Five-year-old Cable gave his mom Jen this story for Mother’s Day this year. And now we are lucky enough to get to publish it.
Five Mice
Five mice tied my [shoe] then
they ran to [the] next
person then he gave
[them] some pie.
Cable Pelto is five years old. When he’s not writing stories, he can be found collecting bones and designing video game levels in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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.
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.