Crip Commons Hub

This is where we share creative work that challenges ableism, uplifts disabled knowledge, and builds collective power.

We welcome all forms of creative expression — songs, stories, podcasts, visual art, performances, and more. Want to submit your work for consideration? Reach out to: stories@sickfuturescollective.org

  • We welcome all forms of creative expression — songs, stories, podcasts, visual art, performances, and more. Submissions are considered for inclusion in the Crip Commons Hub, a space built by and for sick and disabled communities.

    To help us maintain this as a safe and liberatory space, please keep in mind:

    1. Respect & Care
      Submissions should be appropriate and respectful of our communities. We will not publish work that includes ableism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or any form of oppressive language or imagery.

    2. Original Work
      Please submit your own work, or collaborative work where all contributors have given consent to share.

    3. Accessibility
      Whenever possible, please include alt text for images, captions or transcripts for audio/video, or a brief description of your work. We can help add access features if needed.

    4. Formatting

      • Text: .docx, .pdf, or pasted in the email body

      • Images: .png or .jpg

      • Audio/Video: link to hosted file (e.g., bandcamp, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive)

      • Other media: let us know the best way to receive it

    5. Review Process
      Submissions will be reviewed by our collective before posting. We may reach out with questions, edits for accessibility, or to clarify details before publishing.

A Collage Inspired by the 2nd RestFest Film Festival

by Virginia Weeks

Alice and Patty

by Sal Marx

Illustration of Alice Wong using a ventilator and wheelchair, wearing a blue patterned jacket. Text reflects on the labor of survival and calls for freedom, autonomy, and dignity.
Illustration of Patty Berne seated in a wheelchair against a tan background. Text reads, “What if each of us were whole and complete just as we were?” with her name and dates (1967–2025).
Colorful illustration of disabled people, some using wheelchairs, gathered under a bright sun. Text describes disability justice as a collective vision shaped with ancestors and future generations.

Body Journals Zinemaking Workshop

An Average Day in My Body

by Beth

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not live with chronic pain

by Ray Kennedy

watercolor blue, purple, and pink gradient. Cover of a zine titled “Words My Body Doesn’t Know” by Virginia. The title is in multicolored text. Background is green with hints of blue and decorated with painted pink flowers with orange centers.

Words My Body Doesn’t Know

by Virginia

watercolor blue, purple, and pink gradient. Two zine pages: a cozy bed with yellow and purple bedding and an orange tabby cat sleeping, with text about rest and worthiness; next page has bright borders and text about being called “too sensitive.”
watercolor blue, purple, and pink gradient. Back cover of the zine with green and blue background and pink flowers. An orange heart reads: “My very first zine 1–3/2026 :).”
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