Nickalus Rupert spent most of his life near the Gulf Coast of Florida. In 2015, he completed an MFA fellowship at the University of Central Florida. Currently, he is a PhD student at the University of Southern Mississippi and a former associate editor of Mississippi Review. His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Harpur Palate, Slice Magazine, The Literary Review, Pleiades, Tin House Online, Sonora Review Online, and other journals. Currently, he is at work on Giants of the False Desert, a novel.
The core workshop of SmokeLong Fitness is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited about creating a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community. We are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.