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...

[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] Two months ago, demonstrators began showing up at Wall Street to protest...

[Originally published in Synapse on October 14, 1993.] Greg Hayner, PharmD (UCSF class of ‘77), has been working at the...

[Storytelling contest second place winner for fiction.] Content warning: gore and self-harm I look towards the stage where a tall...

[First place winner in the Storytelling Contest poetry category.] the curve of the earth aligns to our body the heat...

[Originally published in Synapse on October 3, 1977.] For the past decade, vitamin C has been touted for the cure...