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Spring 2025 Issue 60.1 Has Launched!

Writer: Puerto del Sol
Puerto del Sol
Mar 25, 2025
1 min read
Puerto del Sol issue 59.2 cover
front & back covers

Puerto del Sol's Spring issue 60.1 is here at last! Inside exists a wonderful selection of creative work, including a few hand-drawn images from independent artists. This issue is also themed and includes a section devoted to work that grapples with variations and (re)creations of the theme freak!


If you'd like to purchase one or more copies of Vol. 60 No. 1, please visit our Submittable or contact us. Forever grateful to all of these phenomenal writers and poets.


With Love,

Puerto del Sol Editorial Board


Editor-in-Chief, Brandon Hobson

Managing Editors, Anna "Dunes" Sehnal & Maxwell Griego

Prose Editor, Myles Varga

Poetry Editor, Madelyn Parker

Assistant Poetry Editor, Camdyn Bass

Designer, Jakob Vala

Readers, Joshua Ball, Elli Breckenridge, Jack Bylund

Anna Coleman, Tia Credle, Jay Paine, Yve Peters, Jayden Presley

50 Comments


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19 hours ago

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Oct 06

Some articles compel me to slow down because the subject matter is rather sensitive, and content regarding the grief of losing a pet is one such instance. Previously, I had encountered the topic h19 of reward-based card games—often associated with leisure and passing the time. Placing these two subjects side by side, I realize that each situation calls for a distinct approach. The section discussing how to cherish memories and allow oneself to grieve is written with great restraint, avoiding the trap of offering hollow words of encouragement.

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deeptikohli
Sep 24

Providing a dedicated platform for emerging, previously unpublished writers alongside seasoned literary luminaries remains one of the proudest legacies embodied by this spring edition. Opening the journal's pages to unsolicited submissions from community writing workshops ensures that fresh, unconventional perspectives find a welcoming home. Swapped thoughts on slush-pile discovery ethics, eliminating high submission barriers for marginalized writers, and mentoring new contributors through collaborative line-editing over on Veergame earlier today, and discovering how grassroots discovery continues to redefine the literary landscape confirms that journals like this serve as vital democratic incubators for authentic talent.

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deeptikohli
Sep 24

From an editorial curation and thematic architecture perspective, the prose lineup featured across Issue 60.1 strikes a brilliant balance between lyrical interiority and urgent sociological inquiry. Moving effortlessly from surrealist flash fiction exploring climate anxiety to sprawling character studies anchored in regional working-class realities, the collected pieces resist predictable genre formulas. A senior fiction editor and creative writing professor on Jaiclub shared detailed notes yesterday analyzing line-level tension, the deliberate avoidance of narrative sentimentality, and the intricate sequencing of short stories alongside reflective non-fiction, explaining that constructing a cohesive journal issue is much like arranging a concept album where each voice speaks directly to the next.

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Puerto del Sol is funded by New Mexico State University and the Mercedes Delos Jacobs endowment, and operated by the MFA in Creative Writing program.

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