Brian Howell lives and works in Japan, is married and has two beautiful young children. His first novel, The Dance of Geometry, was published in 2002 by The Toby Press. His first collection of stories is due from Elastic Press in the U.K. in May 2004. He has had various short stories published since 1990 in print and online in publications such as Critical Quarterly, Leviathan Quarterly, Neonlit: The Time Out Book of New Writing, Vol.1, and Alsiso. His novella, The Study of Sleep, in PDF eBook format, is now out from Wind River Press.
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives—one new writing task each week.