stories
of the
midwest
go 2 paper # one
this is a website that i was taked with making for a class i'm taking . the class is called " stories of the midwest " . here you will find my mini-blog about stories of the midwest. i hope that you enjoy my stories.
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paper one
What is “The Midwest” ?
The Midwest is a landlocked region of the USA. The Midwest has a few major city, but is mostly
populated with rural areas/farms , college towns , and places best referred to as the middle of
nowhere. I moved to the Midwest from California, so I think a lot of my observations are
clouded by how foreign the Midwest feels to me. Here are some things that feel midwestern to
me:
“Dollar Store Vernacular” signs for fried food at the state fair
Talking about the weather in relation to crop cycles (“corn sweats”)
Basements
My neighbors American flag pool table and firepit
Stopping into a 24 hour diner at 5am after you’ve spent all night drinking
Route 66
Antique stores filled with stuff bought years and years ago at estate sales
Feeling like your town is too small
Playing under the highway
Going swimming in a watering hole
A homeless woman in nothing but a sheet wrapped around her asking you for a cigarette
Going to Mennonite bakeries
Sturdy meals like chili and casserole
Knowing someone who overdosed
Knowing someone with a horse
Having woods behind your house that make you feel like you live in a mansion and not in a
crumbling townhouse
Walmart parking lot with a truck with an American Legion sticker right next to a car with a
“Honk if you like femboys” sticker
Trusting nothing more than your comic book shop guy
Walking past a pickup bassball game
Driving on the highway and seeing cell towers flash in the distance.
Deer in your backyard
Snowy traintracks
Irreverence