Trying to find harmony with the world around you and your mind is a delicate group dance of sorts, with many characters like ...

Originally published in Synapse on October 3, 1977.

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[Second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest for nonfiction.] Art always seems to portray madness so romantically. But the... [Originally published in Synapse on October 3, 1977.] For the ...

[First place Synapse Storytelling Contest Winner for photography.] Maestra Rocio Morales, a Zapotec healer and community leader mourns the dispossession of earth-based healing practices and ...

Sutro Tower, as seen from Alta Plaza Park in Pac Heights. The westward setting sun blasts an orange columnated glow, warming a bare tree and a huddled couple. Late November 2022, the wind at this ...

Originally published in Synapse on September 22, 1988. Our colleges and universities have come under highly critical ...

The organized bustle, which I had devoutly memorialized the day prior, gave way to a collection of whispers. I listened to ...

The 2024 Synapse Storytelling Contest submissions surpassed all expectations — from gorgeous landscape photography to heartrending personal essays, from campy gore to coming of age stories, this ...

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My pediatrician predicted a height of at least 6' 4" after puberty, whereas the ...