SmokeLong Quarterly
An online literary magazine dedicated to flash fiction.
SmokeLong Weekly for August 21, 2017:
Sins of Omission
by James Claffey
My father records my transgressions in a large blue ledger with marbled edges. Dropped lumps of coal out of the scuttle whilst taking it to the living room fireplace. Punishment: Six slaps with the leather dog collar. Stealing money from Mam’s purse. Punishment: Fifteen slaps with the leather dog collar. Staring out the window for no … Continue reading Sins of Omission
More stories:
Good BoysBy Tamara Schuyler
I’m Such a Slut and I Don’t Give a FuckBy Jen Michalski
Still Life with HairballBy Robyn Groth
All of us are in piecesBy Melissa Goode
Shilly-Shallying David Schweidel
273 days before his suicide, Judge Haloran is back on the market Jacqueline Boucher
The Thing With Feathers Sarah Freligh
What Befell Boneyard Zeke James Warner
Our Lady of Lasers Allison Pinkerton
Where the Words Go Tara Campbell
After the Third Notice, the City Shuts Off Our Power Wynne Hungerford
How to be Another Person in Five Days Rebecca Bernard
Lucky Number Six John Haggerty
This Week’s Reader:
Andrew R. Mitchell
Andrew R. Mitchell’s fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Gulf Coast, Southern Indiana Review, Sycamore Review, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. He was the 2016 recipient for the Barthelme Prize for Short Prose, selected by Jim Shepard, and he currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Springs. He lives in New Hampshire.
Fridge Flash: Why Squirrels Don’t Care for Robots
The kids in Oliver Jones’ first grade class were instructed to imagine a story that took place outside of their school. They were to include at least one real element they have observed outside. Oliver chose to include squirrels in his story. He hasn’t observed any robots on the school grounds but he hasn’t given … Continue reading Fridge Flash: Why Squirrels Don’t Care for Robots
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