@SSML_MWLit

SSML encourages the study of Midwestern literature and culture in whatever directions the insight, imagination and curiosity of its members may lead.

 East Lansing, MI
ssml.org
Joined June 2017
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Ctr Western Studies@AugieCWSOct 18
The call-for-proposals for the 59th Annual Dakota Conference has been released: augie.edu/resources/center-w…
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Jon Lauck
@jlauck1941Oct 25
My Grandfather Richard Barry after picking a load of corn and bringing it in from the field to put in the corn crib. Lake County, SD, 1945. The horses are named Queen and Midge.
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Rural Indexing Project@ruralindexingOct 23
We made a book! RURAL INDEXING: A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN BUILDINGS, SIGNS, AND SYMBOLS arrives from Rizzoli in March 2027. Our favorite themes & subjects from the 1000s of places we've visited since 2010—450+ pics, many never published before. Preorder: linktr.ee/ruralindexingproje…
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Lee Potts 📖@LeePottsPoetOct 23
Sky In Some Mosaic is in production! This is going to be a beautiful book (as are all Pinhole Poetry's books). You can find out more and order a copy at the link in my bio. Photo credit: Erin Bedford
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Buckeye Book Fair@BuckeyeBookFairOct 25
☕📚🌮 Cookies, coffee, tacos, and books? Sounds like the perfect Saturday. Join us at the Buckeye Book Fair on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at Greystone Event Center, 50 Riffel Road, Wooster, Ohio. #BuckeyeBookFair #WoosterOhio #BookLovers 📚☕🌮🍪
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Ctr Western Studies@AugieCWSOct 24
Come find us in the Exhibitor Hall at the Western History Association @WhaHistory
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Wrigley Field, Chicago, Oct 5, 1938 - 43,642 have packed the house for Game 1 of 1938 World Series between Yankees and Cubs. And behind the fine pitching by Red Ruffing and perfect hitting of catcher Bill Dickey (4 for 4) the Yanks took the series opener 3-1. Time of Game: 1:53
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Gabe Wasylko@GabeWasylkoOct 20
Tonight’s Guardian Moonrise in Cleveland, Ohio
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Jon Lauck
@jlauck1941Oct 21
“How the Vikings conquered the Midwest,” today @GoAugie keloland.com/news/local-news…

How the Vikings Conquered the Midwest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s homecoming week on the campus of Augustana University. Alice Kwok is a graduate advisor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I actually went to…

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MiddleWestReview@MiddleWestRevOct 22
We have arrived at the @WhaHistory meeting. Come say hi.
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Jon Lauck
@jlauck1941Oct 22
Spotted at the Western History Association in Portland @OUPress @ABerzanskis
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Gavin Woltjer@meatheadreaderOct 9
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Gavin Woltjer@meatheadreaderOct 9
The whimsy and wonder and wisdom of @james__card’s ICE TRIBES is intoxicating. Every few pages I’m stopping myself from reading to share a passage or paragraph with my wife. Get yourself a copy of this book from @UnivNebPress. #hardwater #icefishing cc: @jlauck1941
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Ctr Western Studies@AugieCWSOct 17
This Tuesday Oct. 20 at 6:00 pm Dr. Alice Kwok of the University of Wisconsin will be at the Center for Western Studies in Sioux Falls for a talk entitled "How the Vikings Conquered the Midwest: From Leif Erikson to Ole and Beyond." It is our tribute to Viking Week at Augustana.
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Jon Lauck
@jlauck1941Oct 16
Robert George and Cornell West dropped by @AugieCWS today. They have great taste in literature. Please come hear them speak at Augustana University in Sioux Falls tonight! @CornelWest @McCormickProf
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MiddleWestReview@MiddleWestRevOct 17
The opera "Giants in the Earth" was recently performed by the South Dakota Symphony and it is now being considered for a Grammy in the "Best Opera Recording" category. @MichaelPfeifer7 reviewed the opera for us in the Spring 2026 issue muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article/…
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Geitner Simmons
@GeitnerSimmonsOct 8
Yay, my copy of Middle West Review arrived today. I was honored to have the opportunity to contribute a review article about the 20th anniversary of David Pichaske's book ROOTED, about seven 20c #Midwest authors including Nebraska's William Kloefkorn I will post some excerpts sometime in the near future
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LiterateIndy@LiterateIndyOct 9
Happy 85th birthday to Lafayette native, Purdue grad, author, and C-Span founder Brian Lamb. purduealumnus.org/brian-lamb…
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Jon Lauck
@jlauck1941Oct 8
New from @iupress
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Gabe Wasylko@GabeWasylkoOct 9
An Autumn Morning on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio
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H-Midwest@h_midwestOct 8
H-Midwest is happy to share the full schedule for the Lost Region Midwestern studies conference in November in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the link: networks.h-net.org/group/ann… @TheJvandy @Chris_arnade @HNetBookChannel @HNet_Reviews @midwestern_ope @JoshLipnik @Eric_Erins @whspress
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