The idea of good and evil is pervasive in most of society. From fairy tales to modern day media, we...

[Originally published in Synapse on December 15, 1965.] So much has been said about patriotism lately that your editor was...

[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’ nomination for Supreme Court justice, President...

People say that because we were born on the other side, in the north, we are neither from here nor...

There was a time when I thought everything in the future was predictable. Then, there came a time when I...

Internal war, but external battles So much anger, so incontrollable Embarrassed, but should I be?

[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United...

[Originally published in Synapse on November 16, 1995.] Tuition increases, affirmative action, library resources, and maternity leave were the main...

“Thumthump, thumthump, thumthump” the footsteps were getting louder and closer. “He is coming towards the kitchen” exclaimed Suzy at the...

[Originally published in Synapse on November 13, 2008.] Well, it looks as if our beautiful warm (often times hot) weather...

Not a day goes without me wondering about how messy an affair it is to be human. The emotional turmoil...

[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 13, 2008.] Few things could be more important for America than President Obama’s appointment...

[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling fiction category.] The auditorium was completely full. The breath of thousands rose and...

[Originally published in Synapse on October 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...

[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest poetry category.] They walked long and sinuous paths Alone on the roads...