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Basketball Taught Me I Can Be a New Person Any Time I Want

I quit playing when I was 10. Now I watch it weekly

5 hrs ago • alexis

Object-ives #27: The Sneakers That Traipse on Without My Grandma

How an old pair of shoes became impossible to part with

Mar 20 • Courtney Kocak

How to Reroute Yourself

Athena Dixon on singing Oasis songs at karaoke and steering her own course

Mar 18 • Athena Dixon

Unraveling the Puzzle of the Two Paintings My Mother Gifted Me Upon Her Death

The legacy of her message may not be the one she intended

Mar 17 • Eleanor Anstruther

March 2026 Open Secrets Book Club Pick: ‘sorry i keep crying during sex’ by Jesse James Rose

Join us March 24 at 7 p.m. ET for a live interview with author, actor, and content creator Jesse James Rose

Mar 16 • Open Secrets Magazine

Object-ives #26: The Tissue in My Passport Wallet

A note on loving and letting go

Mar 15 • Kelly Bunch

Why I’ll Never Leave a Bag Unattended Again

Some things will always remain unknown

Mar 9 • Jocelyn Jane Cox

Rebuilding My Confidence, One Chain at a Time

How crocheting helped me overcome my crippling self-doubt

Mar 7 • Bethany Hansel

Object-ives #25: Leaving Behind the Gargoyle

It isn’t easy to escape the gravitational pull of our things

Mar 6 • Launa

March 2026 Essay Writing Guidelines for Open Secrets Magazine

Submit your flash or full-length personal essay!

Mar 5 • Open Secrets Magazine

Molly Was My Gateway Drug to Meditation

How taking the illicit 1990s psychedelic pill paved the way for me to get Zen

Mar 3 • Blair Glaser

The Economics of Being a Working Actor (Barely)

Just because I’ve starred on TV and on stage doesn’t mean I have it made financially

Mar 2 • Rachel Crowl

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