Justin Herrmann is the author of the short fiction collection Highway One, Antarctica (MadHat Press 2014). He is a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage’s MFA program. Most recently his stories have appeared in Mid-American Review, Blue Earth Review, and River Styx.
Story:
Sour Toe
Interview: Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Justin Herrmann
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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online.
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