Mary Thaler

It’s a dangerous world to be a woman in Rebecca Baum’s The Brood—but the predators aren’t the male characters. The shocking power of this tale comes from an utter breakdown of female solidarity.

Dear Readers, All the pieces this week are great examples of works that do what Metapsychosis does best: invite us to experience both the world and artistic creation in ways we haven’t thought of before. Our first publication this week is a thought-pro …

This week on Metapsychosis, we invite you to slow down and listen. In “Dancing Bear Men’s Retreat,” Morgan Dix blends sound and story to explore ritual, healing, and myth. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lothrigel’s “Ode to Mugwort” captures the fleeting beauty of transformation in a few luminous lines. Join us for these sensory journeys—and consider stepping deeper into the conversation through our live Acousmatic Music event and Writers’ Circle.

From walls-shaking soundscapes to quiet conversations on creative self-care, Metapsychosis continues to explore the rich spectrum of expression. This week, experience the sonic power of Paul Dolden, reflect with Dominic Loise on the courage to let go, and discover how you can join our Writers’ Circle or the evolving Cosmos Co-op community.

Calling all writers—seasoned or just starting out! The Cosmos Co-op Writing Circle, led by Ulfhildr author Mary Thaler, offers a supportive space to share your work, get feedback, and grow your craft. Six spots left for this year’s group—first meeting April 14.

Transmission 2025-02-28: Breaking thought patterns through cyberpunk pioneer R.U. Sirius’s insights, boundary-pushing jazz, and a new Writers’ Circle.

Metapsychosis invites submissions on the theme of crossing thresholds, exploring transitions in life, society, and consciousness. With a call for creative work due by January 19, we’re also working toward paying our writers and artists fairly through our Indiegogo campaign.

This week on Metapsychosis: Jonathan Cobb explores cosmic resonance in “Harmonics and Unfolding,” while jazz composer Eric Zinman offers a sonic response to social upheaval with “Music for George Floyd.” Tune in—and be moved to reflect, and to act.

“This week, Metapsychosis explores entire universes in small things—from Deniz Ozan-George’s moonlit creatures in paint to Shai Newman’s richly imagined mythologies. Dive deep into art, story, and the worlds they reveal.”

A drama of sex, death and vengeance unfolds between three Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) and the parliament of ravens occupying the same isolated mountain valley.

“This week at Metapsychosis: a deep dive into the magic of sound with acousmatic music, an inspiring interview on indie publishing with Joshua Bohnsack, and a preview of the imaginative works from our Creature Consciousness series.”

The question of whether individuals controlled their own destiny was a big deal during the Viking Age. If men were at the mercy of forces beyond their control, how did women fare?

“Zine culture, cosmic poetry, and creative consciousness—this week at Metapsychosis features a bold interview, a poetic vision from the future, and an open call for wild, creaturely submissions. Join the movement, and imagine the world anew.”

“This week on Metapsychosis: Dr. Erik Davis discusses LSD blotter art, and we invite you to explore animal consciousness in our current Call for Submissions (due Aug 31). Support creative leaps—join Cosmos Co-op and check out our calendar for more.”

“In a world overflowing with noise, Metapsychosis invites you to slow down and truly listen—whether to the spiritual undertones in Billie Holiday’s music, the echoing voices of earth in poetry, or the luminous perspective of a young woman losing her sight.”

In this keenly-observed graphic novel, Odette has been hiding a problem: an inky black jellyfish that floats perpetually in her field of view.

“From AI speculation to Buddhist pilgrimage, this week Metapsychosis invites you to stay open—to complexity, to confusion, to wonder—and find meaning in both machine logic and human experience.”

“This week at Metapsychosis, we explore the theme of relationship—from the dystopian erosion of human connection in Tom Valovic’s AI critique to the soulful reconnection offered by Susan Leskin’s evocative collages—all framed by a prophetic call to hold both anger and hope.”

“This week at Metapsychosis, Stephanie Wellen Levine challenges us to embrace uncertainty in her essay “It’s Hard to Compete With Simplistic Spiritual Leaders”, while Brian George offers a lyrical review of Maía’s Portraits, a visionary fusion of poetry and painting. Don’t forget to leave a comment, submit your own “Writing from the Future,” or join our Writer’s Critique Circle—because your voice matters in this living, evolving conversation.”

It was so delightful last Thursday night to meet up with my fellow-authors, Geoffreyjen Edwards and Richard Andrews, whom I am far more used to seeing on video-calls through my flat laptop screen! We were meeting in Quebec City at the bookstore-café Mo …

Despite scenes of peril on the ocean, the book moves slow, full of details about everyday survival in this harsh environment. By the end, the reader has witnessed great changes reflected the microcosm of the characters’ lives.

Coming from Montréal’s bustling scene of graphic-novel creators, Cab’s main character is a painter struggling with creative block while living semi-legally with his friends in a building on the verge of being condemned.

A thrilling yet understated crime drama focused on the relationship between a police detective and a woman whose husband has died in a suspicious climbing accident, distinguished by the complexity of its characters.

A quietly provocative story about a cellist who leaves the musical profession and finds a job preparing dead bodies for burial.

Appealing and fast-paced, this novel set in 1950s Mexico is a classic tale of an attractive young woman marrying into family with sinister secrets, who finds her choices taken away, and her life and sanity under threat. True to the gothic genre, the cr …

Insightful stories peel back the secrets within families, but the dazzling moment comes as you pass the midpoint of the book, and the connections between these universes begin to be revealed.

“The Second” was written for a speculative fiction writing workshop and very last-minute in its original form. I did the plotting and world-building on the fly, and basically the original idea was “what if the protagonist were trying to save their friend from a duel?”

Metapsychosis editor Mary Thaler interviewed Deniz Ozan-George, an artist based in Boston, Massachussetts. Though she’s recently completed one portrait, Deniz considers herself first and foremost an abstract painter, lyrical, and expressionist.

Susan Evans’s poem “Lucy” appeared on Metapsychosis website in Autumn 2020. During the following winter, we exchanged emails in which Susan told me about her creative process, her sources of inspiration, and what her hopes for the coming year.

An artist is actually creating a world rather than just a stationary object. The artist is sailing through universal winds and transmitting truth. It really depends on the artist as to how this truth manifests and is revealed.

Medb is a novel that draws the reader incrementally toward the mysteries of the human psyche, on its way touching on gender roles, the power of the occult, and the pathologization of difference. It’s a winding, inward journey that begins, fittingly, at …

Who am I and what do I write? I spent the early part of my career as a scientist studying oceanography, and some of that science attitude—the attention to detail, the feelings of wonder and humility—have infused my writing practice. Plus I have a nerdy …