Best of the Storytelling Contest Mind Game I've captured the essence of an intrinsic part of me. ADHD. My behavior is reckless I'm fun, dangerous November 4, 2025Maria Klein Poetry
War of One October 28, 2025Arren Chavez Ramsey[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] Rhythmic steps on concrete matching the beat of the music thrumming in my... Poetry
I Left My Heart in San Francisco October 21, 2025Nick Fiorentino[Second place Synapse Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] As I step across the bay, Wond’ring if those golden days Were... Poetry
Love trio October 14, 2025Ziqian FengYesterday It’s a choice to trust and love But God trust in what, whom, when? how to love ? and... Poetry
In the Age of AI: What Makes Us Human? Lessons from Timeless Tales October 14, 2025Ashel Chelsea DsouzaFables written centuries ago still echo in the present — quietly, powerfully — reminding us of what it means to... Opinion
Patient Encounter Note October 7, 2025Saffanat Sumra[Second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest for non fiction.] S: Subjective. “June” is a 79-year-old woman with a... Medicine
At Night, the Wake (After Alice Notley) September 30, 2025Halle Young[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest for poetry.] Even now, the wake I forget the waves or I... Poetry
The Barbie Dreamhouse September 30, 2025Michelle SeelerYoung girls are seeing more Barbie dolls on shelves with careers ranging from scientists, future leaders, and astronauts, and imagining... Opinion
Mary in Heaven September 23, 2025Pedro Silvestre Marra[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] The experience of dying can vary greatly. Some see a... Fiction