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Dave Clapper

SmokeLong Editor

About Me

I edit the online flash fiction magazine, SmokeLong Quarterly . I also write from time to time and have been published in about 40 literary magazines.
Additionally, I work as a freelance editor and web developer. My clients over the years have included the Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball, Nintendo, United Way of King County, Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, the National Education Association, and many others.
Here's the current issue of SmokeLong :
Issue Eighteen (September 15, 2007): When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond «» Nailed by Robert J. Bradley «» Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon «» The Sound of Success by Terry DeHart «» Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow «» Mole Man by Stuart Dybek «» Party by Emily Fridlund «» From Halliville To Grice's Town by Jason Jackson «» Starfish by Jeff Landon «» Insomnia of an Elderly French Designer by Sean Lovelace «» Display by Davin Malasarn «» Little Bones by Kuzhali Manickavel «» Stigmata by Susan O'Neill «» Inroads by Dominic Preziosi «» Bachon by Teri Davis Rouvelas «» Voc Rehab Vignettes by Jessica Schantz «» Neighbors by Curtis Smith «» Caging the Thing by Beth Thomas «» Interviews: Steve Almond «» Robert J. Bradley «» Randall Brown «» Dan Chaon «» Terry DeHart «» Heidi W. Durrow «» Stuart Dybek «» Emily Fridlund «» Jason Jackson «» Jeff Landon «» Sean Lovelace «» Davin Malasarn «» Kuzhali Manickavel «» Mary Miller «» Susan O'Neill «» Dominic Preziosi «» Teri Davis Rouvelas «» Jessica Schantz «» Curtis Smith «» Beth Thomas «» Cover Art "Repression of an Open Mind" by Marty D. Ison «» Letter From the Editor
We're currently accepting submissions for our next issue, scheduled to go live December 15, and guest edited by Jim Ruland.

My Interests

Editing, writing, flash fiction, baseball

I'd like to meet:

other writers and editors, old friends. If you're just someone trying to spam me into going to a smut site, don't bother. I already know which smut sites I like. All of the friends displayed in my "top friends" are writers that we've published in SmokeLong . I like non-writing friends (I do, I do!), but writing is such a brutal business that I'd like to point people toward writers in whatever little way I can.


Music:

Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Neil Young, Downhere, Aimee Mann, Ani Difranco, The Pretenders

Movies:

Delicatessen, The Princess Bride, City of God, This Is Spinal Tap, Raising Arizona, Life Is Beautiful

Books:

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My Blog

Top Ten Page Views for October

Except for the juggernaut of "Pornography" and another strong showing by John Leary, the top ten is comprised entirely of flashes from the September 15 issue. And for the second month in a row, the fi...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:27:00 PST

SmokeLong News

We've re-activated SmokeLong News after a two-year hiatus. Joining staffers Kelly Spitzer, Thomas White, and me will be super-bloggers Myfanwy Collins, Katrina Denza, and Matt Bell. Check it out! ...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:10:00 PST

Applications open for 2008 Fish Fellowship

Applications are open now for the 2008 Fish Fellowship. There is no application fee, and the prize is $500 for a one-year "residency" as a writer for SmokeLong. The full announcement and details for e...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:53:00 PST

Top ten page views for September

And, once again, I'm incredibly late in posting stats for last month. Almond moves not only back into the top spot, but into the 2 spot as well. The man's a powerhouse. And if y'all haven't checked ou...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:17:00 PST

stats for issue 17

Here are the stats for issue seventeen: ..>..> ..> Issue Seventeen (live from 6/15/07-9/14/07)6/15-6/30: 42659 page views7/1-7/31: 75894 page views8/1-8/31: 56439 page views9/1-9/14: 20169 page view...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:08:00 PST

Top Ten Page Views for August

Posting this REALLY late this time around, and only doing stories this time, because I've been (and continue to be) absolutely slammed at work. Only one story not rated in July cracked the top ten thi...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:55:00 PST

SLQ Issue 18 is live!

Issue Eighteen (September 15, 2007): When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond «» Nailed by Robert J. Bradley «» Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon «» The Sound of Success by Terry DeHart «» Ethnic...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:06:00 PST

Top Ten Page Views for July

Not a ton of shakin' up this time. The powerhouses of Almond, Amato, and Landon keep it up.Stories1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)2. (2) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)3....
Posted by Dave Clapper on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:51:00 PST

Top Ten Page Views for June

Just realized that I'm incredibly late with this. Almond's back on top again, probably because linkage to Amato from the front page went away on the 15th when the new issue went live. Speaking of Almo...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:47:00 PST

stats for issue 16

Here are the stats for issue sixteen:Issue Sixteen (live from 3/15/07-6/14/07)3/15-3/31: 43262 page views4/1-4/30: 70069 page views5/1-5/31: 64773 page views3/1-3/14: 37953 page viewsTotal Issue 16: 2...
Posted by Dave Clapper on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:16:00 PST