Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Psyche.
Normal Was Never Good Camouflage
“Are you really going out dressed like that?” is one of those questions people ask despite already knowing the answer. No, actually. I spent forty minutes painting red and blue shapes around my eyes so I could sit privately in my bedroom and reflect on restraint. Of course I was going out like that. What they didn’t understand was that the makeup made me feel less exposed than looking ordinary sometimes does.
By Suzanne B.2 months ago in Psyche
Grieving Independence. Top Story - July 2026.
Until it happens to you, you don’t often get to hear about the quiet but unending grief and anger at what you could once do. When we picture getting older, we usually imagine being able to slowly no longer do what we want, what we love, and what we need to do to function as a human being. We never picture what often actually happens which is a very sudden and abrupt loss of what we were once able to do.
By Shiloh Madison2 months ago in Psyche
The "Ew, No!" Doctrine: Inside the Damp, Digital Dungeon of the Incel Intellectual
There is a tragic, terrifying ecosystem thriving right beneath our keyboards. It is a place where daylight rarely penetrates, illuminated only by the harsh, blue glare of a computer monitor and the ambient heat of an overclocked processor. In this digital terrarium sits a man, let's call him Blake.
By Meko James 2 months ago in Psyche
