Dementia
The sickly sweet aroma of the elderly wafts upwards as I walk through the hallways. She sits on her bed, catatonic.
Crazy Grad Stories
“I did a dose response curve using bleach. To my great delight, it worked perfectly! It was the most potent...
Ode to a Code Blue
My first day on rotations was your last day on earth. This morning when you woke up, did you think...
Ain't No Fish
Sunday morning in Monterey Bay, no tail tip on the horizon so far. The conversation was about transgenic zebra fishes...
Trio for the Ages
We walked a few blocks from where we parked across a busy Van Ness littered with construction fences and orange...
The First Time
Editor's note: Sikai Song's "The First Time" is the first place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category...
Determined
Editor's note: Victoria Turner's "Determined" is the first place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's creative prose category. I was...
Winners, Take A Bow
The results are in! Today, 12 of UCSF’s most talented writers and photographers are taking home the top prizes in...
Cupid's Span
Editor's note: Emily Yao earned an honorable mention for Bay Bridge and Boat, her entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest...
The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear
Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...