Archive - Open Secrets Magazine

Object-ives #9: The Garbage Pail Kid That Made Me Cry

A special gift from Kevin Smith

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Why My Friend’s Surprise Marriage Raised So Many Red Flags

And how I tried to help her escape

Oct 30 •

There’s a Vegan at Your Dinner Table (P.S. It’s Me)

Why I dropped the conversion act—and started inviting people in

Oct 29 •

The Keys to Ghosting

He gave me his keys after one night. I gave them a proper funeral

Oct 28 •

How to Shatter a Marriage

A single moment revealed our relationship was already broken

Oct 27 •

Jazmine Becerra Green

Object-ives #8: The Powder Puff in My Drawer Smells Like the Ghost of My Grandmother

I now share my triumphs and struggles with this memento of my beloved Mamá

Oct 24 •

How to Find Your Voice as a Writer

The talking heads on your TV all sound alike — but writers shouldn’t

Oct 22 •

WATCH: Q&A with Sonali Kolhatkar on Her Preventive Double Mastectomy, the BRCA Gene Mutation, Grief, Body Image, and Mental Health

Journalist Sonali Kolhatkar also discusses her medical decision-making, family support, recovery, and the power of writing fiction and nonfiction

Oct 21 •

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Some People Collect Memories from Their Travels. I Collect Things I Didn’t Pay For

I didn’t think of the habit I started as a child as stealing until recently

Oct 20 •

Object-ives #7: Why I Still Want a Delia’s Bucket Hat

I find comfort in my 90s catalog collection

Oct 17 •

Giving Up the Ghost

Athena Dixon on letting go of what haunts you

Oct 15 •

After Her Brain Surgery, I Was Terrified My Mom Would Never Be My Mom Again

Attending the US Open with her showed me she’s still the same woman I love

Oct 14 •

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