Candlemaker

In January, as I prepared to start my traditional “third year” clinical clerkships, I was feeling nervous. In particular, I...

The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. Strong Black Women Angry Black Women Resilient Black Women The...

Match McGregory’s “Excerpt from the Art of Amateur Sadness” debuts an unwritten anti- self-help book that lists the ways to...

[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...