NIGHTHAWKS
San Francisco’s 24-Hour Diner Stops the Cosmic Clock
The owners of San Francisco’s 24-hour Silver Crest Donut Shop got the keys to the place more than 50 years ago. They still haven’t used them.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Hopis of Alcatraz
In 1895, 19 “subversive” men were incarcerated at the prison. Read the story of the largest band of American Indians held on the Rock.
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS
Five Artists to Know from the Hammer’s ‘Made in L.A.’ Exhibit
The theme of the museum’s biennial exhibition is “Acts of Living.”
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FEEDBACK
9 Predictably Awkward Writing Group Moments
And possible ways to fill the uncomfortable silences that follow.
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ISSUE 25
In the Current Issue: The Writers Issue
EVENTS
Alta Live hosts interviews with magazine contributors, subjects, and California luminaries every Wednesday.
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TAKE A PEEK
Step Into Reyna Grande’s Writer’s Room
The author of A Ballad of Love and Glory works with a dog named Chica sleeping at her feet.
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SHORT STORY
Fiction: ‘The Mailman’
A hospital stay awakens a dark impulse.
Serious About Type
Excerpt: ‘Eat the Mouth That Feeds You’
Desert Hearts
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #8 Issue 25
CBC: Deborah A. Miranda Transcript
Event Recap: Deborah A. Miranda
SPJ NorCal Honors Alta for Science and Features
Who Killed Peter Ivers?
California Bestsellers List (November 15, 2023)
Multiple Sources of Beauty
Judy Dater’s ‘The Gun Next Door’
