Behind Jesi Bender's arresting portrait on the front cover of this our eight issue lies a special expanded issue including excerpts from four books on the Barbellion Prize longlist and a cluster of extraordinarily varied writing relating to disability and chronic illness. Also in this issue: welcome new voices in fiction and poetry, and the happy reappearance of many Clam regulars. Contributions by Shahd Alshammari, Polly Atkin, Greg Bem, Jesi Bender, P.J. Blumenthal, Lynn Buckle, Jesi Buell, Marvin Cohen, Michael Collins, Mark DuCharme, William Erickson, Tom La Farge, Lauren Foley, Jack Foley, Cal Freeman, Jason Graff, John Patrick Higgins, Tomoé Hill, Charles Holdefer, David Holzman, Kurt Luchs, Melissa McCarthy, Malcolm McCollum, Letty McHugh, R.S. Mengert, Jefferson Navicky, Kathleen Nicholls, M.J. Nicholls, Dan O’Brien, Harry Parker, Elizabeth Robinson, David Rose, Tom Shakespeare, Mike Silverton, Doug Smith, Will Stanier, Matthew Tomkinson, Dan Tremaglio, and Thomas Walton.