Storytelling Contest

Monday, January 11, 2021 - 10:46

10:45 a.m.

By Chinaza Ochi

This submission earned an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 16:16

Words of Advice to My First-Year Self

By Amber Por
This submission earned Amber Por third place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. I’m still figuring out the best version of myself;
Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 14:58

Mason

By Ben Mansky

Ben Mansky's "Mason" won second place in the Storytelling Contest photography category.

Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 08:54

Going Back to the Start of Today

By Janice Goh

This submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category.

Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 12:27

Abscission

By Wesley Kao

This submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category.

 

Child, I

           lay him supine upon the funereal table

viburnum-skinned, blent

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 09:49

Broken Hearts

By Juhi Varshney
It was my first day off after a string of emergency department shifts as sub-intern, and I was sad. I wished that I wasn’t. I wanted to rewrite the feeling, as if I could delete it like a line of text and type in something hopeful and upbeat in its place.
Monday, October 5, 2020 - 11:16

They Tell Me 'Go Home'

By Nina Escueta
This submission earned Nina Escueta the first place winner of the Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Mangoes, ripe and green, to start off the day Balmy breezes singing, whispering ‘stay,’ Orange skies painting, fruit-filled trees bending
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 09:47

The Power of Overlearning

By Victoria Turner

When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you can hopefully keep doing what you learned — whether it’s parallel parking or standing backflips — on the next day, and the next.

Monday, May 11, 2020 - 10:06

My Best Friend

By Lena Alazzeh

This submission by Lena Alazzeh entry won second prize in the 2019 Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category.

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 17:35

Appointment at Tank Hill

By Victoria Turner

Tank Hill is a short, steep walk from Parnassus campus. While studying for the qualifying exam in my PhD program, I spent a lot of my days sedentary, just reading and writing.