past issues
issue 1
el underground
literary arts journal
I'm a Prickly Pear Cactus and Everything Around Me is Soft, Puncturable
emerald medrano
. . . I get to the main stage, and I am hit with a wave of people, bright blue and orange, loud music. Saturated . . .
Arboledo del Rio
elvira gutierrez carrete
. . . Las manos reviven para mí
a un fantasma que se acerca
Las ramas son
manos impacientes, circulan como
sangre por las venas . . .
Imperfect Timing
dalia hajir
. . . That’s it. Millie throws a pebble, flinging her arm so hard it hurts. It hits Veronica’s forehead. A sharp scream. Veronica bends, clutching her head. Mrs. Murphy kneels and moves away Veronica’s hand to see. . .
Seafoam Green Sweetgrass
uryah ramirez
. . . But when we need to find her,
She’ll still be dancing
within the lines of her poems, these
mountains will always
remember her name. . . .