Bedroom: Wake in a bed composed of him, your cheek pressed into the downy lanugo padding on his skin, your skull tucked gently into the whorl of his ear. Keep your fingers suctioned inside the wet cave of his mouth. Curl your limbs around the softness of his gut. Let his breathing roll you like a lifeboat lost at sea. Pull his plump pink arms across your empty torso. Ignore the alarm clock. Let his coos and gurgles ripple like...
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December 2024
I have so much to tell you and so much to ask. These are troubling times, but you will have noticed this. What can an independent online journal do to resist rising fascism choking the arts and putting people at risk? In my last letter from the editor I mentioned the Kennedy Center, and now… Continue reading New Front (continue reading)
SmokeLong Fitness--The Community Workshop
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Now in the shop
In this 90-minute craft discussion and reading with Shasta Grant, we’ll explore ways flash writers can approach writing longer works. We’ll discuss Grant’s When We Were Feral, a novel coming out in 2026 and how she used her flash chops to gain traction in a novel-length work. Date: June 15th Time: 2pm NYC. Please check for… Continue reading Kickstart Your Novel with Flash
with Shasta Grant
Haley Sim is a writer from Queens, NY. She is a 7 train rider, a Fiona Apple enjoyer, and the keeper of a lovely calico cat.
