I am my mother; A distant land; I am my father; Shouldering the burden of hope

After a decade of moving between the Bay Area, the Midwest, and Mexico, in August of last year, I...

In his essay “Resistance to Civil Government, or Civil Disobedience,” Henry David Thoreau writes:

“Ca...

[Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.] The chain of events that began on a bus in...

In the quiet uncertainty of an emergency department, a woman in gut-wrenching pain arrives, unable...

I am a young woman

On oral contraceptives

And ripe for endothelial injury:

I am afflicted with...

[Originally published in Synapse on January 12, 2006.]

Last month, the nations of the world gathered...

Thank you for your trust 

So when all is quiet 

I have the strength to hold still

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...