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New fiction by Kyle Seibel for day one of Little Blanksgiving

Little Engines and kyle r seibel
Nov 24, 2025
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It’s day one of Little Blanksgiving, our week of fiction, poetry, and essays co-published with Blank, a Dirtyverse newsletter about books and the culture around them. We start with Kyle Seibel’s latest story below. You might recognize the setting, but it’s from a different angle.

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