Issue Three

March 2004

From the Editor

Fairly recently, a friend told me I have a luminous smile, that she didn’t see it often, but when she did, it lit the place up. Know when that happens? When I’m talking about SmokeLong, and all the amazing authors we’ve had the pleasure of publishing. (And lest the previous sound egotistical, my therapist (how… Continue reading Issue Three

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The Lunchbox Rebecca Marshall-Courtois(Read author interview)
Does it Please You? Ellen Meister(Read author interview)
The Last Summer John Mantooth(Read author interview)
Black Mollies Jayne Pupek(Read author interview)
Mille Fleur Bunny Goodjohn(Read author interview)
Holy Water Rhonda Belt(Read author interview)
Jewel Gary Cadwallader(Read author interview)
Fog Maryanne Stahl(Read author interview)
The Floating Brandon Hobson(Read author interview)
Metallic Ellen Parker(Read author interview)
The Beekman Hill Window Box Contest Patti Weisgerber(Read author interview)
Salinger Pays Caulfield a Visit Terry DeHart(Read author interview)
Raptus Brisk Brian Gaolor(Read author interview)
The Circle of His Arms Wayne Scheer(Read author interview)
Streetlights in Rome Aaron McQuiston(Read author interview)
Tea and Biscuits Louise Jackson(Read author interview)
Mere Oblivion Jane Sales(Read author interview)
Thirty-Nine Years of Carrie Wallace Jeff Landon(Read author interview)
The Old Man Who Made Whistles Tom Sheehan(Read author interview)
For Rent DJ McDougle(Read author interview)

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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.

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