Feels Zine, Issue 23: Disability

Feels is a publication about feelings. It is a place to explore, to share, and to be honest. Having an open dialogue about what’s going on inside of us can foster meaningful connection and make us feel less alone, especially in the social-media era that asks us to curate and polish our lives and feelings before sharing them — if we share them at all. Feels believes there are no good or bad feelings — the value comes from how we relate to them, how we experience them, and what we learn from them.

Feels believes in inclusion and recognizes that certain voices have been given the lion’s share of the spotlight throughout history. Our pages are for everyone. We are a feminist, sex-positive, 2SLGBTQ*, anti-racist, anti-colonial publication.

Issue 23

Our minds, bodies, and spirits are remarkable, diverse, and complex. The journeys we each take within ourselves are so personal, yet are always crossing paths with one another. What does it mean to have a disability? To be sick? How does ableism impact our experiences? How do we build community? How does all of this intersect and evolve? Touch the transcendental? In Issue 23, we explore feelings and experiences from a disability lens.

Companionship with an old, tough-as-nails cat. A set of glow-in-the-dark stars on a childhood bedroom ceiling. The art of networking with a mask. A hospital chapel. A theatre; backstage. Exploring art practices. Love. Joy. Laughter. Desire. Spoons. Interviews with jes sachse on the art world, community, and ageing in a disabled body, and Seán Kinsella on the impact of colonialism on disability, meaningful representation, and celebrating pleasure. Find all of this and more in our Disability issue.