FLARE Magazine (SUBS CLOSED)

@flarelitmag.bsky.social

Literary magazine about chronic illnesses, mental health, & disabilities written by disabled & chronically ill creatives Send us your flares! EIC: @kellyesparza.bsky.social Themed sub open 4/1-4/4! https://linktr.ee/flare_magazine

Some news! I wrote a short personal essay titled "Learning to Live" about living with lupus months ago, and today, it's published through the WhyNot platform for young voices like me. Read it here: I get paid for this one! 🥰

WhyNot | Learning to Live

I thought I’d pursue an editing career at a publishing house, keep up with my long-distance running, and live in an apartment once I moved back. However, life, as it does, has a knack for interrupting...

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‼️ More June collab issue news! We'll be open from June 8-12th! ‼️ 🚨 Theme: Exclamation for and by the Disabled and Chronically Ill 🚨 This will be BOTH an online and print issue! *Please note we are unable to give free contributor print copies, but the online edition WILL BE free! Stay tuned!

blue striped background with picture of shell at the bottom: For our June collab issue, we will be open from June 8-12th!

Theme: Exclamation for and by the Disabled and Chronically Ill

This will be both an online and print issue!blue striped background with starfish pictured at the bottom: When we open, we'll have specific guidelines on how exactly to submit for this special collab issue! Stay tuned and get ready for June 8th! 

*For print copies, we will be unable to give contributors a free copy, but online is free.

‼️ Exclamation for and by the Disabled and Chronically Ill ‼️ is our theme for our June issue collab with Exclamation Mark Literary Journal! Check out some ideas we have about what we'd love to see when we open (very soon and keep your eyes peeled for THAT news)!

sunset background with hawaiian leaves and flowers: June Issue Collab Theme Reveal: Exclamation for and by the Disabled and Chronically Ill. See next slide for details! Subs open soon (stay tuned for when)sunset with Hawaiian flowers and leaves: Do you have something urgent to say about living with a disability/mental health condition/chronic illness? Tell us about a time you were in the ER or needed help ASAP! What needs to be said about these topics ASAP? How has your disability surprised you, angered you, made you need to exclaim about it?! ...And more! These are just some ideas we'd love to see!sunset background with Hawaiian flowers and leaves: Please note that we aim to respond to everyone in 3 days after subs close, which is not EIC Kelly's Typical 24-hour reply, as subs come in