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SmokeLong Quarterly
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I started watching this interview with Aimee Bender to find a quote, and I can't stop watching the wisdom. Every word. youtu.be/DH71B3XUIx0?...
PSAs. Our free-submissions window is open one more week! Issue 92 comes out June 15th! We've announced the winners and finalists! Registration for SmokeLong Fitness starting Aug 1st opens July 1st. If you're participating in A SmokeLong Summer 26, don't forget about our write-ins on Saturday!
The winner of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2026 is L.A. Strycker and the story "On Trees and Treefrogs"! Congratulations also to our 2nd and 3rd place winners and finalists! We can't wait to share your stellar work on June 15th! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
Ellen Garard has won second place in The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2026 for the story "Fruit of Our Body!" Stay tuned for the first-place winner soon! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
Announcing the third place winner of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction, Kate Catinella for the story "Small Something"! Second and First places coming later today! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
