I have been waiting my entire life. Waiting for someone to love me. Waiting for the snow to melt. Waiting…
Brianna Albers
Brianna Albers (she/her) is a crip-cyborg storyteller living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 in 1996 and lives with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions. By day she works as an advocate, bridging disability and mental health awareness to empower people to live their best lives; by night, she dabbles in imagination, and is currently writing "Death and the Blade," an adult romantasy with #OwnVoices disability representation. Find her online at bhalbers.com and on social media @bhalbers.
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Articles by Brianna Albers
I could tell it was going to be a bad day. I woke up to an overdraft notice from my…
The other day, my friends and I were talking about our mantras for the upcoming year. I usually start thinking…
This year has been unprecedentedly good in terms of media. From season four of “Stranger Things” to the delightfully campy…
My life flashed before my eyes. Or, to be more specific, all the meals I’ve eaten in my life flashed…
With all due gravity, I informed the group chat about my latest hypothesis. “I think I might be lactose intolerant.”…
It was about a week and a half into the “Dad has COVID-19” saga. Mom and I were surviving…
Working with the biotech company Genentech never ceases to amaze me. Back in 2019, when Genentech representatives first reached…
After two years of tweaking, my new wheelchair is home for good. I think. Most wheelchair users dread new…
You know when something is wrong, but you can’t put your finger on what, exactly, that is? The past week…