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![[Poetry] Two poems by Luree Scott](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fa8e0ddbbcc4451d82b4a93e5e162c13~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_fa8e0ddbbcc4451d82b4a93e5e162c13~mv2.webp)
Oct 4, 20222 min read
[Poetry] Two poems by Luree Scott
by Luree Scott Beach Body Mossy, sticky brine Slithers around my spinal cord Mucus swirling around each vertebra Swelling my lungs like...

![[Book Review] 'The Secret Garden on 81st Street' by Ivy Noelle Weir Illustrated by Amber Padilla](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_7897f26e767242d78e7904b8e8ddb509~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_349,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_7897f26e767242d78e7904b8e8ddb509~mv2.webp)
Sep 27, 20224 min read
[Book Review] 'The Secret Garden on 81st Street' by Ivy Noelle Weir Illustrated by Amber Padilla
Review by A.M. Larks Classic stories, including those for children, are classics because they capture some universal truth that resonates...

![[Essay] Working Retail. Drunk.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a47467975164707be86bfeac844e3a2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5a47467975164707be86bfeac844e3a2.webp)
Sep 20, 20223 min read
[Essay] Working Retail. Drunk.
by Dian Sousa Rivers and streams pass by, the sea passes and remains. This is how we must love it, faithful and fleeting. I wed the sea....

![[Poetry] Two poems by Vishaal Pathak](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fcfd3ee298434dfd9b8d9446c015b1ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_fcfd3ee298434dfd9b8d9446c015b1ed~mv2.webp)
Sep 13, 20222 min read
[Poetry] Two poems by Vishaal Pathak
La Jolla I still remember that evening the Pacific crept up on me. Glistening in the distance– I chanced upon her simmering just over the...

![[True Horror] Date City](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0ec0350a45e74afab0a44b34c201209d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_0ec0350a45e74afab0a44b34c201209d~mv2.webp)
Sep 6, 20224 min read
[True Horror] Date City
By Robert Hamilton TW: mentions of SA Rumor has it that Date City, a small town near Holtville, California, is haunted by several...

![[Fiction] Saving Face](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ce078d20afa7419f87fda5fa40f06d4b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_ce078d20afa7419f87fda5fa40f06d4b~mv2.webp)
Aug 30, 202212 min read
[Fiction] Saving Face
By Kathryn E. McGee I don’t recognize him at first, not until he says my name. “Peach?” My boyfriend, Kyle, is seated and waiting in the...

![[Photography] Interview with Isabella Suell](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_ff6c0153038045cdba91fe222b71ba28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_ff6c0153038045cdba91fe222b71ba28~mv2.webp)
Aug 23, 20224 min read
[Photography] Interview with Isabella Suell
by AM Larks In honor of this year’s International Coastal Cleanup day (September 17), The Wave is featuring photography works from...

![[Book Review] We Are the Land: A History of Native California](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_103e78fec4824eaa89e355a8a7877598~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_103e78fec4824eaa89e355a8a7877598~mv2.webp)
Aug 15, 20223 min read
[Book Review] We Are the Land: A History of Native California
A review by Leslie Gonzalez California is the most socioeconomic and culturally diverse state in the U.S. With a population pushing...

![[Essay] Hemingway's House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4af1c9db792e4d248bbee3929a55a91a.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4af1c9db792e4d248bbee3929a55a91a.webp)
Aug 9, 20228 min read
[Essay] Hemingway's House
by Simone Goldstone I arrived one week ago in Key West with my traveling companions: a boy I thought I loved, Sam, his girlfriend, Marie,...

![[Poetry] Two poems by Audrey Daniels](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/327529f44c1041079ea512b5d69ba7e5.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/327529f44c1041079ea512b5d69ba7e5.webp)
Aug 1, 20221 min read
[Poetry] Two poems by Audrey Daniels
Flight 11-16 No matter how hard I looked, no matter how hard I tried, I could not separate the ocean from the sky. Cat’s Eyes Catch the...

![[True Horror] The Death House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ec30f6a8c8964729af7b702986877bdf.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ec30f6a8c8964729af7b702986877bdf.webp)
Jul 26, 20224 min read
[True Horror] The Death House
by Robert Hamilton Holtville, California, once known for being the carrot capital of the world, was a small farming town that helped feed...

![[Fiction] How to Make Light Come](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35c92331ca5b43bca01da547020664c3.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/35c92331ca5b43bca01da547020664c3.webp)
Jun 14, 20229 min read
[Fiction] How to Make Light Come
by Juniper Soledad is making out with my dead body on a bed of sand. Paper seagulls dangle from the ceiling. A video camera is set-up on...

![[Interview] with Becky Benson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_da88fc70341c4692ad125c631c1e52e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_da88fc70341c4692ad125c631c1e52e7~mv2.webp)
Jun 7, 20224 min read
[Interview] with Becky Benson
by AM Larks [KELP JOURNAL] Normally at Kelp we like to exhibit multiple works from an artist, but when I asked you for more pieces you...

![[Book Review] Darling Girl](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_a057de41c0b44fc9a00db5fc95162e44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_331,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_a057de41c0b44fc9a00db5fc95162e44~mv2.webp)
May 31, 20224 min read
[Book Review] Darling Girl
by Chih Wang Liz Michalski’s Darling Girl is a reimagining of the Peter Pan world—world because it doesn’t retell the story of Peter Pan...

![[Essay] History Repeats Itself](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_f92671913c314792a93b3e9871a2fb3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_257,h_312,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_f92671913c314792a93b3e9871a2fb3f~mv2.webp)
May 24, 20223 min read
[Essay] History Repeats Itself
by Kaia Gallagher The story of her harrowing escape remained etched on her face. Years of fear, grief, and sorrow carved deep worry lines...

![[Poetry] Two Poems by Maria Maldonado](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7646f773ed974499b46684dafbcd1890~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_7646f773ed974499b46684dafbcd1890~mv2.webp)
May 17, 20222 min read
[Poetry] Two Poems by Maria Maldonado
Puerto Rico Chaos without danger. Suddenly three lanes are two No honking In Bayamon, we are cowboys Drive over grassy medians Leave the...

![[True Horror] Travertine Rock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6b98e25fffa44a4aafeb4ec007aa323a.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6b98e25fffa44a4aafeb4ec007aa323a.webp)
May 10, 20222 min read
[True Horror] Travertine Rock
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...

![[Fiction] Laguna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5a5465da5054183b5a71d83e2709454.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f5a5465da5054183b5a71d83e2709454.webp)
May 3, 20227 min read
[Fiction] Laguna
by Matthew Johnson Breath in. Breath out. The blue mask covering Cassie’s mouth and nose rose and swelled like foam, trapping in her...

![[Interview] with Juan-Carlos Perez](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_e3a2df84a9014b47b13a33ebcb483913~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_e3a2df84a9014b47b13a33ebcb483913~mv2.webp)
Apr 26, 202216 min read
[Interview] with Juan-Carlos Perez
by AM Larks Click each image to enlarge. [KELP JOURNAL] With multi-media artists, such as yourself, I am always curious how they choose...

![[Book Review] Sabrina & Corina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52c352_a6a7091a954a4e25a5c57d7e4e92b2eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_332,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/52c352_a6a7091a954a4e25a5c57d7e4e92b2eb~mv2.webp)
Apr 19, 20223 min read
[Book Review] Sabrina & Corina
by Leslie Gonzalez Sabrina & Corina is hopelessly beautiful. In eleven short stories, Kali Fajardo-Anstine weaves soft yet biting tales...
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