Ashley Mangtani is a slipstream writer who’s never met a rule of reality he didn’t want to bend, mostly because straight fiction never let him say what he actually meant. Nominated for Best Short Fictions 26/27, his work appears or is forthcoming in Smokelong Quarterly, Strange Horizons, Litro, Washington Square Review, Boudin, Heavy Feather Review, BULL, Cherry Tree, Thin Skin, HAWKEYE, Mobius, i70 Review, Palisades Review, Third Wednesday, Rock Salt, Neon Dystopia, Apocalypse Confidential, and others. His debut short story collection, Unhappy Endings, will be available in 2027, and he’s currently finishing his novella series, Crescendo.
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.