Robert Earle has published stories in Mississippi Review, Quarterly West, Inkwell, Iron Horse Literary Review, Potomac Review, Larcom Review and elsewhere. He grew up in Pennsylvania and now lives in Virginia. In between he spent a dozen years in Europe and Latin America. He studied literature and writing at Princeton and Johns Hopkins and has been a visiting faculty member at the University of New Mexico and Georgetown University.
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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.