by Kaia Gallagher The story of her harrowing escape remained etched on her face. Years of fear, grief, and sorrow carved deep worry lines...

Puerto Rico Chaos without danger. Suddenly three lanes are two No honking In Bayamon, we are cowboys Drive over grassy medians Leave the...

by Robert Hamilton I was assigned to the Salton City station in the 1980s. At the time, there were only two deputies assigned to the...

by Matthew Johnson Breath in. Breath out. The blue mask covering Cassie’s mouth and nose rose and swelled like foam, trapping in her...

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by Leslie Gonzalez Sabrina & Corina is hopelessly beautiful. In eleven short stories, Kali Fajardo-Anstine weaves soft yet biting tales...

by Evan Baughfman “Anybody hear us up there?!” voices shrieked beneath the waves of Pearl Harbor. Everyone heard. *** Trapped inside the...

Lake Constellations At Lake Constellations, stars mirror in small ripples, glimmer lace tumbles to a boulder crack. Inside diamondbacks...

By Robert Hamilton CW: sexual assault On Highway 111, north of the community college, there is an old, abandoned house, which used to be...

by Megan Jauregui Eccles When I sold my hair to save my sister, I thought she’d understand. A mermaid’s magic is in her hair. It was all...

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By Melissa Greenwood Emily Rapp Black’s third memoir, Sanctuary, is as stunning and complex as she is. In it, she not only tells the...

by Penne Lynne “You move on from it, but the death will never disappear from view.” —Elizabeth McCracken Navigation Horizontal on a...

Cocoxochitl (Dahlias) Grown from tubular bulbs to be eaten, to treat epilepsy their long hollow stems used as water pipes. Only their...

by Robert Hamilton In 1993, I was working as a patrolman in the Salton City area of Imperial County. One day as I was writing reports...

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by A.E. Santana Maya Miller, née Hildalgo, is the strong, independent woman who has built a life on hard work, dedication, and ignoring...