There are people who need to hear your story...
Life and its challenges are rarely as straightforward as they seem at first glance—there are layers, complexities, and nuances that shape every situation. Your experiences, even the ones you might think are small or insignificant, have value, offering unique lessons and insights. By sharing your story, you will create genuine connections and open doors for people to feel seen and understood. The smallest acts of vulnerability and honesty can make the biggest impact on someone else’s life.
My hope is to create a space where real stories—told by real people—touch others in profound ways. I want people to feel that peace, that deep comfort in knowing they aren’t the only ones navigating the twists and turns of life. That there are others who get it.
But there’s more. I want the uncomfortable truths to break through the polished exterior of those "pretty little bubbles" we tend to surround ourselves with. I want people to stop obsessing over just the shiny, happy moments and start acknowledging the raw, sometimes painful realities that many of us face. I want to normalize conversations about the hard things.
I don’t know. But with enough stories, I hope to publish a collection one day. Fingers crossed that enough people are brave enough to share, and that we can get the world to listen.
You’ll get all the good feels knowing your story helped someone feel less alone in the world.
Otherwise, this is just a garden-variety human trying to make the world a better place through understanding and connection.
If this becomes successful down the road, we’ll definitely revisit the “paid for published stories” idea. For now, submissions are a donation, strictly pro bono.
If your story is selected for publication, it will likely need some editing. The editors will keep it as close to the original submission as possible.
Any personally identifiable information (names, specific locations, etc.) will be changed before publication to protect both you and the people in your story.
Your name and email will only be used to contact you about your story or its publication. Your information won’t be sold or shared. There’s no mailing list or marketing, so no spam, either.
An original story
Written by you
About your experience
Factual
Sincere
2000 words or less
Poverty
Inequality
Discrimination
Hardship
Trauma / PTSD
Relationships Struggle
LGBTQIA+ Struggle
Parenting Struggle
Life Altering Event
Illegal
Written by someone else
Previously published
Someone else’s story / experience
Fiction
Preachy
*Emails with attachments or submissions will not be accepted.
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