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.

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 ...

My firsthand encounter has not only given me an insight into the patient experience but has also highlighted some of the many ...

[First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The morning of October 17, the soft blue light of... [Originally published in Synapse on September 22, 1988.] Our colleges ...

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 ...

[First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The morning of October 17, the soft blue light of daybreak lingered around the PICU. I lingered too, searching for a ...

As a middle- and high- schooler in the early stages of identity formation, I struggled with self-confidence; I had crippling stage fright and awkward social skills. As a pre-med undergraduate in ...