SmokeLong Quarterly
An online literary magazine dedicated to flash fiction.
SmokeLong Weekly for October 20, 2017:
Pastor Bob’s Picnic
by Lee Reilly
The beach pastor parked his twelve-year-old Chrysler on the street, windows and doors open, so that the squirrels had free run of the picnic items and bibles inside. Sometimes a squirrel left the car dragging a whole package of hotdogs. Sometimes one caught the attention of a passing dog. Hence the car was a wreck, … Continue reading Pastor Bob’s Picnic
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Ueno ZooBy E. J. Koh
StarlingsBy Steve Edwards
What We Do for WorkBy Caitlyn GD
HuskingBy Didi Wood
I’m Such a Slut and I Don’t Give a Fuck Jen Michalski
Manatees William Todd Seabrook
Sins of Omission James Claffey
Apology Note To My Roommate Irene After My Chimaera Destroyed Her Blue Suede Heels Kaely Horton
What We Do for Work Caitlyn GD
All of us are in pieces Melissa Goode
This Week’s Reader:
Kristen Arnett
Kristen N. Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer and author of the short fiction collection Felt in the Jaw. Winner of the Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction, her work has been featured in North American Review, The Normal School, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Volume 1 Brooklyn, Catapult, Tin House Flash Fridays/The Guardian, Salon, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Find her on twitter: @Kristen_Arnett.
Fridge Flash: If Dragons Were Real
Today’s Fridge Flash is from Evie McClinch, who narrated this piece during one of her many imaginative play sessions. Her mom transcribed it as originally told, read it back to her, and solicited her edits. Evie is a true editor in the making!
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