Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the Japanese folklore and pop culture inspired story collection, Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Black Lawrence Press), and his work has appeared in journals such as Conjunctions, Black Warrior Review, Fairy Tale Review, and Zyzzyva, among others. He is the managing editor of Psychopomp Magazine and an assistant professor at St. Olaf College in Minnesota.
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.