Today on Midwest Weird: “How To Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents,” by Ryan Van Ells.   Ryan Van Ells (he/him) is a queer lawyer and author of dark fiction from Milwaukee, WI. His work has appeared in State of Matter, Tiny Terrors and Drabbledark III. He is an affiliate member of the HWA. You can find him at ryanvanellsauthor.wordpress.com . Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books Productions. We’re the home of weird fiction and no

Today on Midwest Weird: "Bruno and His Classmates,” by Sophie Anne Hinkson.   Sophie Ann Hinkson relocated to Chicago from Paris a few years ago. In France, she worked as a bookseller and journalist for a literary magazine and radio station. She is now teaching ESL and French at various colleges in Chicago. She holds an MA in Modern Literature from France and is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at UC Riverside’s Low Residency Program. She lives in Chicago with h

Today on Midwest Weird: "Why I Don’t Deserve to Be in Jail This Halloween" by Itto and Mekiya Outini.   Itto and Mekiya Outini write about America, Morocco, and all those caught in between. They’ve published in The North American Review, Modern Literature, Fourth Genre, and elsewhere. Their work has received support from the MacDowell Foundation, the Steinbeck Fellowship Program, the Edward F. Albee Foundation, and the Fulbright Program. They’re collaborating on several books

Today, we have the first episode of a new audio drama from Amy Lee Lillard. All episodes of the show “A Woman is a God” will be available...

Today on Midwest Weird: A nonfiction piece by Erin Johnston, titled “Pants Free in St Paul.” Read by the author.   Erin Johnston is the...

Today on Midwest Weird: A special reading of Donzerly Light, our pop culture column from Heath Smith.   Heath Smith is a special pop...

Today on Midwest Weird: “How to Grow a House," by LL Kelly.   LL Kelly currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her family. When...

Today on Midwest Weird: Three short works by Mathew Serback.   Mathew Serback is a re-educated goblin from the lower west side of...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Flood," by Stephanie Frazee.   Stephanie Frazee's work is forthcoming from Variant Literature and has appeared...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Eviction Notice” by Joshua Grasso.   Joshua Grasso (he/him) is a professor of English at East Central...

Today on Midwest Weird: “The Death of the Dinosaurs” by Kristin Harley.   Kristin Harley's fiction has appeared in Haunted MTL, Parcham...

Today on Midwest Weird: “The Shape of Her Life” by E.F. Schraeder.   A Rhysling and Pushcart nominated poet, E.F. Schraeder is author of...

Today on Midwest Weird: “The Ghosts of Us” by Daniela Barzallo.   An Ecuadorian-American writer from Peoria, Illinois, Daniela Barzallo...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Carnation” by Gabriella Paz Hoggatt.   Gabriella Paz Hoggatt is an MFA candidate at the University of Illinois...

Today on Midwest Weird: “My Pretend Husbands” by Sara Spry.   Sara Spry is a barista, pet sitter and writer living in Chicago, Illinois....

Today on Midwest Weird: “Transcendental Boy” by Nick Thornton.   Nick Thornton is a speculative fiction writer whose work explores the...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Space Aliens” by Heath Smith. This is a special reading of Heath's column, Donzerly Light .   Heath Smith is a...

Today on Midwest Weird: “In-Home Party” by Erin Johnston.   Erin Johnston is the co-creator and editor of Midwest Weird. And with Heath...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Corporeal” by Amy Lee Lillard.   Amy Lee Lillard is the co-creator and producer of Midwest Weird. She is the...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Gabriel's Horns” by Kip Knott.   Kip Knott is a writer, poet, teacher, photographer, and part-time art dealer...