Issue 13: Summer 2026

From the Editor

Thirteen

by David L. Ulin

Watermelon painting purple and green

I See Your Wet Postman: A Conversation Between Peter Orner And Marisa Silver

by Marisa Silver, Peter Orner

Red and orange abstract watercolor painting

The Greatest Day of a Girl’s Life

by Elizabeth Crane

Green and blue abstract watercolor painting

“Spine,” “Feet,” and “Oranges”

by Diane Mehta

“[Evidence] I,” Moon-Struck,” and “[Evidence] II”

by Dani Janae

Watermelon painting circle

BE PRETTI GOOD: Dispatches from Minneapolis March 2026

by Jenna Blum

A watercolor painting made from watermelon pieces

“Glaukos”

by Eleni Sikelianos

An orange and green watercolor painting made from watermelon rinds

Air/Light is published quarterly in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California.

The Chowdhury Prize in Literature is an annual international mid-career prize for writers.