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Dancer by Justin Lowe
"The larynx removal was a gift from my wife."
 • Little Engines and Justin Lowe
Upon Arriving Home (Parts 2 & 3) by Michael VanCalbergh
"The crust is made with my 4th birthday cake, soccer in the alley behind my house, two golden retrievers, and Beastwars. The secret is a pinch of hiding…
 • Little Engines and mvancalb
Three Poems by Claire Lee
"If I put a gun to your head, how many bowls of pasta could you eat right now (sauce, garnish, gristmill included). Comrade, you think too highly of…
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Whirlaway by Sheldon Birnie
"Lights in the sky at night and unmarked black vans parked down the block and that buzzing in the background on the phone."
 • Little Engines and Sheldon Birnie
Everlong_acoustic.wav by Travis Dahlke
"On Monday mornings, we find the remains of teenage weekends"
 • Little Engines and Travis Dahlke
Best Practices by Lori Barrett
"Since then there’s been a blemish growing in my chest, like one of the knots or bolt holes he admires in barn wood."
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Double Points
new fiction from Claire Hopple
 • Claire Hopple and Little Engines
Munger Road
new shorty from Mallory Smart
 • Little Engines and Mallory Smart
Very Important People
an essay by Mike Nagel
 • Little Engines and Mike Nagel
Fuck or Fight
New fiction from David Preizler for Little Blanksgiving
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The Worst Houseguest in the World
new fiction from Danielle Altman
 • Little Engines and Danielle Altman
The Pain
a new poem from Karan Kapoor for Little Blanksgiving, day two
 • Little Engines and Karan Kapoor
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