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[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling contest personal essay category.] Happy Pride! I’m writing this with a literal rainbow...

Mirror Need I scream even with this coat, you refuse to see me. my sweet alto

[This submission earned Woodger Faugas first place in the Storytelling Contest personal essay category.] Imagine finding yourself: the center of...

[First place for the Storytelling Contest photography category.] This picture was taken a few months before the 2020 US presidential...

I grew up with a passion for stories and storytelling. This was in large part due to my grandfather’s influence...

[Victoria Turner’s submission won first place in the Storytelling Contest’s science writing category.] As the pressures and restrictions of 2020...

Ninad Bhat’s “Batteries” is the winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Creative Writing category. The poem introduces an everyday, offhand...

The results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF...

A spontaneous nighttime stroll through Golden Gate Park, led me to seeing the Conservatory of Flowers for the first time.Beautifully...