Issue Ninety-Two

June 2026

From the Editor

I have so much to tell you. Issue 92 is a special competition issue: a combination of the top nine stories in The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction competition and the top three stories in The SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition. All twelve pieces do something amazing with the form. Flash fiction is such a… Continue reading Issue Ninety-Two

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On Trees and Treefrogs L.A. Strycker(Read author interview)
Fruit of Our Body Ellen Garard(Read author interview)
Small Something Kate Catinella(Read author interview)
Swell Christopher Lee Chilton(Read author interview)
Sutures Murray Dunsmore(Read author interview)
Death, or the Guardians of the Galaxy Ride at Epcot Mamie Willoughby Pound(Read author interview)
What Did Mike Say? Audrey Obuobisa-Darko(Read author interview)
Sugar Lane Michael Stanley(Read author interview)
The Things No One Tells You When Your Mother Turns Into a Tree Joshua Geller Schwartz(Read author interview)
The Altar of Saint Cindy Kate Horsley(Read author interview)
Cadillacs on the Moon Travis Flatt(Read author interview)
The Word Disorder Allison Field Bell(Read author interview)

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In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This acclaimed 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.

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