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The Dry River
A literary magazine about Los Angeles’ physical and cultural landscape by Crybaby Press.
A review by olga mikolaivna.
Most of the time spent working on this issue has taken place in my Koreatown apartment. With thin walls and insufficient insulation, I’ve thought a lot about warmth, or more accurately, heat.
A look into how ghost kitchens have affected food, labor, and communities across the country.
A fantastical short story about over consumption and being a new mother.
What does AAPI activism look like when we are still talking about “stinky lunches”?
Writer Sara Selevitch contemplates grocery stores, consumerism, unions, and more.
Fast food franchises insist they are locally owned, but how true is that?
A review of Alexis Smith’s Museum of Contemporary of San Diego retrospective show.
The online persona, the market, and the artist
Your study buddy just went live on TikTok.
“Un café s’il vous plaît, they heckle. I speak no French at all.”
If you follow the line of the hills with solely your eyes, you can see where the altitude of red rock crumbles to dirt and the colors of the sunset pile one atop another like water against a dam.
A poem about Bloody Thursday.
Exploring Vancouver’s relationship to Los Angeles and Hollywood, through a collection of short letters.
As the LGBTQ+ community faces more violence and reactionary politics become mainstream, many queer people are taking self defense training courses to learn how to defend themselves against hate.
Ice plants are ubiquitous with California shorelines, but few know that they are an invasive species permanently altering the ecosystem.
A review of “The Girl From Plainville”—A show that shows restraint and care towards Michelle Carter, and her desire to narrativize life.
“In her seat now, with no eyes on her and her own set firmly on busy and unfamiliar streets, everything dripped with glamour.”
An introduction to Issue One of The Dry River from the editorial team.