamboo hoop with the word REST in the centre with purple, pink, yellow and blue flowers and green leaves above and below the word.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Launch! That! Book! Thank you everyone who came out to the launch of Multimorbid last night! I could not imagine an event like this when I was isolated and exhausted writing these poems in my bed. Thank you @kithbooks.bsky.social for all of your work, care and support to make Multimorbid exist!

Picture of me smiling standing behind a table with a dark purple table cloth that has a copy of Multimorbid, the cross stitch from the cover photo, and bunches of flowers in colours that match the book in purple and green vases. Next to the table is a wooden easel with a poster sized print of the book cover.

kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Canadian stock is incoming! If you've ordered Rebecca Wood's MULTIMORBID to Canada, please stay on the line. kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

New Stock Incoming!

MULTIMORBID
Rebecca Wood
cover: a handstiched cross stitch wreath of flowers in purples and greens surrounding the title

L.@tederick.com · 2mo ago

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Bextatic@bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Multimorbid has been out for 1 whole week! If your book shelves are too full digital copies are available now! www.kithbooks.com/digital/p/mu...

A stack of books; Multimorbid by Rebecca Wood. Book cover has an image of a cross stitch with purple flowers and green leaves. The books are in front of plant pots holding marigolds, pansies and geraniums.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Multimorbid has been out for 1 whole week! If your book shelves are too full digital copies are available now! www.kithbooks.com/digital/p/mu...

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual book launch for Multimorbid! Especially Sarah and Anna who read their own beautiful pieces! It was magic to share this book with all of you!

Zoom room picture of smiling people attending the virtual book launch of Multimorbid by Rebecca Wood

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My second review! See what @chronic.pain.in.books on Instagram thinks of Multimorbid!

@chronic.pain.in.books Teal background with white text that reads “A raw, relatable masterpiece for our community “ Image of book cover show a cross stitch in a bamboo hoop of the title MULTIMORBID surrounded by green leaves and purple flowers. Below the cross stitch it says “By Rebecca Wood.”

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is World MS Day! Why not buy a book from someone with MS? www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi...

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Multimorbid release day!! "It's on me to hold all the pieces responsible for my care for my self so my cells don't get missed." - Rebecca Wood kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

Multimorbid
Rebecca Wood

In this image the cover is spliced in two vertically and the two halves are positioned beside each other with a gap in the middle and a vehicle shift. The background is white.
cover: a photograph of an embroidered wreath of flowers surrounding the title. The piece is held in a wooden hoop set on a background of aida cloth embroidered directly with text reading 'by Rebecca Wood'.

"It's on me to hold all the pieces
responsible
for my care
for my self
so my cells
don't get missed."

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The following prose selection is inset into a close up photograph of the book cover embroidery

The resident presses my belly through the blue hospital gown. I feel his cold fingertips through the fabric, watch his expression and wonder if he is judging the depth of pressure needed to move through my flesh. I have been in this position before with other residents; naked under open-backed gown, being touched and waiting to see what they feel. My isolation means I haven’t been touched this intimately in over a year. I examine his furrowed brow trying to interpret forehead crease text, writing the pathway of his thoughts as he touches me and visualizes textbook diagrams of organs. Did he learn this diagnostic touch on the first day of class, partnered up with another student? Did they practice feeling their way through each other's fat and fascia, teaching each finger to discern organ arrangements? Am I the fattest person he has had to feel and does that make it more difficult for him to confidently find the contours of my contents? It delights me that this tactile testing, dreamed up by a history of humans trying to understand our insides, hasn’t been entirely replaced by scans and scopes. This diagnostic feeling, a resident probing my belly, is always the beginning of my triennial colonoscopy. We will look inside, but first, touch me.
- “Somewhat obese but otherwise well”

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My first review! See what @nicole.curlsuptoread on instagram thinks of Multimorbid! www.instagram.com/p/DY161fCOuU... Get your copy here www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi...

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Holy Ghost Lives in Her Laugh Darius Phelps Mother as woman as wanting as child. 36 Views of My Breasts: A trans body memoir @billiewrites.bsky.social A holistic love letter to the always of breasts Multimorbid Rebecca Wood An affecting & honest account of chronic illness. kithbooks.com

The Holy Ghost Lives in Her Laugh
Darius Phelps
cover: a painting of light's reflection on black

36 Views of My Breasts: A trans body memoir
Billie Sainwood
cover: watercolor of two mountains nestled in a lush landscape

Multimorbid
Rebecca Wood
cover: a cross stitched wreath of flowers bearing the title

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Canadian distribution for @kithbooks.bsky.social in progress! Still need a copy? Order now at www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi... Release date May 28!

White envelopes with kith return labels ready to be filled with copies of Multimorbid by Rebecca Wood. The book sits on top of seven envelopes. Cover is a cross stitch with green leaves and purple flowers surrounding the word Multimorbid.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TFW you are taking a group program with your psychiatrist and in your 1:1 session you mention that something he explained to the group was really really helpful and he says “I added that part because of you.” See all my medical influence in Multimorbid out May 28 www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi...

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are one month away from the release day of Multimorbid! There will be both a virtual launch and an in-person event in Toronto. In person details coming soon! Register for the virtual book launch here: forms.gle/odiZuXNvDgmL... Saturday May 30, 2026 8pm-9pm over zoom, free!

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"This is so exciting. This is so exciting. I'm so excited" and I am also very very tired...but I couldn't wait! Watch me unbox Multimorbid from bed! Thank you @kithbooks.bsky.social it is SO pretty. Pre-order now www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multi... Release date May 28, 2026.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I got to write the words AND stitch the cover! A dream! Multimorbid is available for preorders now! Release Date: May 28, 2026 kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid @kithbooks.bsky.social

A circular cross stitch with the word “Multimorbid” in the centre surrounded by purple flowers and green leaves. It is leaning on a box filled with colourful embroidery thread.

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Today the chiropody student doing her clinical rotation said to me, “You would make an amazing exam case study.” She’s not wrong! See for yourself, preorder my book Multimorbid @kithbooks.bsky.social Release Date: May 28, 2026 preorders are OPEN kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“Multimorbid’s oftentimes darkly comic take on disability leaves everyone complicit and a little bit scarred. Welcome to @bextatic.bsky.social's multiaffected, multifaceted, multimorbid life.” @kithbooks.bsky.social Release Date: May 28, 2026 preorders are OPEN kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

Multimorbid
by Rebecca Wood

The book's cover is a photograph of an embroidered wreath of flowers surrounding the title. The piece is held in a wooden hoop set on a background of aida cloth embroidered directly with text reading 'by Rebecca Wood'. This cover image is set in a frame and overlayed over two framed wreath sections breaking the corners.

The following poem is framed and accompanied by a cross stitched rectangle that reads MULTIMORBID

There is Grief in Fatigue

slow-moving body through honey
anchored
pulled
towards bed
caffeine comfort
ritual only
liquid warmth wrapping
these tired bones

softness in slowness
and sadness and solitude
letting go of tasks I
imagined for today
writing and cleaning and connecting
taming thoughts I have tamed before
the fear of forever
or worse days to come

I grieve the loss of today
I bring into focus the joy in the rest

soul swelling knowing
my comfort capacity
self-satisfaction
spilling over warmth
of blankets
of meals from my freezer
that I prepared
in a moment of energy ease
strategizing security
for these days
when this body of mine
is pulled
anchored
sticky
fatigued

The following prose selection is framed and accompanied by a cross stitched rectangle that reads by Rebecca Wood

The resident presses my belly through the blue hospital gown. I feel his cold fingertips through the fabric, watch his expression and wonder if he is judging the depth of pressure needed to move through my flesh. I have been in this position before with other residents; naked under open-backed gown, being touched and waiting to see what they feel. My isolation means I haven’t been touched this intimately in over a year. I examine his furrowed brow trying to interpret forehead crease text, writing the pathway of his thoughts as he touches me and visualizes textbook diagrams of organs. Did he learn this diagnostic touch on the first day of class, partnered up with another student? Did they practice feeling their way through each other's fat and fascia, teaching each finger to discern organ arrangements? Am I the fattest person he has had to feel and does that make it more difficult for him to confidently find the contours of my contents? It delights me that this tactile testing, dreamed up by a history of humans trying to understand our insides, hasn’t been entirely replaced by scans and scopes. This diagnostic feeling, a resident probing my belly, is always the beginning of my triennial colonoscopy. We will look inside, but first, touch me.
- “Somewhat obese but otherwise well”

The following text appears on a background of aida cloth scattered with embroidery floss bobbins wrapped in the the colours of the front cover piece

"Rich in metaphor, with a beautiful
sense of rhythm, Multimorbid promises
to be a relatable read for some and
illuminating for others. A deeply moving
poetic expression of embodied experience."
Audrey T. Carroll, author of The Gaia Hypothesis
and In My Next Queer Life, I Want to Be

“I am trying to cultivate desire for my own body. I’m curious if it might be a lifeline to feeling well.” In this multi form, mixed genre collection, Rebecca Wood wrestles the body—both fact and idea—in an attempt to fold illness and expectation into one sense of self. Honest at times to the point of discomfort, Wood takes us into the headspace and heartspace of the chronically ill. What does it take to seek care in a pathologised body. What does it take to receive it when you’ve been stripped of your worth. Steeped in the medical, the merciful,
the harsh light of grief, Woods words offer grace for the knowing and truth for the rest.”

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Multimorbid has been available for preorder for 1 week and it has been so amazing to hear from people excited to read my words! Will we need even more before the release date May 28th?

kith books@kithbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

nothing makes me happier than getting in touch with the printer to say we'll need more. Multimorbid by @bextatic.bsky.social: the little—sometimes devastating, always love filled—chronic illness collection that could kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

TRANS RIGHTS READATHON #TransRightsReadathon read trans with free eBooks until March 31st kithbooks.com

READ TRANS!

the following book covers along with text reading: READ TRANS

Maybe Just This
Bones

What was eaten was given
Wilhelmina "Billie" Sainwood

You Are Not Your Bones & Lesser Misfortunes
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WOLFCANNON
CJ Selwyn

A Beginners Guide to Building Your Own Chrysalis
Alex Cregan & Sofftpunk

SWARM
NDR

Femmedom Gangbang Erotica
Esmeralda Quick

with gasoline
nat raum

space neon neon space
luna rey hall

<bo(d)y rendering>
A. Deshmane

Like Blood on a Dog's Teeth
Nivik

36 Views of My Breasts
Wilhelmina "Billie" Sainwood

icarus rising
dre levant

Transmasc Marvel Girl
sterling-elizabeth arcadia

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️@equitableforall.com · 4mo ago

Poetry book out May 28, 2026, so please consider preordering, if able!🫂 "Be mysterious, they tell us, but Rebecca Wood would like to be anything but. Through poetry, prose, & clever wordplay, Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, & receiving care"✨ 🔗 www.rebeccawoodwrites.ca

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Multimorbid details the frustrations of seeking, asking for, and receiving care. Wood speaks to the mental toll of chronic illness (“Thoughts poisoned feel/are/feel true / Evidence of competency, capa...

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Multimorbid’s oftentimes darkly comic take on disability leaves everyone complicit and a little bit scarred. Welcome to @bextatic.bsky.social's multiaffected, multifaceted, multimorbid life. Release Date: May 28, 2026 preorders are OPEN kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid

Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you to the medical admin person who, when I mentioned I wrote poetry about my experience navigating the medical system, not only asked me to write down where she could read it but today followed up to tell me specifically what she loved about it and asked if she could share it with others.💜

Rebecca Wood – Wordgathering

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I have two poems in the upcoming issue of Room Magazine on the theme REST/UNREST. Pre-orders available now! roommagazine.com/product/rest...

REST/UNREST | 48.3 - ROOM Magazine

ROOM 48.3: REST/UNREST Editor: Rachel Thompson Assistant Editor: Holly Lam Shadow: Hamdah Shabbir Cover Art: The End by Diana Nguyễn In this issue: Lilith Acadia, Calypso André, Lisa Baird, Chri...

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