Submit Your Writing to Be Featured in The Open Letters
The Open Letters, a Substack publication with over 40,000 readers and part of a 160,000‑subscriber network, is accepting submissions for its June‑August issues. Each month eight essays are chosen, with June offering six slots and July/August eight each, and the only entry requirement is a minimum of 900 words. Selected pieces are published free of charge but incur a $25 feature fee to cover editing and design. Authors gain exposure to a built‑in audience, a week of recommendation, and the option to cross‑post to their own Substack.
The Fear of Getting Attached
The author confesses a deep‑seated fear of attachment, describing how it fuels self‑protection, emotional distance, and missed connections. A reader’s essay illustrates how growing up in a community where departures were routine can embed avoidance patterns that persist into adulthood....
The Art of Healing From What No One Can See
The essay explores how invisible emotional pain—stemming from accumulated childhood, family, and friendship wounds—continues unnoticed while everyday life proceeds as usual. The author describes pain as an internal operating system that manifests as over‑thinking, people‑pleasing, and chronic loneliness. A reader’s...
All Roads Lead Back to Myself
In "All Roads Lead Back to Myself," the author reflects on how attempts to escape personal chaos repeatedly bring her back to self‑reflection. She describes the shift from trying to control external noise to nurturing an inner‑child and using tiny,...
The Quiet Work of Becoming Yourself Again
The post explores the quiet, often unnoticed journey of rediscovering one’s authentic self after years of living in survival roles. It highlights how responsibilities, expectations, and caretaking can eclipse personal identity, leaving a lingering sense of being lost. Through the...
Writers Wanted: New Essay Submissions Now Open
Postcards by Hasif is accepting essay submissions for its collaborative series for May, June and July, selecting four to five writers each month. Chosen contributors will submit a 500‑600 word essay, which Hasif will follow with a 500‑word response, creating...
Submit You Essays and Become a Co-Author in My Publication!
Hasif of *Postcards by Hasif* is opening submissions for collaborative essays in May, June and July. Each month he will select four to five writers who submit a roughly 600‑word essay, which he will answer with a 500‑word response, forming...
The Guilt of Choosing Yourself
The post explores the quiet guilt that surfaces when people consider prioritising their own growth over familiar expectations. It illustrates how this emotional weight can stall decisions to relocate, change careers, or redefine personal identity. Raquel’s experience—leaving Spain for Tokyo,...
Calling Writers to Submit Their Essays
The Open Letters is calling for essay submissions for its April, May and June issues, with three slots in April and eight slots each in May and June. Writers must submit original, unpublished work of at least 900 words in...