A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Peculiar Affair of the Crosswick Serpent.
Category: Fiction
The Curious Case of the St. Louis Mud Slingers
A satirical weekly article highlighting humorous moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Curious Case of the St. Louis Mud Slingers.
The Great Dakota Mustache Competition of 1879
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Dakota Mustache Competition of 1879.
“The Great Mill Explosion of ’78: When Flour Fought Back”
A satirical weekly article highlighting ficticious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Mill Explosion of 1878
The Great Wisconsin Chair Heist of 1872
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history. This week: The Great Wisconsin Chair Heist of 1872
The Great Beer Flood of Milwaukee: When the Lager Fought Back
A satirical weekly article highlighting fictious moments in Midwestern history By Silas P. Whitmore, February 28, 1881 There are many things a Midwesterner fears: a failed corn harvest, a neighbor’s disapproving glare at a potluck, and, worst of all, the tragic waste of good beer. And so it was, on a fateful winter’s day in…
The Silent Struggle
A cautionary tale set 20 minutes into the future based on the current trajectory of our deteriorating society.
Racial Cataclysm on Apollo’s Reach
A short story submitted by ‘Mason Pierce,’ Racial Cataclysm on Apollo’s Reach details the struggle of Scipio, a young nobleman of House Borealis on the planet of Apollo’s Reach, as he attempts to prevent a racial catastrophe brought about by the Void Merchants and their hideous race of slave-creatures.
A Hogwarts Reunion
A fine piece of fiction set in the magical world of Harry Potter, written by multiple-time Amerikaner contributor, Grant Norman!
The Punished Separation
The first piece of fiction ever submitted to Amerikaner.org, “The Punished Separation” is a vignette detailing the life of Schäfer, a young man who comes to the Dakota Territory to settle it along with his family.