She’s actually skinny. She’s on Ozempic, enduring
her small apocalypse: too many jokes about her tiny
arms. She’s had a bad day. If you knew anything
about...
Abigail Raley is a disabled poet from Bowling Green, Kentucky. A 2024 Pushcart nominee, their work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Offing, HAD, Hanging Loose Magazine, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana and is a Ph.D. candidate at Case Western Reserve University. Her debut poetry collection, Wet Specimen, is forthcoming with Sundress Publications. You can find them on X at @abigailraley or on Instagram at @willyoubemyvalentine.