2 days ago3 min[Essay] History Repeats Itselfby Kaia Gallagher The story of her harrowing escape remained etched on her face. Years of fear, grief, and sorrow carved deep worry lines...
May 172 min[Poetry] Two Poems by Maria MaldonadoPuerto Rico Chaos without danger. Suddenly three lanes are two No honking In Bayamon, we are cowboys Drive over grassy medians Leave the...
May 102 min[True Horror] Travertine Rockby Robert Hamilton I was assigned to the Salton City station in the 1980s. At the time, there were only two deputies assigned to the...
May 37 min[Fiction] Lagunaby Matthew Johnson Breath in. Breath out. The blue mask covering Cassie’s mouth and nose rose and swelled like foam, trapping in her...
Apr 2616 min[Interview] with Juan-Carlos Perezby AM Larks Click each image to enlarge. [KELP JOURNAL] With multi-media artists, such as yourself, I am always curious how they choose...
Apr 193 min[Book Review] Sabrina & Corinaby Leslie Gonzalez Sabrina & Corina is hopelessly beautiful. In eleven short stories, Kali Fajardo-Anstine weaves soft yet biting tales...
Apr 121 min[Essay] Terrible and Trueby Evan Baughfman “Anybody hear us up there?!” voices shrieked beneath the waves of Pearl Harbor. Everyone heard. *** Trapped inside the...
Apr 52 min[Poetry] Two Poems by Cat DarbyLake Constellations At Lake Constellations, stars mirror in small ripples, glimmer lace tumbles to a boulder crack. Inside diamondbacks...
Mar 295 min[True Horror] The Accident, 1984By Robert Hamilton CW: sexual assault On Highway 111, north of the community college, there is an old, abandoned house, which used to be...
Mar 222 min[Fiction] Seafoamby 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...
Mar 155 min[Interview] with Rebecca PyleBy A.M. Larks Click on each image to enlarge [KELP JOURNAL] I always find it interesting to hear about how an artist found their way to...
Mar 84 min[Book Review] Emily Rapp Black's 'Sanctuary' ShimmersBy Melissa Greenwood Emily Rapp Black’s third memoir, Sanctuary, is as stunning and complex as she is. In it, she not only tells the...
Mar 13 min[Essay] She Comes in Wavesby Penne Lynne “You move on from it, but the death will never disappear from view.” —Elizabeth McCracken Navigation Horizontal on a...
Feb 222 min[Poetry] Three Poems by Daniela Z. MontesCocoxochitl (Dahlias) Grown from tubular bulbs to be eaten, to treat epilepsy their long hollow stems used as water pipes. Only their...
Feb 153 min[True Horror] The Callby 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...
Feb 85 min[Interview] with Hanna Wrightby A.M. Larks Click on each image to enlarge [KELP JOURNAL] I always find it interesting to learn about how an artist began their...
Feb 13 min[Book Review] Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenéeby A.E. Santana Maya Miller, née Hildalgo, is the strong, independent woman who has built a life on hard work, dedication, and ignoring...