Today on Midwest Weird: “I Wanna Be Sedated," by Melissa Ford Lucken. Buy Melissa a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who it's for : )   Melissa Ford Lucken holds an MA in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Lasell University. She is a professor of creative writing and composition at Lansing Community College, where she serves as the fiction and creative non-fiction editor of The Washington S

I have mixed feelings about Taylor Swift. And when I use the phrase “mixed feelings,” I don’t mean it the same way as most people mean it when they say, “mixed feelings” (Because I’m special and unique!). I am special and unique, but that’s more of a medical/scientific discussion. When I use the term “mixed feelings” in regard to Taylor Swift, I mean that I’m impressed with not only the level of success that she’s managed to achieve, but also that she’s been able to maintain

Today on Midwest Weird: “Before the Rain" by Betty Stanton. Buy Betty a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who it's for : )   Betty Stanton (she/her) is a Pushcart nominated writer who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in various journals and collections and has been included in various anthologies. She received her MFA from The University of Texas - El Paso and holds a doctorate in Educational Leaders

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