Oh, Issue 62

Welcome to Oh, the reimagined Oh Comely for our changing times. Take a look at Issue 51 for fresh ways of looking inside yourself and out at the world. It brings together ideas for mental wellbeing with savouring the everyday, as well as extraordinary experiences. It’s about mindful being and mindful doing.

We’re exploring how kindness became cool and ‘the friend effect’ – making new ones and keeping old ones. There are reader stories of familiarity, street wisdom for city living and advice on how to feel, not just do your run. We’re experiencing the wonder in a night-time wander and learning how baking bread can soothe your soul. Plus a guide to sophrology and how setting a purpose makes for more meaningful travel.

In this issue:
Can you keep a secret? In this, our slow and mellow autumn issue, we explore the ways in which we share our inner hopes, wildest wishes and silent shadows (even if only with ourselves). From the ever-growing (and unifying, universal) language of emojis, to the historical mysteries surrounding homeopathy, we navigate the little-known paths that take us to unexpected places. We explore both the importance of facing our own demons within the pages of a personal diary while also celebrating the creative benefits of visual storytelling via social media. Secrets, we learn, can be a source of passionate inspiration – fuelling us to follow our dreams irrespective of societal expectation. From the pilgrims who walk out in search of life’s truths, to the artists who find answers in nature’s featherlight brushstrokes, this secret issue was nevertheless made to be shared – because good things happen when we listen to each other.