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Show Me the Love by Leaving Me Alone
Why I Collect Encounters with Snakes
Object-ives #52: I Lost the One Thing I Always Said I’d Save in a Fire
Pelvic Floor Therapy Helped Me Live Again
Object-ives #51: The Purloined Desk
What I Learned from My Dying Dog Daughter
Object-ives #50: My 1990 Fugazi Ticket Stub
I Thought I Was In Love With My Roommate. I Wanted To Be Her.
Object-ives #49: The Ring That Started and Ended a Marriage
Lessons Learned During a Year of Radical Pleasure and Beyond
Object-ives #48: The Case for Pillows
September 2026 Book Club Pick: 'Portrait of a Mestiza' by Marianna Marlowe
Volunteering With Dogs Who Die
Object-ives #46: Losing What She Touched
Object-ives #45: Give Me Sorrow, Give Me Grief, and Give Me Gum
How Pottery Became a Sacred Practice Back to Myself
It Takes a Village to Live Together as Apartment Neighbors
Why My Friend’s Reaction to My Bracelet Charm Filled Me with Shame
Object-ives #44: The Binder I Can’t Leave Behind
Object-ives #43: A Raw Hunk of Amethyst
How to Handle Being Displaced from Your Home for Two Years with Lara Starr
Object-ives #42: Why I Want to Make Lamps of My Prosthetic Limbs
Why I’m Raising My Daughter in a Sex-Positive Way
Why a 1980s MC Hammer Doll Is a Good Luck Charm with Alrinthea Carter
Why I’ve Come to Hate the Fireworks I Used to Love
How to Declutter Books, Clothes, and Everything Else with Decluttering Expert Avery Cundill
Object-ives #41: The Little Green Dress
The Resurgence of Print Magazines with Geezer Magazine Editor Laura LeBleu
How To Know When You’ve Finished a Piece of Writing
What My Collection of Hospital Socks from Many Failed IVF Cycles Taught Me About Grief and Luck
Object-ives #40: The Linotype Cases I Couldn’t Leave Behind
Divorce, Remarriage, and Collecting Lego Sets with Rob Hart
What Do I Owe a Father Who Betrayed My Trust?
Why Writer Athena Dixon Collects Black Memorabilia
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My Dad, The Haunted Hotel Ghost
The Threads My Family Touches Last for Generations
Object-ives #39: The Jacket That Did Not Belong to My Father
Why We’re Nostalgic for the Toys Our Children Have Outgrown with Aymann Ismail
I Tried AI for “Writing” and the Results Were Disastrous
Object-ives #38: A Box of Slides
Taylor Swift Is My Personal Trainer
Exploring Gender and Being Non-Binary via Fashion with Alligator Tears author Edgar Gomez
Working in a Grocery Store Wasn’t Demeaning, But Being Pitied Was
Getting Wet Was the Easiest Part
Object-ives #37: Women Stronger Than Diamonds
Your Story Isn’t About What You Think It’s About
American Fantasy Author and Bookstore Owner Emma Straub on Why Book Swag Is Everywhere
Object-ives #36: TV Guide Ruled My Childhood
Why Fly Fishing Is the Ultimate Sport for Hoarders with Angling Educator Nick Parish
The Hobby I Swore I Wouldn’t Start
Object-ives #35: Slippery Soap and the Wrinkle People
How to Make Miniatures with Sara Schaefer
May 2026 Open Secrets Book Club Pick: ‘Better: A Memoir About Wanting to Die’ by Arianna Rebolini
Why I Went to Ice Cream School
Object-ives #34: My Mother’s Photographs
Dumpsters and Other Dark Places
Listen to Our New Podcast Finders and Keepers
How Bestselling Author Deesha Philyaw Builds Her Book Collection and Became an Avid Reader
The Allure of Costco and Bulk Shopping with American Bulk author Emily Mester
Meet The World-Traveling Teddy Bear Jointly Owned by This Friend Group
We're Launching the Finders and Keepers Podcast This Week - Here's the Trailer!
Object-ives #33: The Bracelet My Mother Bought Me
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I Couldn’t Sing, But I Joined a Chorus Anyway
Changing My Hair Color Used to Be an Act of Rebellion. Now I Know It Means So Much More
My New (Old) Hobby: Sending Postcards
Object-ives #31: Heartwood: How My Humble Cutting Board Came to Speak Louder Than Words
I Wrote a Polyamory Memoir. You’ve Probably Never Heard of Me
Why I Love the Scandalous Women Who Changed My Life
Object-ives #30: J’Adore My Anorak of Armor
The Best of Both Worlds. Or Is It?
Object-ives #29: What Price Nostalgia? $495 Plus Shipping
What I Talk About When I Talk About My Neurodivergent Husband
The Year I Spoke with Chris Evans
Object-ives #28: My Necklace That Always Found Its Way Back
Please Don’t Tell Me How to Feel About My Breast Cancer
Basketball Taught Me I Can Be a New Person Any Time I Want
Object-ives #27: The Sneakers That Traipse on Without My Grandma
Unraveling the Puzzle of the Two Paintings My Mother Gifted Me Upon Her Death
March 2026 Open Secrets Book Club Pick: ‘sorry i keep crying during sex’ by Jesse James Rose
Object-ives #26: The Tissue in My Passport Wallet
Why I’ll Never Leave a Bag Unattended Again
Rebuilding My Confidence, One Chain at a Time
Object-ives #25: Leaving Behind the Gargoyle
Full-Length Essay Writing Guidelines for Open Secrets Magazine, July 31, 2026 Deadline
Molly Was My Gateway Drug to Meditation
The Economics of Being a Working Actor (Barely)
Object-ives #24: The Brown Wall-to-Wall Carpet of My Childhood Home
A Love Letter to Myself After Eating Disorder Treatment
How to Thrive in an Analog World
I Traveled the World Looking for Love. I’m Still Looking.
Object-ives #22: My Heavy Metal Companion
After Infertility, I Found a Version of Motherhood I Could Claim As My Own
My Two Decades Dating as a Late-in-Life Virgin
Object-ives #21: The Messiah: An Oratorio
How I Rediscovered My Love of Roller Skating at Age 51
Truth Hurts: Delete Your Dating Apps
My High School Boyfriend Gave Me a Sex Ultimatum
Why I Share My Sex Life on the Internet
Tickets on Sale Now for Open Secrets Live Personal Storytelling Summit in NYC on May 2, 2026
If You Write About Your Life, You’ll Probably Never Run Out of Things to Say
How I Made Peace with the Secret Failure Behind My Successful Career
I Throw Pottery. Would I Throw My Career, Too?
The Gun That Exploded My Marriage
Object-ives #19: My Life in Boxes
My Hookup in a Sauna Next to a Straight Man
Object-ives #18: On First Buying A Copy of '84, Charing Cross Road' as a New Bookseller
2026 Open Secrets Live Personal Storytelling Summit Details
January 2026 Open Secrets Book Club Pick: 'The True Happiness Company' by Veena Dinavahi