My cousin Anna
As a Korean adoptee, I’d never expected to meet a blood relative. Then a 23andMe email landed in my inbox
by Andrew Lee
Alizeh Kohari
Life Stories Editor, Psyche
Alizeh Kohari is a writer, editor and reporter who divides her time between Pakistan and the United States. She most recently worked at Global Press, training reporters across the world, from Mexico to Mongolia. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, New York Review of Books, Wired and others.
Edited by Alizeh Kohari
Stronger
When grief and distraction spun my mind out of control, only the strain of my muscles could keep it intact
by Nancy Uddin
Experiments in resistance
When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent
Alexander Samuel, as told to Christine Ro
Accidental millionaire
When a big deposit appeared from nowhere in my account, it changed my life – but not how you’d think
by Kelvin Njeri
Mind the accent
When I spoke like someone I wasn’t, people listened more closely. What did that say about them – and me?
by Erica Mayor
Again, again, again
I’m not infertile, but I experience recurrent miscarriages. I worry about how many more I can take
by Jami Nakamura Lin
Stealing my father
I’d long had a rocky relationship with my dad. Then, a predatory caregiver took over his life
by Mark Teich
Footloose in Havana
In China, I was used to treating my body like a problem. In Cuba, everyone seemed at home in theirs
Syren Chan, as told to Lavender Au