Archive - Open Secrets Magazine

Maternity Ward. Psych Ward. Repeat.

Shuttling back and forth between two very different hospital wards on the night my son was born

Dec 23 •

Michael Venutolo-Mantovani

Mark Your Calendars for Open Secrets Live in NYC on May 3, 2025

Jane Pratt and Sarah Cooper are our keynote speakers!

Dec 20 •

How Bob Dylan and Timothée Chalamet Helped Heal a Rift with My Son

Patching a deep estrangement can be best as a long game

Dec 16 •

The Shadow in Me

How my life changed forever when my mother left our family

Dec 9 •

Dear Daddy Advice Column, December 2024: Finding a Job That Pays Decently, Taking Care of Aging Parents, and When to Walk Away from a…

Open Secrets Magazine's advice columnist on finding work within capitalism, handling aging family members' demands, and figuring out which friendshpis…

Dec 4 •

Balancing a Busy, Full-Time Writing Career with Fatherhood Is More Challenging Than I Ever Expected

Being a present, hands-on dad and a productive writer has forced me to take stock of what truly matters to me

Dec 2 •

November 2024

I’m a Senior Who Was Evicted from My Hamptons Home After 35 Years and Have Nowhere to Go

I never imagined living a housing nightmare in my seventies

Nov 25 •

Solo Polyamory as a Queer Person on the Autism Spectrum

My complicated journey toward love and sustainability

Nov 18 •

Wrestling with Risk as a Parent

My journey to balance my child’s competing needs for safety and autonomy from preemie to toddlerhood

Nov 12 •

My Adoption Non-Journey

I considered searching for my birth family after my parents died, but still haven’t done it

Nov 4 •

October 2024

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