Why Flash?
Once you’ve read some flash, perhaps you’d like to get a little nerdier about it. This series has you covered.
Writing
Kathy Fish Fellowship applications open
Fellows will have the opportunity to work with SmokeLong staff and participate in online writing workshops.
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Honoring the writers plagiarized
These are the works Cator directly stole. But these are all terrific writers, and I’d strongly encourage a google for more of their work.
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You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching.
In improv, in writing, in life… a reminder to myself.
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Happy birthday, SmokeLong!
SmokeLong Quarterly is nine years old today! Woo! Go celebrate by reading the latest issue.
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(Re)Tweets While Drinking Scotch And Reading Submissions
I can’t speak for every editor, but here are some tweets I made over the course of three nights drinking scotch and reading submissions. Most of these are of the “Do NOT” variety, but a few, at least, are of the “Yes, please” variety.
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SmokeLong Quarterly Issue 33
Just finished pushing the last bits of this issue live (after Tara Laskowski, Beth Thomas, and the staff did all the heavy lifting). It’s a beauty. Please go read! cover art “Sparta, NJ” by David Ohlerking Issue Thirty-Three (October 2, 2011): Egg Toss, August 1989 by Meagan Cass «» Dinner Parties Where Place Cards Leave
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The inspiration of festivals (Part 1)
So I’ve had almost a week now to recover from performing in 14/48 this past weekend. “Recover” is an important word here, and has applied to all of my best festival experiences. The best have been unbelievably taxing on the body, while at the same time incredibly inspiring for the mind and spirit. A few
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I’m a stymied stooge.
Ugh. So. Ellen and I decided to have a writing night. She’s writing. So far, I haven’t. I felt like my brain was in a good place to write, but I kept overthinking shit. Over periodic cigarettes, I’d start writing things in my head. Bad, bad, bad. I do some of my best work-related thinking
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