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SmokeLong Quarterly

SmokeLong Quarterly has been dedicated to publishing the best flash narratives since 2003.

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Issue Eighty-Five

September 2024

From the Editor

Art is political, and it always has been. Nothing new here but plenty to see. In the United States—as I’m sure you’ve noticed even if you live in Botswana, Belgium, or Belize— we’re in the middle of a close race for the Presidency between an intelligent, empathetic person and a narcissistic sociopath who tried to… Continue reading New Front (continue reading)

Smokelong Quarterly Issue Eighty-Five

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Flash writers approach the page–both drafting and editing–differently from writers of longer narrative forms. If you’re new to flash, you can now view the recorded version of “Elements of Flash” with Christopher Allen, the publisher and EIC of SmokeLong Quarterly. This 45-minute version of the workshop–without breakout rooms and timed writing slots–covers foundational aspects of… Continue reading Elements of Flash

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Issue Fifty

There is much to be said about the wonder of stepping into a child’s point of view. One fabulous thing about having a preschooler around the house is that I get reminded of all the small joys in life, the pleasures of simple things like blowing bubbles, reading a book, picking dandelions, hiding and seeking.… Continue reading Issue Fifty

Featuring stories by: Angela PalmMarc JoanMegan Louise RoweKate BersonRandall BrownLiza OlsonGlen PourciauJenny Magee StengerMatthew PittColleen Kearney RichWhitney G. SchultzH.M. CottonKatie Young FosterDennis Scott HerbertSean LovelaceKaren Sherk ChioAndrew WehmannElizabeth Morton

Angela Townsend

Angela Townsend (she/her) is the development director at a cat sanctuary. She graduated from Princeton Seminary and Vassar College. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Arts & Letters, Bridge Eight, Chautauqua, Clackamas Literary Review, CutBank, Door is a Jar, Lake Effect, Paris Lit Up, Pleiades, and Terrain, among others. Angie has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 33 years, laughs with her poet mother every morning, and loves life affectionately.

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