SmokeLong Quarterly
An online literary magazine dedicated to flash fiction.
SmokeLong Weekly for April 26, 2018:
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Metallic
by Ellen Parker
I told this new man I would have sex with him only through the fence. His name, I think, was Charlie. Joey. Jamie? He said it while he tongued the roof of my mouth. I slipped two fingers down his jeans waistband and, in his ear, I went, “Kimberly.” When he took his tongue back … Continue reading FROM THE ARCHIVES: Metallic
More stories:
FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Purple FinchBy Kathy Fish
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Daddy’s BoyBy Dennis Norris II
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Village with All of the BoyfriendsBy Zachary Doss
CubalubBy Alex Eaker
A Thin Sliver of Her Heart Kelly Barnhill
The Sky Is Just Another Neighborhood Lori Sambol Brody
Our Black Comedy Elisabeth Ingram Wallace
Watch, Watching Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor
The Noises from the Neighbors Upstairs: A Nightly Log Amber Sparks
August 10, 2016 Michael Sarinsky
Aftershave and Soil Leonora Desar
This Week’s Reader:
SmokeLong Staff
The SmokeLong Quarterly staff will be reading all submissions for the SmokeLong Award for Flash Fiction, February 5--May 20, 2018. Click through for more information!
Issue 59’s Spotify Playlist!
Nine of our writers in Issue 59 contributed to our issue playlist. Their songs, stories, and the reasons they chose the tune follow. Listen below or on SmokeLong’s Spotify Channel! The List “Reynardine” by Anne Briggs – Maia Jenkins, “History” This Victorian English ballad has appeared in countless guises, but Anne Briggs’ a capella … Continue reading Issue 59’s Spotify Playlist!
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