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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For those who missed Accomplishment Sunday, Thanks @brettstuckel.com for the review of Multimorbid (@kithbooks.bsky.social) in @wordgathering.bsky.social and thanks @splitlipthemag.bsky.social for highlighting the accomplishment!

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam!! Start it with a review 😁 Contributor @brettstuckel.com's review of Rebecca Wood’s MULTIMORBID was published in Volume 20, Issue 1 of Wordgathering 🎉 buff.ly/lYv1ZiQ

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Brett Stuckel @brettstuckel.com · 25/09/2026

The cross-stitched cover of Rebecca Wood’s 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥 weaves questions. Hope you check out my review of @bextatic.bsky.social's debut poetry collection 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥 (@kithbooks.bsky.social, 2026) on the newly redesigned @wordgathering.bsky.social wordgathering.syr.edu/vol20/issue1...

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<i>Multimorbid</i> (Rebecca Wood) - Wordgathering – Syracuse University

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Come hear me read and enjoy some poetry in the park this Saturday! Copies of Multimorbid published by @kithbooks.bsky.social will be available! I hear they will also have snacks and tea!

Title: We Read Together Text: Featuring Amanda Merpaw, Rebecca Wood, Guy Ewing. Sept 25, Withrow Park (Logan and Danforth). Image, two blooming pink peonies with blurred greenery in the background.

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

'[Multimorbid] provides patient perspective that reminds doctors: Be careful! The inconsiderate phrase, the shameful note in documentation, can shape the “body as something to hide”' @brettstuckel.com on @bextatic.bsky.social's MULTIMORBID wordgathering.syr.edu/vol20/issue1...

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<i>Multimorbid</i> (Rebecca Wood) - Wordgathering – Syracuse University

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Suggested replies to a chapbook rejection email I just received:

Suggested replies “Thank you for letting me know.” “Thank you for your reply.” “Bummer!”

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Friendly neighbourhood crafter at the farmers market this morning! Crochet hats, pottery, cross stitch, earrings, and my book. “Hello, here are all the things that I make.”

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Heartbroken over losing Soraya. I meditated with her weekly for 2 yrs. We bonded over how simultaneously simple and challenging it is to apply what we practice. She was smart and scathing and it was particularly fun to encourage her to do impossible things like revel in her desirability. I miss her.

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 25/08/2026

some words on Soraya Roberts, the best writer i ever knew

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Soraya

I sat on the aisle at a movie the other day.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Thank you @equitableforall.com for inviting me to talk about Multimorbid, art as evidence and my poetic process in honour of poets day and fat liberation month!

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thank you GTA Disability Coalition for featuring me in your Community Profiles this month! Check out their website and sign up for their newsletter to hear about the work they are doing in Toronto gtadc.ca/community-pr...

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 06/08/2026

Finally requested Multimorbid & this debut poetry book from @bextatic.bsky.social is insightful as ever!🥳 Purchase it here: www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/multimorbid Some of my fave poems from her debut poetry collection: - Mask of Well - "Somewhat obese but otherwise well" - There is Grief in Fatigue

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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 · 13/07/2026

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-...

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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 · 28/06/2026

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.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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...

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MS Sensory Symptoms Sound – White Wall Review

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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.

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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

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L. @tederick.com · 05/06/2026

multi multimorbids visible here

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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.”

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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”

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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 · 23/05/2026

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.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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!

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

"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.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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.

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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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kith in print

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“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.”

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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?

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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
Alice Scott

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

all our eBooks are free until March 31st
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 25/03/2026

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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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

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

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

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.💜

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Rebecca Wood – Wordgathering

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

This week I got back into a virtual room with my writing group that hasn’t met since June and last night I went to a community bonfire celebrating a lovely writing community I am a part of. Wow does it feel nice to celebrate successes and create simultaneously with other writers!

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I’m so proud to share my essay “Depressive Wayfaring” is out now in the Canadian Mental Health Association magazing TRANSITION. Available for subscribers here: sk.cmha.ca/documents/tr... Two years ago I published my first poem and it has been a goal to appear in print in a Canadian publication!

Cover of TRANSITION magazine visible under an open copy that shows the title “Depressive Wayfaring” by Rebecca Wood. There is an image of a compass and the first part of the text of the essay is visible “Trauma is cumulative. Life experiences later on top of one another to create a palimpsest map that leads the body towards safety, marking pathways, rerouting nervous system responses for self protection…”

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I wrote a pantoum about mindfulness and I am glad it found a home with Kneebrace Press! kneebracepress.com/2025/04/15/h... The repetition and rearranging of this form felt like a reflection of the learning and relearning I experience while meditating.

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Hospital Mindfulness Program Pantoum

Transient discomfort of uncertain origin Activating ancient internal reactions

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Bextatic @bextatic.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I highly recommend you read this story by one of my forever friends Lia Matthew Brown instead of scrolling on your phone!

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