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SmokeLong Quarterly issue 21
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Well, I finally have a bit of time to breathe. The two things taking up more of my time than anything else (except work) are done: school (and helping kids with homework and studying) is over, and the 5th anniversary issue of SmokeLong Quarterly is live. And it's a doozy. To celebrate our anniversary, we asked staff, past and present, to contribute a piece, so folks could read the voices of the folks who largely shaped the magazine over its first five years. Virtually everyone who has ever read submissions is in this issue. That's on top of the usual content we carry from solictations and the slush pile. I also approached two of the biggest influences on my early flash fiction writing. To my delight, both W.P. Kinsella (author of many great books, but probably best known for "Shoeless Joe," upon which "Field of Dreams" was based) and Natalie Goldberg (author of several books, but most notably the incredible "Writing Down the Bones") both contributed. All told, it's a massive issue, containing 41 different pieces of flash fiction and 39 interviews with the authors.
If you're unfamiliar with flash fiction, each story is a thousand words or less (although a couple go a bit over a thousand in this issue). Many people think that flash fiction is easier to write because it's so much shorter. To write it well, however, is just as difficult as writing a great poem or excellent short story—it's just a different form. In my experience, the best flash fiction stays in my head even longer than the best novels—because of the brevity of the form, readers often have to do a little more work, use their imaginations more, bring more of themselves and their own lives to the reading process. Pieces of flash I read years ago sometimes come worrying their way back into my brain. It's an incredible form. Whether you're new to reading flash fiction or have enjoyed it for some time, this issue is an incredible place to start. Here are links to all of the content:
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| The past few weeks have been insanely busy, and I apologize for not getting fresh content up here. I'm finally caught up on reading submissions, and there are some cool things happening, so I want to get the word out while I have a second to breathe.First... Read More |
Happy birthday, FRiGG!
| Seattle and Minneapolis have traded the #1 and #2 spots in America's Most Literate Cities since the rankings began in 2004. The calendar in the previous post should make it no surprise that we rank #1 in bookstores. We're also #1 in education level and... Read More |
Dave Clapper
Dave Clapper is the founding editor of SmokeLong Quarterly, an online literary magazine, and helps to coordinate Seattle Pecha Kucha Night. His writing has appeared in dozens of literary magazines, and his plays have been produced as part of the Seattle Fringe Festival. Links to his fiction can be found on his author page at Red Room.
Dave Clapper is the founding editor of SmokeLong Quarterly, an online literary magazine, and helps to coordinate Seattle Pecha Kucha Night. His writing has appeared in dozens of literary magazines, and his plays have been produced as part of the Seattle Fringe Festival. Links to his fiction can be found on his author page at Red Room.
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