We want to read your work! Submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art to issue 8 of the Trans Survivors Zine, with a focus on grief & death. If accepted, your work will be highlighted in a digital & print zine alongside other talented writers and artists! forge.tips/zine
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![Text on a blue background with yellow flowers. Title text: "Trans Survivors Issue 7; Rage and Soft Desire: Disability & Health. https://forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. Slide 2 text: "About the Writer: Lillian Hochwender. Lillian Hochwender disabled genderfluid writer and visual artist living in the American Midwest. Their work spans numerous genres and frequently explores embodiment, mortality, and identity. Their poetry has been published by the likes of Doll Hospital Journal, FLARE Magazine, and The Southwest Review. IG: @ligerlillie, Bluesky: @ligerlillie.bsky.social."]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c2dts77pg55jgwjjbt73tlzt/bafkreif23klm3kujxw4gjm25rbzqwf6o5zx6ic2r26mwpqbiji6bbzcqhi)
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