A Haunting Story of Nature
The idea of good and evil is pervasive in most of society. From fairy tales to modern day media, we despise villains who wreak havoc and worship heroic protagonists who in turn defeat the evil and save the day.
Appointment at Tank Hill
Tank Hill is a short, steep walk from Parnassus campus. While studying for the qualifying exam in my PhD program...
Paused
Seated in plain sight he is invisible The passersby halt for a moment to note That something might be there...
Patient Report (an excerpt)
******* is a 50-year-old *******-speaking WOMAN, Present in the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Immigrant from El Salvador.
Closing The Cut
With one hand pressed over the gash above my left eye in an effort to provide some hemostasis, I hurriedly...
Choices
They tell us we have options innumerable An unseen multiple choice test, and even Better - we do the grading...
Clinic Chronicles
“When does the Clinic open?” I hear amongst the bustle as I walk down the crowded aisles of beds at...
Patience
Editor's note: Ninad Bhat's "Patience" took second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing, poetry category. The room is...
Crazy Grad Stories
“I did a dose response curve using bleach. To my great delight, it worked perfectly! It was the most potent...
Ode to a Code Blue
My first day on rotations was your last day on earth. This morning when you woke up, did you think...