Archive - Open Secrets Magazine

Object-ives #46: Losing What She Touched

When is a ring more than a ring?

18 hrs ago • Naomi Bindman

Having a Drink with My Father

On missed conversations and regret

Aug 4 • Neil Serven

Object-ives #45: Give Me Sorrow, Give Me Grief, and Give Me Gum

How my substitution ritual became a shrine of compulsion and beautiful trash

Aug 2 • Lera Acey

How Pottery Became a Sacred Practice Back to Myself

Post-divorce life in a world on fire

Aug 1 • Leslieann Hobayan

July 2026

It Takes a Village to Live Together as Apartment Neighbors

Athena Dixon on how small acts lead to big connections

Jul 29 • Athena Dixon

Why My Friend’s Reaction to My Bracelet Charm Filled Me with Shame

A tiny charm exposed a lifetime negotiating class, race, and belonging

Jul 27 • Marianna Marlowe

The Performance of Reading

Thoughts from a prolific reader and writer who will never make book content

Jul 25 • Caroline Newton and Caroline Newton

Object-ives #44: The Binder I Can’t Leave Behind

When love comes catalogued and three-hole-punched

Jul 24 • KC Courtland

Jane Pratt on Having Multiple Storage Spaces, ‘Sassy’ Memorabilia, and Giving Away Belongings to Friends

Finders and Keepers Episode 17 - Find out just how much Sassy merch Jane Pratt has kept, why she's likely to give away an item a friend admires, and the…

Jul 22 • Open Secrets Magazine and Rachel Kramer Bussel

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Piecing It Together

Finding myself in fractions and fabric

Jul 18 • Katie Carter King

Object-ives #43: A Raw Hunk of Amethyst

The purple hunk may not count as serious jewelry or bring good luck, but it’s still one of my treasures

Jul 18 • Jill Rovitzky Black

How to Handle Being Displaced from Your Home for Two Years with Lara Starr

Finders and Keepers Episode 16 - What recreating home from a suitcase is like, how it felt to be reunited with her belongings, and what Lara learned…

Jul 15 • Open Secrets Magazine, Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Lara Starr

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