@rachelkramerbussel on Threads and Bluesky

This is a horrible, insensitive & unnecessary headline. It may be technically accurate but anyone who’s dealt with a family member’s substance abuse issues who sees this is likely going to cringe, at the least. How does this framing help ppl be more informed? Do better, @nypost.

Just think, a Muslim bystander named Ahmed al Ahmed is braver than the entire Uvalde Police Department.

The Unleash Work-in-Progress Award 2025 closes on December 31! It offers writers support “to aid in the completion of a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.” The winning writer receives $500, editorial feedback, and more: clmp.org/members/open-s…

When @dfriedman33 discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring books on “Asian wife sharing," he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions. The next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Today Senate Republicans chose to pull the rug out from under millions of Americans. As families already struggle to afford this holiday season, so many are seeing a new price tag on their monthly premium starting in January that they simply can’t afford, to no fault of their own. Every person in the Senate chamber today had the choice to stop this cruelty. Senate Republicans made their choice, and it was the wrong one for America.

This week, I spoke with @VanityFair about my father's Alzheimer's diagnosis, becoming a caregiver, and my vision for a national caregiving movement. Together, we can choose to be a country where care is foundational. Read more here. vanityfair.com/news/story/and…

@BeckyLTuch It’s so painful to read.

I'm SO SICK of AI writing. It is everywhere. Short, punchy sentences. "It's not this, it's that..." phrasing. Hyperbolic, alarmist statements. Spare me, all of it.

Can we make a collective pact to stop apologizing for being late (or “late,” as in within 2 days) replying to email? Life is extra busy in December, spam is rampant, and we are human. It’s okay to reply late, or not reply Love, Someone with ADHD who’s been there and understands

"Give me your wealthy, your well-rested, Your yacht-owning crowds yearning for a tax break." - The Statue of Liberty, apparently.

A few weeks ago, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I won’t lie—it's been incredibly challenging for me and my family. Now, I’m embarking on a journey to answer the questions so many of us face when it comes to providing care for our loved ones. I hope you’ll join me.

Trump was expecting to be paid back for this pardon, likely because he’s been paid back for his other pardons. So what did he get in exchange for pardoning the crypto billionaire, the notorious drug trafficker, and the private equity fraudster?

Browse and bookmark our #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth reading list for year-round reading recommendations from @SFWP, @auntlute, @haymarketbooks, @AyinPress, @feralhouse, @opensecretsmag, @AdiMagazine, @Hopkins_Review, @beestungmag & more: clmp.org/news/a-reading…

For National Family Caregivers Month, Oliviah Rix-Taylor wrote an essay titled “I Really Wanted My Grandmother to Die.” She shares the emotional toll Alzheimer’s took on her family. We think this essay will be relatable to dementia caregivers. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/alzheimers-d…

Thank you to Sunayna Pal for such a heartfelt look at how her father’s devotion to yoga got in the way of their relationship for a long time, and how she eventually embraced the practice. Read it at opensecretsmagazine.com/p/how-i-forgav…

@BeckyLTuch @victoriastrauss It’s like they went out of their way to look scammy. And why would you want to be an affiliate for a press nobody knows anything about?

Well this appears totally legitimate and not at all in any way sus! @victoriastrauss

What happens when you make all the right career moves, become a homeowner, then lose your job and can’t find another one? Tajah McQueen looks at “The High Cost of Being Poor” in the second personal essay in our food insecurity series at Open Secrets: opensecretsmagazine.com/p/food-insecur…

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What happens when you make all the right career moves, become a homeowner, and then lose your job and can’t find another one despite using all your skills and effort? Tajah McQueen looks at “The High Cost of Being Poor” in our food insecurity essay series: opensecretsmagazine.com/p/food-insecur…

Memoir fans! Queer folks! People who love honest storytelling! Join us at 8:30 pm ET TONIGHT, November 17, for a Substack Live Q&A with Edgar Gomez, author of @CrownPublishing memoir in essays Alligator Tears, interviewed by our EIC @raquelita. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/memoir-book-…

@BeckyLTuch Almost all of @OpenSecretsMag work currently comes from the slush pile. Probably 90-95% with the rest solicited by me.

Are you the editor of a lit mag? I’m curious: What percentage of the work you publish comes from general submissions, i.e. “the slush pile”?