The change from jungle to mountain is abrupt like an unexpected trauma that disconnects us from heart, body, mind, spirit...

I am learning to live in the moment. To remain in the now. To indulge the joy of simply existing.

[Originally published in Synapse on March 2, 1973.] UC President Charles Hitch said last week the Federal Budget is “more...

SAM: Why should I be the one to back down? Jamie knows very well that I am right. There is...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 26, 2009.] For anyone possessing a shred of fairness, reading about Reconstruction, America’s attempt...

6 feet off the ground but 60 feet beneath the crown

When Southwest Airlines canceled system-wide flights during the 2022 winter holidays, stranded passengers sleeping in airport hallways made headlines. The...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 1965.] As a result of recent action on the part of The Regents...

If I could I would take away your blinding pain And tell you how beautiful you are, how powerful

On February 1, 2025 the Inside Medicine Substack reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered...

Fresh from the gardens, the winter rose came Blissfully pure, innocence to blame Budding from the ground with its darkened...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 10, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin...

Snow is falling today and I hugged goodbye to my best friend at the Z. train station 10.32 departing from...

Surgery — one of the three primary treatment options for cancer, alongside radiation and chemotherapy — had always been a...

[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last...