Gulf Stream Magazine, a literary journal with a longstanding commitment to publishing work that resists easy categorization, has issued a call for Issue 38 organized around the theme of 'pop.' The prompt is deliberately expansive: contributors are asked to consider pop culture, pop stars, iconography, and bubblegum, but also sharp points, rough edges, and the visceral—burst blood vessels, popping pimples, gum stuck to the underside of a desk. The magazine's language signals an appetite for writing that is loud, obnoxious, sticky, and formally unruly. This is not a call for polite ekphrasis or nostalgic homage; it is an invitation to take big swings and to submit work that does not fit into any one bubble. The editors are explicit about the forms they seek: poetry that pops out of its form into something messy and new; stories that transport readers to unexpected places; lyric essays, contrapuntals, and prosimetrums. Memoir that unravels in all directions is likewise welcomed. The through-line is hybridity—work that operates between genres, that splatters across the page, that refuses the tidy containment of conventional categories. Gulf Stream's editorial vision here is curatorial in the truest sense: it proposes a theme capacious enough to accommodate both the glossy and the grotesque, the iconic and the abject, and it trusts contributors to interpret 'pop' with intelligence and risk. What the magazine offers is publication in a respected literary venue and the attention of editors actively seeking work that surprises them. There is no monetary prize attached to this call, and the submission process requires a $3 fee. The absence of a prize does not diminish the opportunity; it clarifies that the reward is editorial selection and placement in a journal with a demonstrated interest in formal experimentation. Artists and writers should approach this call as they would a themed portfolio review: with a clear sense of their own aesthetic position and a willingness to let the theme pressure-test their work.