SmokeLong Quarterly
An online literary magazine dedicated to flash fiction.
Issue Fifty-Three September 19, 2016
“The Nature Issue”—A Letter from the Editor
Stories:
The Dead Are Not Hungry Justin Lawrence Daugherty
A Lesson to You Girls Shasta Grant
One Degree of Safety Andrew Gretes
Aufgaben: ein Triptychon Rupprecht Mayer
The Sound and the Song Letitia Trent
Capitalist Brunch Stevie Edwards
The Farmers’ Market Hannah Harlow
My Husband Is Made of Ash Jennifer Todhunter
Metalhead’s Guitar Lessons W. Todd Kaneko
Yellow Submarine Matthew Peipert
House of Mirrors Paul Crenshaw
Interviews with:
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Ari Braverman by Valerie Vogrin
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Katie Burgess by Wendy J. Fox
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Paul Crenshaw by Justin Brouckaert
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Justin Lawrence Daugherty by Michael Don
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Stevie Edwards by Jason Teal
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Ethan Feuer by Dennis Norris II
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Molly Giles by Julia Brown
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Shasta Grant (3) by Tara Laskowski
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Andrew Gretes by Dinah Cox
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Hannah Harlow by Hananah Zaheer
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Ashley Hutson by Madeline Anthes
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Michele Finn Johnson by Shasta Grant
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with W. Todd Kaneko by Karen Craigo
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Rupprecht Mayer by Christopher Allen
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with With Cole Meyer by Matt Rowan
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Matthew Peipert by A.A. Balaskovits
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Curtis Smith by Michael Czyzniejewski
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Anika Streitfeld by Benito Vergara
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Jennifer Todhunter by Reem Abu-Baker
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Letitia Trent by Ryan Ireland
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Zach VandeZande by Shelly Weathers
The Temporal Art of Flash
This week’s “Why Flash Fiction?” essay from April Bradley explains how her long-term memory loss influences her flash. Submit your own “Why Flash Fiction?” article or other flash-related essays on our Submittable page! By April Bradley Hematologists at Yale-New Haven Hospital discovered I had the genetic blood clotting disorder Factor V Leiden as they treated me for massive … Continue reading The Temporal Art of Flash
Tiny Secret Objects
In honor of the release of The Best Small Fictions 2016, this week’s “Why Flash Fiction?” essay from collection contributor Rosie Forrest examines the hidden life within flash stories. Buy The Best Small Fictions 2016 online at Amazon, and learn more about the collection on the Queen’s Ferry Press website. By Rosie Forrest I did not know my grandfathers. … Continue reading Tiny Secret Objects
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