Bad Words is a monthly, print-based reading subscription dedicated to the unpolished human spirit & resistance found in real, reckless words.

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$9 / MONTH
US-based subscribers

A new topic every month that informs:

  • personal narrative essay

  • poetry

  • diary-like letter

  • intro to another writer’s work

  • new features, offerings and rabbit holes each month

$12 / MONTH
International subscribers

What to expect:

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I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.

George Orwell