Christopher W. Backley was born in the Twin Cities, where he lived until moving to Washington, DC, in 2006. He is a lover of literature, all things feline, old horror movies, Batman, and whiskey. He also is fascinated by fast food marketing and retailing, dead or dying shopping malls, and cryptozoology…but the less said about this the better. In a rare stroke of luck or fortune or whatever you want to call it, he married a writer (Amber Sparks).
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In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This 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—one new writing task each week.