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...

By Robert Hamilton TW: mentions of SA Rumor has it that Date City, a small town near Holtville, California, is haunted by several...

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...

by AM Larks In honor of this year’s International Coastal Cleanup day (September 17), The Wave is featuring photography works from...

A review by Leslie Gonzalez California is the most socioeconomic and culturally diverse state in the U.S. With a population pushing...

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,...

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...

by Robert Hamilton Holtville, California, once known for being the carrot capital of the world, was a small farming town that helped feed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

by AM Larks Click each image to enlarge. [KELP JOURNAL] With multi-media artists, such as yourself, I am always curious how they choose...

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...