Issue Fifty-Two

June 2016

From the Editor

A quick note before I talk about this issue’s amazing stories and content. Recently SmokeLong was made aware that some of our authors had their stories stolen by B. Mitchell Cator, whose collection of stories and novel included large sections of plagiarized text. C.R. Park’s story “I Can’t Talk About Butter Because Margarine Is All… Continue reading Issue Fifty-Two

Continue Reading…

How Do You Do, Boise? Casey Quinn(Read author interview)
Sometimes My Father Comes Back from the Dead Steve Edwards(Read author interview)
Several Repurposed Pictorials Karen Donovan(Read author interview)
Tabloid Dinah Cox(Read author interview)
A Moving Target Crissie McMullan(Read author interview)
Make-Believe Shasta Grant(Read author interview)
My Friend Diane Emily Flouton(Read author interview)
Time Has No Essence John Riley(Read author interview)
Cravat Rosanne Scott(Read author interview)
Medusa at 13 Maggie Nye(Read author interview)
White Buffalo Woman Stacy Trautwein Burns(Read author interview)
Storage Melissa Scholes Young(Read author interview)
An Old Woman with Silver Hands A.A. Balaskovits(Read author interview)
Prismatic Eileen Merriman(Read author interview)
Surge and Recede Remy Barnes(Read author interview)
The Tale End Susan Kim Campbell(Read author interview)
Pearls Nicole Hebdon(Read author interview)
I’d Botch Data for You Kelsey Wiora(Read author interview)
Summer Baby Anne Elizabeth Weisgerber(Read author interview)
Little Harlot Nancy Au(Read author interview)
Swallowed Dana Diehl(Read author interview)

Support SmokeLong Quarterly

Your donation helps writers and artists get paid for their work. If you’re enjoying what you read here, please consider donating to SmokeLong Quarterly today.

A SmokeLong Summer 24

Book Now!

A SmokeLong Summer 24!

We’re doing it again! A SmokeLong Summer 24 is going to be hotter than ever with events, competitions, workshops, webinars, and more. Get out your sunblock and join us!

Learn more…