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Great story!

So funny!

Flash writers have the best titles. Congratulations to all!

a pink starfish with a face and the words `` today 's the daaaay '' written on it . ALT: a pink starfish with a face and the words `` today 's the daaaay '' written on it .

We’ll be announcing the long list for the SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest aka #TheMikey later today…

I have a creepy call room story in @burningword.bsky.social this month:
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Join Us for Literary Namjooning's Open Mic and Figuring out What to Do For My Countdown For Bitter over Sweet — Melissa Llanes Brownlee If you haven’t already registered, I hope you will consider hanging out with some of the writers and editors at Literary Namjooning. It should be pretty chill. You know our vibe. REGISTER HERE!

weekly talk story about @lit-namjooning.bsky.social's open mic and what I should do for my book's countdown...

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Wow!

Scavengers The children get greedy by Friday. It’s the only day we eat meat. A reverse of them Catholics. We mostly […]

heartbreaking
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Vigil You often believed yourself sick. You felt chills, looked pale, felt weak. At that point, I found your hypochondria charming. […]

So much momentum, then that ending. @smokelong.bsky.social @pidgeonholed.bsky.social

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Wow

Wow

Me, too

Love this ( and “Mr. Dorn” was my grandfather’s name!)

Gorgeous, heartbreaking

Gorgeous, heartbreaking

Paul Practices Yoga Ben sat at the table. His eyes were closed. Sarah stood by the sink, looking through an open window at […]

Love the dialogue! @smokelong.bsky.social @pidgeonholed.bsky.social

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Into Sleep I was always falling asleep on dates then, suffering from a specific kind of narcolepsy. I’d wake to their kisses, […]

"I was always falling asleep on dates..."
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In Praise of Gears and Caterpillar Trains She makes love to a not-quite-cripple in the cab of a ballast tractor or in the backseat of an abandoned […]

"so obsessed with the passing of time, his heart could be a sundial" @smokelong.bsky.social @pidgeonholed.bsky.social

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I'd love to consider your manuscript, to help shepherd you to your writing dreams/goals!

I'm on both. It seems like it's easier to waste time on Facebook. I've got to stop clicking on those "Reels."

What the Ocean Does That Time at That Party Here, ocean sunrises drift to hot-sand afternoons. And evenings are easy. Follow song rhythms. Listen […]

"you want a different kind of circling, something faster..."
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If you're not already reading flash fiction, this contest is a great reason to start!

Love this!

Oh wait, my FlashFlood piece is up (my timezone miscalculation! 🙃). This story was sparked by a SmokeLong Quarterly workshop prompt about the perspective of an audience member during an eulogy. Thanks for reading

Something Dirty After “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid You’re facetiming with your son at college when he gets a nosebleed and the other […]

Do you want a tampon?

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Meanwhile, in other news, Trumpie-boy has us on the highway to hell

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.

Micro vs. Prose Poem with Erin Vachon - SmokeLong Quarterly You’ve written something tiny and now face a pesky question. Is this a micro or a prose poem? We’ll study the line between these sister genres, reading and writing to strengthen our hand in both forms...

Micro vs. Prose Poem with Erin Vachon on June 1st! Book A SmokeLong Summer 25 or SmokeLong Fitness before May 23rd and all the events of A SmokeLong Summer 25 are included. Or book separately. www.smokelong.com/product/micr...

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