Issue Eighty-Nine

September 2025

From the Editor

I have so much to tell you. We have a banger of an issue to share with you. As usual “we” are a village that spans the global flash community—so many dedicated, talented writers, editors, interviewers, reviewers, readers, and artists. Producing an issue of SmokeLong always relies on the efforts of around 60 people. As… Continue reading Issue Eighty-Nine

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Organs Aimee Bender(Read author interview)
Code of the Mosh Pit AJ O’Reilly(Read author interview)
The Promise Mary Ann McGuigan(Read author interview)
On Our Way to the Circus Joshua Jones Lofflin(Read author interview)
Judy Blume Didn’t Prepare Me for the Apocalypse Christina Tudor(Read author interview)
Sati Vaibhavi Kerkar(Read author interview)
The Map That Leads Nowhere L.F. Khouri(Read author interview)
Rabid Sagar Nair(Read author interview)
How to Respond When Your Hairdresser Asks if You Have Any Children Colette Love Hilliard(Read author interview)
Animal Therapy Nora Esme Wagner(Read author interview)

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