Issue Seventy-Four

December 2021

From the Editor

I have so much to tell you. This year the SmokeLong staff have read nearly 12,000 submissions and have published 58 narratives–each one our favorite. We are also thrilled to have published 12 cuentos in the first three editions of SmokeLong en Español, which comes out each quarter the week before the usual issue. Before… Continue reading Issue Seventy-Four

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In Lieu of Closure Ambrose D. Smart(Read author interview)
Ms. Looms’ Big & Gigantic Question of the Week Samuel Berman(Read author interview)
Sweetie J. V. Skuldt(Read author interview)
Porcupine James Cato(Read author interview)
Life Size Erin Vachon(Read author interview)
Our Lady of Perpetual Plastic Rosaleen Lynch(Read author interview)
A Brief Natural History of the Automobile Sarah Freligh(Read author interview)
I’m the Henchman from Witness Who Was Buried in Grain, Here to Warn You About the Dangers of Silos Dorian Fox(Read author interview)
Re: Your Short-Story Collection Camille Verzal(Read author interview)
The Reason Wolverine and Deadpool Are Flambéing on the Barbecue Jo Withers(Read author interview)
Send Us Your Stories Paul Riker(Read author interview)

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