Middle Literate makes our debut with “A Girl Named Mercedes,” a story about the elusive “happy ending” by John Rubins, an award winning instructor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Nothing is Extinct

Middle Literate is a traveling reading series, in the form of a podcast, which features poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers from across the Midwest.  Our staff seeks literary work that stays true to the Midwestern state-of-mind and effectively represents the intricacies of the people who call the Great Plains home.