A single ring slid back and forth across its knuckles. Its arms were thin and around its neck it wore an amulet made of ...

In Wisconsin, a successful Halloween was measured by the stack of loot you took home. Stuff like Snickers or What-cha-ma-call ...

Props serve a key democratic role between the public and lawmakers, allowing voters to directly impact policymaking in the ...

On Oct. 8, dozens of UCSF students wearing scrubs, white coats, lab coats and stethoscopes, laid motionless across the ...

Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.

I look towards the stage where a tall curvy woman stands, her cold unblinking gray gaze matching hers despite the lights focusing on them. The greatest pain is not just how unrehearsed this all looks, ...

The refrain “In a healthy individual like you or me” is one I commonly hear as a medical student from residents and attendings on the wards. Yet the underlying assumption is false — physicians and ...

Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest poetry category. They walked long and sinuous paths Alone on the roads, away from the past Shoulder to lean on at the inn A hand to hold tight in ...