Open Secrets Magazine
Open Secrets Magazine, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Nettie Reynolds, Brian McNely, Jenny Bartoy, Tiffany Chu, Tracey Edelist, PhD, Dianne Moritz, Emily Hessney Lynch, Ally Kirkpatrick, Nancy Jorgensen, Hope Elizabeth Kidd, Emily Mester, Alicia Morandi, Catherine Cornell, Gabe Montesanti, rr blackwoodOpen Secrets is a lit mag and community for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel at opensecretsmag at gmail.com
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Open Secrets is a lit mag and community for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep “secret.”
Writer on motherhood, culture, books, personal finance, belonging and belongings. Editor of Open Secrets Magazine. https://rachelkramerbussel.com
Pushcart Prize-nominated essayist, playwright, and former hospice chaplain writing about grief, loss, resilience, spirituality, and what keeps us human. Offers one-on-one grief support conversations and reflective online writing gatherings.
Professor, University of Kentucky. I read a lot. Speak German, learning Norwegian. I also race bikes.
Writer & Editor | NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT (Catapult, 2026) | Developmental editing & manuscript critique | Author interviews, profiles, & book reviews | PNW
I write for grievers and deep-thinkers. Deconstructed Christian, now reconstructing. Adoptive & bereaved mum. Town hermit because I'm perpetually tired and prefer my books.
Chronic career changer, critical disability studies educator & scholar, survivor of childhood trauma & NPE (not parent expected), menopausal empty-nester, tree-hugger, chocolate snob, new Italian, living with PTSD/ADHD. Writer of it all.
Dianne also writes of her past, trying to make sense of it all.
digital strategist, writer, professor, book club organizer, & parent. host of IT’S A LOT podcast \ud83e\ude77\ud83d\udc80\ud83e\udee0
Ally Kirkpatrick (she/her) is a queer writer based in Alexandria, Virginia. She is the owner of Old Town Books, an independent bookstore and literary hub. She is currently at work on her memoir.
Nancy Jorgensen is a Wisconsin writer of memoir, nonfiction, essays, and poetry. Her 2022 book, "Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete," is published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. Find out more at NancyJorgensen.weebly.com
I'm a mom of 6, living in New York City with my chaotic family. I enjoy writing about mental health, body image, motherhood, and my childhood in Zimbabwe. I'm currently at work on a memoir about living in NYC with my large brood.
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An eternal lover of words and maker of things from RI.
Catherine Cornell writes poetry, essays, and unfinished fantasy novels. She also edits mental health writing and fiction, formats magazine layouts, and entertains people experiencing dementia.
writing when i can and moving forward despite it all
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