July 4th Fireworks
[Third place winner in the Storytelling Contest non fiction category.] Have you ever seen fireworks in broad daylight? Often associated as a nocturnal sighting, I was mesmerized to hear them implode above us on July 4th, 2020.
Speaking in Tongues
The first word I ever spoke was Farsi: Baba, which means father. It makes for an interesting conversation starter; I...
The Ultimate Experiment
[Editor's note: This submission won second place in the Synapse storytelling contest fiction category.] Three brothers had been killed that...
The Third Wheel
Grey skies, grey bay - it’s a new day It’s sirene: the wind has not been keen
Once I Climbed a Hill
Once I climbed a hill And looked down with triumph at what I had done. I saw sands stretched long...
Inside Voice
[Camille Moore’s story earned first prize winner in the storytelling contest fiction category.] It was all mixed up inside of...
To Be Laid Out
Nina Djukic’s story won first prize in the Synapse storytelling contest nonfiction category. There are things we cannot know until...
GAD
She went to the doctor today And we told her she was sick She didn’t need a visit to know...
Work-Life Balance
When I came across this coffee cup balanced perfectly and precariously on a hallway railing in Zuckerberg San Francisco General...
Your Greatest Fear
This crosswalk to the clouds really sums up how I picture it every time I face things in the future...