Archive - Open Secrets Magazine

Why I Went to the Boob Deck

But who would I be when the guys arrived?

35 mins ago • Paulette Perhach

The Shape of Grief

A mother loses focus when faced with her son’s blindness

Dec 15 • Kim Owens

Boxing Makes Me Uncomfortable, and That’s Okay

How I’m learning to be bad at something, and to sit with that discomfort

Dec 14 • Siham Lee

Object-ives #14: The Soapstone Trinket Box That Holds Both Horror and Holiness

When pain is hidden in plain sight

Dec 12 • Katrina Donham

Why I Identify as a Gamer, Even Though I Play “Girlie Games”

I embraced the most stigmatized video gaming identity

Dec 8 • Shainna Alipon

Why Playing Pickleball Is My New Professional Litmus Test

Networking with a paddle, not a pastry

Dec 6 • ANGELA MARIE HUTCHINSON

Open Secrets Gift Guide for Readers and Writers

Books, writing workshops, fashion, and more to enhance your reading and writing

Dec 5 • Open Secrets Magazine

Truth Hurts: The Real Meaning of Christmas

Our columnist serves his hottest, Scrooge-iest holiday take

Dec 3 • John DeVore

Am I Food Insecure Because I Have Bulimia, Or Do I Have Bulimia Because I’m Food Insecure?

What nobody talks about when it comes to eating disorders and SNAP

Dec 2 • Christina Jumper

Hiding My Life as a Sex Worker Nearly Destroyed My Health

My migraines started when I was a sugar baby and continued even after I stopped sugaring

Dec 1 • Michelle Gurule

November 2025

You Won’t See My Family Dynamics in a Hallmark Movie

Being estranged from my sister taught me not to take family for granted just because you share DNA

Nov 30 • Megan Romaine

I Found Treasures and a Husband in a Thrift Store, in Varying Levels of Pre-Loved Conditions

Why I love thrifting as much in my forties as I did as a teenager

Nov 29 • Sara Knight Bidlack

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