Dementia
The sickly sweet aroma of the elderly wafts upwards as I walk through the hallways. She sits on her bed, catatonic.
The Power of Overlearning
When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you...
My Best Friend
This submission by Lena Alazzeh entry won second prize in the 2019 Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category. They always tell...
Appointment at Tank Hill
Tank Hill is a short, steep walk from Parnassus campus. While studying for the qualifying exam in my PhD program...
Paused
Seated in plain sight he is invisible The passersby halt for a moment to note That something might be there...
Patient Report (an excerpt)
******* is a 50-year-old *******-speaking WOMAN, Present in the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Immigrant from El Salvador.
Closing The Cut
With one hand pressed over the gash above my left eye in an effort to provide some hemostasis, I hurriedly...
Choices
They tell us we have options innumerable An unseen multiple choice test, and even Better - we do the grading...
Clinic Chronicles
“When does the Clinic open?” I hear amongst the bustle as I walk down the crowded aisles of beds at...
Patience
Editor's note: Ninad Bhat's "Patience" took second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing, poetry category. The room is...