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.
Asiri and her widowed sisters
Asiri is one of the widows who attended our first meeting. In Dholuo, Asiri’s native language, the term widow is...
The Biblio Unfurl
[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for photography.] Where does photography start, and where does it end? And how does a...
Bowel Sounds
In January, as I prepared to start my traditional “third year” clinical clerkships, I was feeling nervous. In particular, I...
Continuously Named
The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. Strong Black Women Angry Black Women Resilient Black Women The...
Excerpt from The Art of Amateur Sadness
Match McGregory’s “Excerpt from the Art of Amateur Sadness” debuts an unwritten anti- self-help book that lists the ways to...
Happy Pride!
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling contest personal essay category.] Happy Pride! I’m writing this with a literal rainbow...
Doll House
Mirror Need I scream even with this coat, you refuse to see me. my sweet alto
On Becoming 'Immortal,' Despite the Odds
[This submission earned Woodger Faugas first place in the Storytelling Contest personal essay category.] Imagine finding yourself: the center of...
Third of November
[First place for the Storytelling Contest photography category.] This picture was taken a few months before the 2020 US presidential...