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Mental instability, a lack of access to psychological healthcare, alien abduction theory and the…
Mental instability, a lack of access to psychological healthcare, alien abduction theory and the…
I grew up hearing stories about abductions. UFOs, abduction theory, and all of the conspiracy theories revolving around the government…
Aiden Robert Jönsson
Jul 5, 2016
Were You Raped By Gérald Marie?
Were You Raped By Gérald Marie?
I can’t get the horror out of my mind. I was doing some mundane research about Elite Model Management (my former agency when I was a teen…
Secret Writer
Jun 4, 2016
City of Night and The Boys in the Band
City of Night and The Boys in the Band
City of Night by John Rechy is the only book I put down in disgust. I was 17. Loved to read everything, including cereal boxes at…
Jeffrey Field
May 29, 2016
Broken Inside
Broken Inside
It all started five years ago, when I first met this girl. She was one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen and, at that moment, I…
Secret Writer
May 28, 2016
The Moment I Realized I Still Love My Father
The Moment I Realized I Still Love My Father
This is a letter to my father he’ll never receive.
Secret Writer
May 21, 2016
Azealia Is Unfamiliar, Uncomfortable Territory For Entertainment World
Azealia Is Unfamiliar, Uncomfortable Territory For Entertainment World
You and I are similar, Paul. I like to understand human motivation.
Stellabelle
May 18, 2016
AZEALIA BANKS IS BACK ON TWITTER
AZEALIA BANKS IS BACK ON TWITTER
This morning as I was obsessively checking my iPhone notifications I discovered that indeed Azealia Banks is back on Twitter as…
Stellabelle
May 18, 2016
Being Old Sucks
Being Old Sucks
I feel old. Like pushing 67 old. It doesn’t always feel old. Not too bad. But….
Bunny Henningsen
May 16, 2016
Have You Ever Had Trouble Sleeping?
Have You Ever Had Trouble Sleeping?
Have you ever had trouble sleeping?
Secret Writer
May 16, 2016
Inspiration from Nietzsche in Today’s World
Inspiration from Nietzsche in Today’s World
We have been taught through years and generations of guilt-ridden rhetoric and patterns of somehow being constructive through self-hatred…
Aiden Robert Jönsson
May 16, 2016
A Catalogue of My Most Hated Facets
A Catalogue of My Most Hated Facets
Every once in awhile, I am reminded of all of the things I’ve learned and picked up along the way that I’m not proud to have as a habit and…
Aiden Robert Jönsson
May 14, 2016
Hi. I’m really angry.
Hi. I’m really angry.
Hi. I’m really angry. It’s starting to come out in ways I don’t like and I am starting to not like myself because of it. It’s starting to…
Secret Writer
May 12, 2016
The Irrelevant World of Pageants from an Ex Beauty Queen
The Irrelevant World of Pageants from an Ex Beauty Queen
There are a lot of people who believe the time and place for Beauty Pageants has passed and just a few hold outs who still find value in…
Rachael Elizabeth
May 11, 2016
SEND IN YOUR SECRETS. The Secret Writer Medium Profile Is Now A Thing.
SEND IN YOUR SECRETS. The Secret Writer Medium Profile Is Now A Thing.
Holding in secrets sucks. I know all about secrets. I used to hold in my secrets, my shame, my problems and my feelings. I still hold in my…
Stellabelle
May 11, 2016
The Fucked Up Letter I Got From My Father
The Fucked Up Letter I Got From My Father
Secret Writer True Story #1
Secret Writer
May 11, 2016
When Father’s Day Rolls Around, I Won’t Be There
When Father’s Day Rolls Around, I Won’t Be There
I’m not your dad.
Jeffrey Field
May 9, 2016
What Makes Evil Evil?
What Makes Evil Evil?
Driving to work just now, I delved deep into my soul and, finally, came up with a plausible answer.
Jeffrey Field
May 5, 2016
My Fat Story and its Bullies
My Fat Story and its Bullies
For pretty much all of my life I have struggled with depression. And yes, at some point I will probably write about that. But this post…
Leah Maxine Star
May 5, 2016
My iPhone Is Killing Me
My iPhone Is Killing Me
I’m an iPhone addict and I think it may be killing me.
Stellabelle
May 3, 2016
PSYCHEDELIC HEALING SAVED ME FROM A MONSTER: PART 2
PSYCHEDELIC HEALING SAVED ME FROM A MONSTER: PART 2
THE ILLNESS
Brenda Brewer
Apr 29, 2016
Meet An Autistic Artist Creating Prince Tribute Portraits
Meet An Autistic Artist Creating Prince Tribute Portraits
A few days ago, I saw Pierre Owen’s Prince drawings on Facebook. I was really happy to see them because I’d grown so sick of seeing…
Stellabelle
Apr 25, 2016
How I became a loner at church
How I became a loner at church
The story of how I never belonged
Shari M
Apr 20, 2016
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