Dementia
The sickly sweet aroma of the elderly wafts upwards as I walk through the hallways. She sits on her bed, catatonic.
America Ripening
Editor’s note: Simone Kurial took the Synapse Storytelling Contest first place award for creative writing. Category judge, Synapse editor in...
Survivor On The Margins: Historic UCSF Transplant Patient Without a Home
Editor's note: We're pleased to present Kacey Berry's top winning 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest submission in the personal essay category...
Newborn
Editor's note: Newborn is Frank Chang's winning entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest, photography category. This baby parakeet was born...
Birthday Dinner
Editor's note: Kelly Crotty is the third place winner if the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. From judge, Synapse...
Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming
Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science...
The Gaze
I'd give up my throne, I'd give up my crown, To see the world painted, In that beautiful shade of...
Thoughts from the Trauma Bay
Thoughts from the Trauma Bay is the second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category. Comments from...
We All Yardsale Sometimes
In 2017, I skied for the first time. In 2018, I slipped on ice and broke my collarbone. My classmates...
Evidence of Things Not Seen
When you promised to make my brain sing color, I jumped at the chance. You were a painter of vibrancies...