After being diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia at thirteen, Chase found themselves caught in a cycle of health anxiety—turning every unfamiliar ache or symptom into another late-night internet search. Even with a trusted medical team and reassuring results, the fear was difficult to quiet. Then, unexpectedly, a silly meme offered a new way to step back from the spiral and trust what they already knew. This personal reflection looks at disability, medical anxiety, and the surprising places we sometimes find relief.

A fragmented prose exploring craving, consumption, and the ache of never feeling fulfilled. Through images of honey, sugar, crumbs, and an empty cookie jar, the piece moves between sweetness and dread, capturing the quiet exhaustion of reaching for something that always seems just out of reach.

A meditation on fractured perception, where clarity slips further away with every unanswered question. Through distorted imagery and lingering uncertainty, this prose explores the weight of isolation, mistrust, and the echoes left behind when support quietly disappears.

A haunting meditation on trauma, shame, and the painful cycle of trying to leave the past behind. As old wounds reopen and promises to oneself are broken, the piece captures the quiet struggle between self-preservation, remorse, and the hope that healing is still possible.