Joseph L. Gross holds a Master of Fine Arts from Western Michigan University. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared recently in various journals, including Alaska Quarterly Review, Fourth Genre, Mid-American Review, Redivider, Salamander, and Summerset Review. He lives with his wife and two young children in Kalamazoo, MI, and this year has become the assistant director of the Ransom District Library. He likes books.
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The March Micro Marathon 25
We’re doing it again! We’re homing in on the micro: 100-word, 250-word, and 400-word stories. In March 2025 SmokeLong is hosting The March Micro Marathon, a 24-day workshop with a new writing task each day, peer review in small groups, 3 webinars, a reading and interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story, and 3 competitions with cash prizes.