Tara Laskowski has been editor at SmokeLong Quarterly since 2010. Her short story collection Bystanders was hailed by Jennifer Egan as “a bold, riveting mash-up of Hitchcockian suspense and campfire-tale chills.” She is also the author of Modern Manners For Your Inner Demons, tales of dark etiquette. Her fiction has been published in the Norton anthology Flash Fiction International, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Mid-American Review, and numerous other journals, magazines, and anthologies. Tara lives and works in a suburb of Washington, D.C.
Stories in Smokelong Quarterly
Story: “Farewell, Not Goodbye”—Editor’s Letter
Story: “Air pockets of beauty”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Zooming In”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “All that flash can do”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “All About the Body”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Let’s Get It On”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: A Tribute and Memory—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Call and Response”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “There is light here”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “The Nature Issue”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Desiccated Roses”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Nebulous Jellyfish”—A Letter from the Editor
Story: “Through the eyes of kids”—A Letter from the Editor
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When the Cicadas Come
Interview: Smoking With Tara Laskowski
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Little Girls
Interview: Smoking With Tara Laskowski
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A Minor Setback
Interview: Smoking with Tara Laskowski
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The Hamster
Interview: Smoking with Tara Laskowski
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.