Necessary Demographic
I’ve recently realized, and it’s kind of scary but I am a demographic that is necessary I am from a class that’s often just a face in the crowd But my presence means something and I’m shouting it out loud
A Thursday in Trivandrum
It rained the way only Kerala knows how— without hesitation, without edges.
This Date in UCSF History: Engineering Fear
[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 29, 1983.] In question is whether transforming living organisms or creating new ones could...
What’s in a Name?
[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Non Fiction category.] When I was sixteen, I was diagnosed with polycystic...
These Days, Who Knows?
[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] Phoebe, panting hard, let the door slam behind her and...
UCSF Storytellers Take Top Honors
Creativity, curiosity and extraordinary storytelling are on full display in the winners of the eighth annual Synapse Storytelling Contest, with...
This Date in UCSF History: The Mad Doctor
[Originally authored by E. Fuller Torrey and published in Synapse on March 31, 1969.] Machines are even making inroads into...
Confession of the Eye
It was late on a ‘full moon’ night in the emergency department — a phrase the ER staff used to...
One Ticket, Please, to Candidacy Land
[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] It’s been seven something months since you finished your first...
I am not ashamed
Yes you! Right on your face I say it aloud I am not ashamed