This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Year of the Snake
[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last year’s Dragon yang. That said, Snake does not settle for mediocrity, either.
The Green Dragon
Dimming day’s sunset Metal birds take off ... descend Head on his shoulder Bathed in golden rays Winged dots in...
Lands
Frigid, Icy Nights Chatting Faces of six continents, in the highline of the 7 line Crowded, moving rivers along the...
The Birds
Miles wind the mechanics of my feet, counters and clocks to tally the movement of my toes. I pace alongside...
Coniferae
Look outside the window, The pine tree with a million needles, Needles that glisten at their tips, With a million...
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
Editor's note: Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is Hardik Kothare's second place winning entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest, photography category. The...
Insectum
Insectum is the second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Comments from Synapse editor in chief...
Show Off Your Talent
Do you have a secret talent — a skill you’ve been dying to show off, but wouldn’t necessarily quit your...
The Dark Side of Gold
The San Francisco Opera recently added their voice to the many speaking out against the prejudice and bigotry rife within...
Night Walk from Parnassus
My feet pound a solemn heartbeat Each step a heavy smear on the ground Pulling myself down the orange hill...