Archive - Open Secrets Magazine

Object-ives #56: My Guardian Angel’s Guitar Pick

How music facilitated a connection with the beyond

Oct 16 • Natasha

The Time I Fell in Love with My Stalker

How I severed myself to save myself

Oct 13 • August McLaughlin

What It Feels Like to Face Food Insecurity and SNAP Benefits Cuts

Two writers on their experiences with being food insecure, navigating reductions in SNAP benefits, and writing about class and finances

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine, dear diary, and Elizabeth Austin

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Dana DuBois on How She Writes Honest Essays about Complicated Family Relationships and Dating in Midlife

The co-host of The Daily Whatever Show on her prolific writing practice, the power of community in sharing personal stories, and writing about the…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Dana DuBois

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Former Advertisng Executive Lu Chekowsky on Grief, Body Image, and Memoir ‘Don’t Buy What I’m Selling’

Lu Chekowsky discusses writing about body image and cultural beauty standards, building and leaving a career in advertising, and navigating Instagram…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Lu Chekowsky

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Having an Eating Disorder While Facing Food Insecurity: An Interview with Chris Jumper

Chris Jumper on dealing with bulimia, mental health struggles, being food insecure, writing, and podcasting

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Chris Jumper

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Courtney Kocak on Writing About Abortion, Relationships, Ambition, and Family in Her Debut Memoir ‘Girl Gone Wild’

Courtney Kocak on writing a memoir in essays, how she writes about exes and family, getting deeply personal about abortion, and her publishing journey

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Courtney Kocak

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Amena Brown Interview on Essay Collection ‘Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl’

Poet, spoken word performer and author Amena Brown on writing for Black women, crafting pieces for the page and stage, Christianity and identity, and…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Amena Brown

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Michelle Gurule on Being a Sugar Baby and How Sex Work Nearly Destroyed Her Health

The author of memoir ‘Dear John’ discusses how and why she got into being a sugar baby, the health impact of sex work, her writing process, and…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Michelle Gurule

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How to Recover from an Eating Disorder in Midlife: An Interview with Amie Newman

‘Eat Me’ editor Amie Newman on recovering from an eating disorder in her fifties, mental health and midlife, and broadening the conversation around…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Amie Newman

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Jazmine Becerra Green on How to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Coming Out

Essayist Jazmine Becerra Green explores writing about intimate partner violence, divorce, coming out, and other topics

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Jazmine Becerra Green

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Why Family Etrangement Happens and Adults Go No Contact: An Interview with Jenny Bartoy

The editor of the anthology ‘No Contact’ discusses why family estrangement is becoming more common, the reasons family members become estranged, and her…

Oct 12 • Open Secrets Magazine and Jenny Bartoy

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