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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…

Apr 14 • 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…

Apr 9 • Little Engines

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."

Mar 16 • Little Engines and Sheldon Birnie

Everlong_acoustic.wav by Travis Dahlke

"On Monday mornings, we find the remains of teenage weekends"

Mar 4 • 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."

Feb 10 • Little Engines

new fiction from Claire Hopple

Jan 15 • Claire Hopple and Little Engines

new shorty from Mallory Smart

Dec 22, 2025 • Little Engines and Mallory Smart

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