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With lyrical prose and a deeply empathetic voice, The Migraine Diaries offers a raw, unflinching look at the impact of chronic illness on the human spirit. When a 30-something man experiences his first migraine at the funeral for his best friend, his life within a close-knit friend group threatens to come undone. He must navigate despair and debilitation alongside relationships, work, and the quest for meaning. He struggles to find sparks of hope and beauty even as his body and mind rebel against him. How does he live with endless, invisible hurt? How does he support his friends even as he loses the ability to support himself? His very experience of time alters-looping, regressing, and flashing back to a before that's lost forever. The Migraine Diaries, told in the unique format of a diagnostic headache journal, is a visionary look at human endurance, as well as a poignant exploration of pain. Most of all, it's a testament to the power of friendship in the face of strife and grief.

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This is a charming, quirky narrative revolving around the recurrence and documentation of disorienting migraines. The eccentric protagonist (and their friends) and the overall irreverent aesthetic or anti-aesthetic of the narrative has a flawless, deadpan style, with dark humor and a skill for intriguing detail. This is an addictive, fascinating read. I highly recommend it! -Jose Hernandez Diaz, author of Bad Mexican, Bad American A prismatic chronicle of mind, memory and loss. -Patricia Lockwood, Booker Prize finalist author of No One Is Talking About This

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Zach Powers is the author of the novel THE MIGRAINE DIARIES (JackLeg 2026), the novel FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY, and the story collection GRAVITY CHANGES, winner of the Boa Short Fiction Prize. His writing has been featured by AMERICAN SHORT FICTION, LIT HUB, and elsewhere. He serves as Executive & Artistic Director for The Writer's Center and Poet Lore, America's oldest poetry journal. Originally from Savannah, Georgia, he now lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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