Do you remember that time someone asked Mariah Carey about Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey responded with, “I don’t know her”? All due respect to Ms. Lopez, but that is some top tier shade right there. In a move very out of character for me, I will not follow Mariah Carey’s lead and I will admit that I do know Jennifer Lopez. I don’t know her personally, but I’m familiar with her career and I would like to spend the next few minutes discussing one of the films from said caree

Today on Midwest Weird: “Dark Earth," by Sarah L. Parris. Buy Sarah a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who it's for : )   Sarah Parris writes short speculative and fantasy fiction. She is also an instructor of English and Creative Writing, which she believes is the best job ever. Sarah lives in Missouri with her wife and cats. In her free time, Sarah can often be found playing Dungeons & Dragons. Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine f

I know what you’re thinking because I’m thinking it too: what is John Travolta up to these days? Maybe you weren’t thinking that, but I was and I don’t really know why. He hasn’t had any movies come out lately. He hasn’t acted odd on any talk shows lately. He hasn’t even introduced any performers with a name he made up on the spot lately. Maybe I was thinking of John Travolta because I was recently in an airport and he’s a pilot. Or maybe it was because when I was in that air

Today on Midwest Weird: “the oven of america,” by Gabriella Fryer. Buy Gabriella a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who it's for : )   Gabriella Fryer is a mother, wife, and writer located in New England, but she was born and raised all over the Midwest. She started her family in Illinois, and finds her writing often starts or ends in its familiar landscapes. Gabriella enjoys writing poetry, short fiction, essays, and creative nonfiction abo

I was once at a BBQ and the TV show Friends  came up in conversation. One of the hosts of the BBQ made a remark about the lack of diversity within the show’s cast. First, that’s a fair point. The cast of the show was not diverse, something the cast and creators have acknowledged in the years since the show aired. Second, the person who made the remark was hosting a BBQ with an invite list of exclusively white, gay men that were all roughly the same age. While the guest list w