The Migraine Diaries

By: Powers, Zach

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1956907254
• ISBN13: 9781956907254
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Jackleg Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"