Journal of Alta California

CONTRIBUTORS

KEENAN NORRIS

“One Coyote,” page 6

You write about growing up in the Inland Empire in Southern California. Now you’re a literature and writing professor at San José State University. What do you miss about the place where you’re from?

I miss the emptiness of vacant lots and dark, lonely streets. The summer sends everyone but the lizards inside for shelter, but winters in the desert are beautiful.

PHIL BRONSTEIN

“Last Call for 

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