Issue Eighty-Eight The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025

June 2025

From the Editor

I have so much to tell you. First of all, Happy Pride. SmokeLong is thrilled to announce The SmokeLong Quarterly Trans Writer Fellowship (spring 2026) in cooperation with SAFTA. The deadline to apply for this fellowship/residency is September 1st, 2025. Find out more HERE but read my letter first! It’s short! You can find the… Continue reading Issue Eighty-Eight The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025

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Smokelong Quarterly Issue Eighty-Eight The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025

Between Chamisa and Rengyō Mizuki Yamagen(Read author interview)
Man Spelt Backwards Chi Pham(Read author interview)
Special Occasion Italian Restaurant Valerie Fox(Read author interview)
Savior Seth Gleckman(Read author interview)
Ms. Pac-Man in the Maze Sarah Chin(Read author interview)
Zombie Duck Sara Hills(Read author interview)
Wild Gazelle Glenn Orgias(Read author interview)
(They Long to Be) Close to You Binh Do(Read author interview)
National Bird Jesse Ackles(Read author interview)

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