The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 long list has been announced, along with its writers.
As I read through the list, I quietly realized the honor of being the only writer from Turkey.
Some stories speak softly. I’m grateful mine was heard.

@smokelong.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #SmokeLong

Some stories arrive fully fledged & others are a result of editing editing editing. 1st subbed this one in 2022 😆 Def the latter!

Shout out to @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @pennypriddy.bsky.social @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social @daniellezacc.bsky.social for helping me finesse it in #Smokelong Fitness!

Has anybody reading this done the SmokeLong Fitness workshop for flash fiction? What's the word? What were your impressions/takeaways?

#smokelongfitness #smokelong #flash #flashfiction #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity #writing

How fun that you've chosen my story, James! Possibly one of the grossest things I've written and I blame/thank @christopherallen.bsky.social for his #Smokelong prompt

Hypnovember Day 2: Fun with Aquatic Friends! Zavanna sighed as she headed toward the aquarium, specifically the octopus enclosement. Something about the way that the octopus looked, o...

Okay, here was the second one that I did. Not gonna lie, I think I got a bit too lost in the sauce on this one and forgot that it was supposed to be about dropping.

Day 2: Drop

#Hypnovember #dumbskullhypnovember #Story #SmokeLong

Hypnovember Day 1: The Picture of Obedience It had been a month since Eupraxia found the sketchbook in her possession and gained great fame. Admittedly, even she couldn’t tell you ho...

Okay, so what I'll do now as I put each story on my blog, I'll make a small URL that you guys can follow to give it a read. In the future, I might add covers and whatnot to each of these stories.

This was Day 1: Debut

#Hypnovember #dumbskullhypnovember #Story #SmokeLong

Great writing, compassionate and talented editors, and squirrels. I mean, why wouldn't you sign-up? #writing #SmokeLong #flashfiction

Got a story from #Smokelong workshop published in Five on the Fifth today
www.fiveonthefifth.com/vol-9-issue-...

Ending the year with my story about Antarctica (fiction) published in the amazing #Grim&Gilded. Special thanks to #Smokelong where all my stories hatch and grow, but especially because someone suggested this publication. (Sadly I dont remember who).
www.grimandgilded.com/ani-banerjee

#smokelong. Lily Poetry Review, a journal and a press run by Eileen Cleary is amazing. Eileen discovers and mentors new poets with amazing kindness. I was given a place in one of their workshops for free and I learned so much. Here's the link to this indie publisher: lilypoetryreview.blog

Oh! Nominating Spineless Wonders for supporting flash and experimental writing, Bronwyn is a real one of a kind shortaustralianstories.com.au #smokelong

Leon Literary Review regularly published killer flash pieces leonliteraryreview.com #smokelong #flashgiving #writingcommunity