Sarah Ratchford

It's our birthday and this year we turn 58! To celebrate we're hoping to raise $5,800. If 100 people donated $58 each, we would reach our goal. Wish This Magazine a Happy Birthday by donating $58 today! this.org/donate/

Editing this piece by @conyerclayton on their hunt for community after getting sober was a true joy. Even after several years of not drinking (as a rule), it does get lonely, and this helped <3

Are you an aspiring fiction writer? We're open to submissions! From our fiction editor H Felix Chau Bradley (@notesofacroc): "[We're] accepting stories for publication in 2024, with a special interest in queer and trans perspectives, and Black, Indigenous and racialized voices.

@SarahSamuel_ @blairasaservice @naimulkhan @ChantalRodier working on this with you was really fun Sarah! You taught me a lot <3

It's the last week of our emergency fundraising campaign. We're hoping to raise $5,000 by the end of July. We're almost there, but need your help to reach our goal this.org/donate/

We're in the second week of our emergency fundraising campaign to raise $5000 by the end of July. Help keep This Magazine alive by donating today. Every little bit helps and we are so grateful for your support this.org/donate/

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Despite companies trying to profit from the #2SLGBTQIA community through the corporatization of #pride, coming out at work can still be a nightmare across Canada. @bb_burnett_ reports it out here: this.org/2023/07/04/occ…

The creative side of making magazines is a dream, but the funding part is always a challenge. If you can, please consider helping @thismagazine make it through an especially tough time.

While the blood ban against gay men has ostensibly been lifted in Canada, @maddymmahoney reports, serious barriers to donating remain for many of the 2SLGBTQ+ community's most marginalized people. Read her feature here: this.org/2023/06/28/blo…

Our Queer Issue is here and to celebrate we're having a subscription sale! Get one year of This for only $20! Not only will you save money and get a great magazine, but you'll also help us reach our goal of 50 new subscribers by the end of the month! shop.this.org/products/20-su…

"As someone who had lived with chronic feelings of loneliness, I found a sense of relief during the pandemic. Permission to be with my loneliness, without the pressure to escape it." Canada was already in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and still is: this.org/2023/05/16/all…

Working on this with you was a pleasure @Erinjamesabra. You so bravely addressed what so many moms feel but may not be able to say <3

The window is closing to submit your pitch for our September/October issue. The theme of this issue is drugs! For more details on pitching to This Magazine, visit this.org/contribute/ #thismag #thismagazine #pitches #callforsubmissions #callforwriters #writers

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@danielallencox congratulations!!!!! can't wait to read!!!!!

Six years ago, I wrote down a few notes about the ways that language had been used against me, and how I could remake it into something queer and filled with possibility. Today, those notes are a book. It's here and I can hardly believe it.

Please send me all your pitches and know they'll be treated with care/edited by someone in recovery (me!) <3

I am now accepting story submissions at @thismagazine! I'm really excited about the stories that I've lined up so far for the 2023 issues, and looking forward to selecting a few more to round out the year. Looking for work from IBPOC writers only at this time. Spread the word!

making a magazine is really fun. it also makes me miss smoking darts.

People only like you because youre kind and and smart lmao. You only have friends because your presence puts people at ease and makes their day easier lol