Diego writers of fiction and nonfiction alike as well as poets, artists and photographers. It explores San Diego and Tijuanas border culture; San Diegos multiple identities and lost history; the citys natural beauty and endangered ecologies; its role as a center of the culture of war; and San Diego writers attempts to explore the meaning of place. By using a multicultural, multidisciplinary, pan-artistic approach, this anthology offers the reader a fresh look at a city yet to be explored in such a fashion. Sunshine/Noir II is not comprehensive, but rather stands only as a place marker in the continuing exploration of literary San Diego that leaves many borders yet to be crossed. This anthology includes many acclaimed and award-winning poets and writers as well as emerging authors.