Letter from the Editor #1 - The struggle is real… when you try to start a magazine
Hi, I’m Ally, and welcome to This Modern Struggle Magazine.
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you also feel like you don’t know what you’re doing with your life.
Being in your 20s/30s is a weird time. It’s a transitional period when suddenly you’re expected to know everything that you want to do with your years, whether that’s in terms of career, getting a house, getting married, or having children. But it’s also supposed to be the best time of your life, with the free abandon to enjoy it as much as you can.
Some people are settled down, married, expecting their third child, while others are in flatshares and going out every weekend. While some have climbed the career ladder to prestigious corporate positions, others have dropped everything to go travelling for six months.
But how do you do both? What happens when you feel like you’re floundering, failing at everything, and you aren’t sure about any of those things in your life?
Answer: you read this magazine.
This Modern Struggle
I started this magazine for all the fellow strugglers out there who feel the same way that I do; like everyone else has it all figured out and you just don’t know what you’re doing in life.
We all feel like that sometimes, we all have modern struggles and they are all valid.
I wanted to share mine with you, and I wanted to hear from you too!
This magazine is here to relate to, give advice, and show you that you aren’t alone in trying to navigate your modern struggles.
We’re just getting started here, with regular blogs, varied contributors, and more relatable content.
In an ode to the traditional Agony Aunt column, I will also be acting as your Agony Ally (because my name’s Ally, and because I’m your ally, get it?) in new advice blogs coming soon.
We will also be introducing merch, because who doesn’t want to wear a hoodie that shows how much you’re struggling? Just kidding, these will be modern yet timeless designs from our wonderful brand and website designer Molly Clair. I can’t wait for you all to see them!
If you would like to submit a pitch or idea and let us know your modern struggle, please get in touch!
FYI, as the magazine is not monetised, we are currently unable to offer our writers a payment (this is hopefully set to change once ecommerce is introduced), but if you would love some writing experience, to add to your portfolio, or just to share your thoughts on a fun, relatable platform, please do get in touch.
Peace, love, hugs, kisses, and everything else to all the strugglers out there.
Ally 🙃 x
Written by Ally McLaren
Editor
Hi, I’m Ally, Editor of This Modern Struggle Magazine.
You may have seen my writing in Mouthy Magazine or Darling Magazine. I currently work in Marketing and PR and do freelance copywriting on the side. I also have experience in journalism and feature writing for women’s magazines and national press.
When I’m not writing you can find me eating pizza, stroking my cat and watching true crime documentaries.
I started this magazine for all the fellow strugglers who feel the same way that I do; like everyone else has it all figured out and you just don’t know what you’re doing in life.