Volume 1 | The Chapter of Survival

The Good Within The Khaos Magazine | August '25 Theme

✦ August Issue Theme:

Before we learn how to thrive, we must first speak of how we survived.

For the launch of The Good Within The Khaos magazine, we’re opening with origin stories—not the ones dressed up with triumph and glitter, but the ones born in blood, silence, isolation, and sacred defiance. This is a space for your survival to be seen, honored, and held with reverence.

Whether you survived a household that never saw you, a relationship that broke you, a system that tried to erase you, or the quiet ache of waking up every day and trying again—your story matters.

This first issue The Chapter of Survival is for the ones who made it here against all odds. We want the messy middle. The unfinished healing. The trembling voice.

We want you, just as you are.

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✦ Call for Submissions

We are now accepting pieces for our debut August 2025 issue:
The Chapter of Survival

This is your space to write what you’ve never been given permission to say out loud.
You don’t need to be a polished writer—just an honest one.

We’re looking for:

• Personal survival stories (narrative essay or freeform)

• Letters to your younger self, or future self

• Poetry, spoken word, or affirmations that fuel your fire

• Raw, stream-of-consciousness entries, confessions, or spiritual awakenings

• Artwork, photography, or mixed media with story-rich captions (if you’d like to submit any of these please send those in via email: kaylatrusick@gmail.com)

Submission Guidelines:

• Written work: 300–3,000 words (following the theme)

• Please include a brief bio (1–3 sentences) and any social/media links you'd like featured

• Submission Deadline: July 26, 2025

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💬 What to write about?

• A moment you thought would break you, but didn’t

• The turning point in your healing

• The small ways you keep choosing yourself

• What it means to survive when no one clapped for you

• A truth you’re finally ready to say out loud

This is the heartbeat of The Khaotic Good.
The beginning. The exhale. The truth.

We’re ready for your story.
Welcome home.

~ Khaotically Inspired,
Kayla, Creator of The Khaotic Good™