SmokeLong Quarterly
An online literary magazine dedicated to flash fiction.
SmokeLong Weekly for August 24, 2019:
This Woman Is the Only Woman
by Emily Flamm
This daughter has sixteen vaginas, in all different colors and patterns. This daughter has one vagina, and it is enormous and held together with at least ten bones. Quantifying immaterial vaginas is a favorite pastime of hers. The more the merrier. This daughter has a new physical relationship with her stuffed animal, a gray bunny … Continue reading This Woman Is the Only Woman
More stories:
MarksBy Johanna Robinson
The OutlierBy Al Kratz
Mortality EventBy Hadiyyah Kuma
All About Things That Can HurtBy Stephanie Reents
My Body Double Begins the Whole 30 Diet Krys Malcolm Belc
Viewfinder Christopher Santantasio
“Parasol,” Demetrios Jameson, 1947 C. Line Beston
In Darkest Sky Jennifer Wortman
The Least Fucked Up People Max Hipp
The Space of a Decade Jake TS Wryte
Concepts Like Brian Brooke Randel
This Week’s Reader:
E.A. Aymar
Of E.A. Aymar’s THE UNREPENTANT, Publisher’s Weekly wrote, “gut-wrenching…readers who appreciate depth of character alongside gritty nonstop action will be rewarded.” His past thrillers include the novel-in-stories THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD (in which he served as co-editor and contributor). He has a monthly column in the Washington Independent Review of Books, and serves on the board of the International Thriller Writers.
SmokeLong Workshops in Manchester and Birmingham, UK
We’re excited to announce that on September 20 and 21 SmokeLong Co-Editor-in-Chief Christopher Allen and submissions editor Helen Rye will be in Manchester and Birmingham to lead workshops on writing and editing compelling flash fiction. Manchester Workshop The Manchester workshop will focus on generating and drafting story ideas, finding the heart of the story, rhythm … Continue reading SmokeLong Workshops in Manchester and Birmingham, UK
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