The Coachella Review
Winter 2025

December 5, 2025

Here in the desert, the days are growing shorter and colder. For some of us, extra hours of darkness invite reflection on seasons past. We revisit what was and imagine what might have been. Others of us are dreaming about the days to come and making grand plans for change and growth in our lives. This Winter 2025 issue of The Coachella Review features writing that looks ahead and behind, sometimes with fragile hope and sometimes with brutal honesty. The pieces we proudly present in this issue remind us that, like winter itself, all things pass—both times of darkness and times of light. It’s up to us to endure when we must and celebrate what we can. We think the authors and writing in this issue are worth celebrating, and you’re invited to the party.