Issue Eighty-One

September 2023

From the Editor

I have so much to tell you. With five of the best stories from A SmokeLong Summer 23, Issue 81 is a bit meatier than usual. We’re thrilled to share work by Lindsey Pharr and Frances Orrok, the winners of the CNF and fiction competitions of our summerlong workshop. They will each receive $500. And… Continue reading Issue Eighty-One

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The Museum Olivia Schwartzman(Read author interview)
ojuju-kalaba Ola W. Halim(Read author interview)
in the belly of a whale jj peña(Read author interview)
Tiger House Ella Hormel(Read author interview)
Neelakurinji Vibha Balaji(Read author interview)
We Go Hiking A Lot Alida Dean(Read author interview)
Anxiety Dreams Timothy Boudreau(Read author interview)
Free Fallin’ Glenn Orgias(Read author interview)
Ponytail Christopher Santantasio(Read author interview)
Compendium Amy Stuber(Read author interview)
Fistful of Blue Lindsey Pharr(Read author interview)
And so we shall only be glad Frances Orrok(Read author interview)

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