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smokelong quarterly bringing the best flash narratives to the web archives quarterly issues the authors competitions calls the smokelong quarterly award for flash fiction 2026 the smokelong grand micro contest 2025 the smokelong workshop prize community learning a smokelong summer 26 smokelong fitness the community workshop the smokelong quarterly emerging writer fellowship 2026 the smokelong quarterly mentorship smokelong celebration share the love submissions guidelines submit news shop donate about us who we are masthead we support work with us contact us smokelong quarterly archives quarterly issues the authors competitions calls the smokelong quarterly award for flash fiction 2026 the smokelong grand micro contest 2025 the smokelong workshop prize community learning a smokelong summer 26 smokelong fitness the community workshop the smokelong quarterly emerging writer fellowship 2026 the smokelong quarterly mentorship smokelong celebration share the love submissions guidelines submit news shop donate about us who we are masthead we support work with us contact us search search skip to content i step out onto the back porch near as soon as the storm ends it s black outside cold and wet the beam of my flashlight bouncing off all the little raindrops and making the whole yard sparkle cicadas are screaming in the early morning the clouds are blocking out the stars and i m shivering in my light jacket as i take in the scene in front of me i m out here on a mission there was a noise in the continue reading on trees and treefrogs by l a strycker i don t know what to do about the tiny man stuck between my teeth so i go to the dentist and ask him the dentist yells at me for huffing laughing gas while i was waiting to be seen only i wasn t so then he yells at me for doing regular drugs only i don t he tells me to open up so he can see this tiny man for himself and sure enough there he is making himself at continue reading small something by kate catinella noah s story goes that his father died when he was two years old due to bacterial meningitis and his mother died when he was sixteen from a car accident caused by his older brother richard who at twenty three hanged himself in prison because he could not handle the guilt four years later his eldest brother benjamin was killed in the first terror attack when the city buses were co opted and bombed he whispers i am the last branch of my continue reading sutures by murray dunsmore girls the doctor says we believe that you have consumed something strange the doctor wears a long white coat and when she raises her arm to check our vitals we can see that she wears a pink shirt her armpits ringed with sweat this is good we want to tell her perhaps you know the truth so what have you eaten she asks us anything out of the ordinary we are not frequent visitors to the hospital we know women continue reading fruit of our body by ellen garard her guest brought a little clock made of enamel in a lovely mint ice color she had often seen him fiddling with such wounded appliances on the street corner where he liked to sit when he saw her apartment he whistled and said what a swell pad don t it make you sad to live in a big swell pad like this all by your lonesome well she said i used to have oscar he reminded her of oscar a little the continue reading swell by christopher lee chilton smokelong quarterly has been dedicated to publishing the best flash narratives since 2003 issue ninety two june 2026 from the editor i have so much to tell you issue 92 is a special competition issue a combination of the top nine stories in the smokelong quarterly award for flash fiction competition and the top three stories in the smokelong workshop prize competition all twelve pieces do something amazing with the form flash fiction is such a continue reading new front continue reading on trees and treefrogs l a strycker fruit of our body ellen garard small something kate catinella swell christopher lee chilton sutures murray dunsmore death or the guardians of the galaxy ride at epcot mamie willoughby pound what did mike say audrey obuobisa darko sugar lane michael stanley the things no one tells you when your mother turns into a tree joshua geller schwartz the altar of saint cindy kate horsley cadillacs on the moon travis flatt the word disorder allison field bell registration opens july 1st smokelong fitness the year round community workshop of smokelong 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 learn more support smokelong quarterly your donation helps writers editors reviewers workshop leaders and artists get paid for their work if you re enjoying what you read here please consider donating to smokelong quarterly today we also give a portion of what we earn to the organizations on our we support page now in the shop smokelong flash masterclass webinar three pack from the elements of flash to a deep dive into concepts that underpin the flash narrative to a disruptive new approach to editing the flash narrative the publisher and editor in chief of smokelong shares his insights in three webinars in elements of flash you ll learn why flash is not just a word count and why the flash continue reading smokelong flash masterclass webinar three pack 44 00 original price was 44 00 34 00 current price is 34 00 learn more featured issue issue six wow just wow this issue has been as dubya would put it hard work that s not to say that the work wasn t pleasant the work was a blast but boy howdy did we work our asses off on this one and so did all the fine authors who submitted to us a hair over four continue reading issue six featuring stories by ian kita avital gad cykman daphne buter angela delarmente alicia gifford joseph young robin slick bea pantoja lisa k buchanan carol novack beverly jackson ellen parker liesl jobson jordan e rosenfeld spencer dew jensen whelan robert s jersak andrew tibbetts myfanwy collins katrina denza author l a strycker l a strycker is a writer artist and all around daydreamer with her head in the clouds and her feet in the lawless wetlands of florida she is pursuing a degree in environmental science because in spite of it all she still believes the world can be saved read the interview latest news the smokelong workshop celebration may june 2026 each month we celebrate our current and previous workshop participants publications reported to us through submittable the smokelong workshop prize each of the publications below with the exception of those reported by smokelong staff members is eligible to win the smokelong workshop prize which is awarded in january of the following year at the moment june 25 2026 continue reading an interview with ryan habermeyer necronauts interview by michelle ross mr first congratulations on necronauts ryan it s a weird wild ride of a book the novel is composed of fragments of flashes if you will i had the pleasure of publishing a few of these flashes over the years first in atticus review then in 100 word story did you know early june 19 2026 continue reading the smokelong quarterly award for flash fiction the finalists thank you to everyone who sent in work for our judges to consider this year narrowing down the field from 1200 entries to our nine finalists below has been a grand task for our 16 judges an international group of smokelong editors and our emerging writer fellows thank you to these readers who have all june 8 2026 continue reading stay informed if you want to be on our workshop mailing list contact us at editor smokelong com we are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft all original 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