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Looking forward to meeting up with other vendors & attendees this Saturday in Central Iowa!

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If you're creeping around Central Iowa this weekend, be sure to stop by the Van Meter Visitor Festival on Sat., Sept. 26—home to Iowa's very own bat-like horned cryptid!

We'll be there with "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn" Vols. 1 & 2!

Festival Facebook page: www.facebook.com/vanmetervisi...
Image, left: 2026 Van Meter Visitor Festival poster includes horned bat-like creature with beam shooting out of its head. Image, right: Book cover of "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn" Vol. 2. "Against a purple sky, a giant glowing red-orange moth attacks the Ferris wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier."
September 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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“Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn” Vol. 2—now featured as a Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) September 2026 new release! @clmporg.bsky.social

More info here:
www.clmp.org/news/books-l...

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Slide text: "Featured on CLMP's list of new releases!" / "Books launching in September" "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn" book cover image: Against a purple sky, a giant glowing red-orange moth attacks the Ferris wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier.
September 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Here’s our latest salvo of RESOURCES, TIPS, and MARKETS for writers of military- and war-themed fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scholarship, and more! (1 of 3)

Find all these stories here:
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#middlewestpress #aimingcircle #militarylife #veteranswriting
IMAGE: U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to C Battery, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, fire a howitzer during a nighttime live-fire mission at Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2026. The gun crew delivers indirect fires under limited-light conditions, reinforcing the ability to execute fire missions regardless of time of day or visibility. This year's exercise features approximately 9,000 participants. U.S. Army National Guard photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ari Shuemake
August 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Congratulations to U.S. Army veteran, war poet, and Twin Cities psychiatric nurse practitioner Jessi M. Atherton on her Veterans Day reading at Iowa’s University of Dubuque!

“The Time War Takes: Poems”
- Kindle: amzn.to/3E4pUfI
- Print: amzn.to/40Mx69s

#warpoet #veteransday #middlewestpress
Photo of poet and Iraq War veteran Jessi M. Attherton speaking at Veterans Day 2025 reading at University of Dubuque, Iowa. Text reads: "Congratulations, Jessi!" Image is overburned with cover of Atherton's 2023 collection, "The Time War Takes," which depicts a carved pink elephant against a background of digital foliage and desert sands.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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#PubDay #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfiction #womenwriters #MeredithWrites #literaryfiction #novelinprogress #WIP #militarybrat #usafbrat #VietnamEra #VietnamWar #LineofAdvance #MiddleWestPress #ColonelDarronLWrightMemorialWritingAwards #vestwrite #writersky #authorsky
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Publication day! Two of my prize-winning stories are included in #OurBestWarStories. Brilliant works by lives impacted by war—on the battlefront & at home. Thanks to #LineofAdvance and #MiddleWestPress. Thanks to the editing team & congrats to all included!

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New Volume Collects 60+ Col. Darron L. Wright Award-winning Stories & Poems
Editors of Chicago-based non-profit literary journal Line of Advance  ( www.LineOfAdvance.org ) have announced a new, second volume collecti...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Happy Godzilla Day to all those who celebrate !!!

#godzilladay2025 #kaiju #cryptids #middlewestpress

"Crypids, Kaiju & Corn" anthology:
- Print: amzn.to/47buzvn
- Kindle: amzn.to/3ZSvQn0
Image: A toothy plastic knock-off "Oddzilla" giant-lizard toy "photobombs" into frame, looking at viewer. Behind Oddzilla is a book cover of Middle West Press' recently launched anthology "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn." Book cover of "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn" anthology features a giant, shambling creature towering over a lone humanoid figure walking through a flowery forest. Additional text on this post reads: "Happy Godzilla Day to all who celebrate !!!"
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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We had a great time this past Sat., Oct. 25, 2025 visiting with readers and artists at the Des Moines, Iowa metro's Mayhem Comics and Games’ "Mayhempalooza 2025" !!!

We debuted our new trade paperback "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn"! amzn.to/47buzvn

Missed the Mayhem? Visit:
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"Oddzilla" pushes a toy shopping cart with stickers that read "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn". The book cover of the anthology "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn: Poems and Micro-Stories about Modern Midwest Monsters" features a giant, shambling creature towering over a lone humanoid figure walking through a flowery forest. Editor-Publisher Randy "Sherpa" Brown wears an "Oddzilla" shirt that incorporates elements of Hokusai's famous print "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa," but also the boat "Orca" from the 1975 movie "Jaws"! The Middle West Press LLC table displays stickers, books, T-shirts, and other merch.
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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VENDOR POP-UP this Sat., Oct. 25, 2025!!! Mayhempalooza 2025 at Mayhem Comics and Games, Des Moines!

"Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn"!

Plus ... new sticker designs featuring Big-hearted Bigfoots ("Bigfeet"?), Zombies of the Corn, and Hog-abducting Aliens!!!

Check us out at:
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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VENDOR POP-UP Sat., Oct. 25, 2025!!! Looking forward to seeing y'all in the Des Moines, Iowa metro at Mayhem Comics and Games' "Mayhempalooza 2025"!

Plus stickers, postcards, and other Middle West Press swag!
Check us out: linktr.ee/middlewestpress

Event website: sites.google.com/view/mayhemp...
Slide text reads: Middle West Press is vending at Mayhempalooza Sat. Oct. 25, 2025! - Mayhem Collectibles, 7500 University Ave., Clive, Iowa - FREE to public!!! - 18+ Artists, Authors & Creators! - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Images: Book cover of "Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn" anthology features a giant, shambling creature towering over a lone humanoid figure walking through a flowery forest Photo of Randy "Sherpa" Brown standing in front of Mayhem Game Room signage
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Making new plans and plotting new plots for 2025? Looking for new directions & inspirations? #Middlewestpress always sells more of this title toward the beginning of a new year!

"Why We Write: Craft Essays on Writing War" anthology
- Info: amzn.to/2OZktFN

#militarywriting #WarLiterature
Book cover of "Why We Write: Craft Esays on Writing War" depicts a WW2 war poster illustration of marching U.S. soldiers. Cover is centered on a photograph of an evergreen holiday wreath adorned with pine cones and apples.
December 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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"Our Best War Stories" anthology, edited by Christorpher Lyke
Info: amzn.to/2Ijev1E

"36 PRIZE-WINNING WORKS of WAR POETRY, SHORT FICTION, and NON-FICTION from TODAY'S WARS!"

#veterans #warliterature #warpoetry #militaryfamilylife #shortfiction #anthology #middlewestpress
Book cover of "Our Best War Stories: Prize-Winning Poetry & Prose from the Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Awards" depicts the silhouettes of 5 modern U.S. soldiers wearing combat gear against a large exposion in the distance.
December 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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"Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War" - Info: amzn.to/3xKtrjx

"In this timely anthology, 66 poets join forces to deliver visions on how humans, AI, and robots may learn to live, work, grow, and fight."

#robots #giantrobots #warpoetry #sffpoetry #middlewestpress
Book cover of "Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War" anthology depicts giant humanoid mech overwatching a misty forest landscape at twilight. The book is depicted centered on an abstracted wooden 3D "digital" Christmas wreath of white, silver, and gold.
December 13, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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GREAT GIFT for VETERANS & MIL-FAMILY MEMBERS !!!

"Things We Carry Still: Poems & Micro-Stories About Military Gear"
- Info: amzn.to/47azYQE

"More than 50 emerging and established military writers unpack their stories of sacrifice, hardship, joy, and laughter in uniform!" #middlewestpress
Book cover of "Things We Carry Still: Poems & Micro-Stories about Military Gear" features empty pair of unlaced buff desert combat boots against stylized teal-blue contour map design. Book appears centered against a background of a traditional evergreen Christmas wreath, featuring red bows and pine cones. Headline reads: "A Perfect Duffel-Stuffer !!!" and "Short Reads about Military Life !"
December 12, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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From #MiddleWestPress !!!
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"Twelve O'Clock Haiku: Leadership Lessons from Old War Movies & New Poems" Info: amzn.to/3ShSDCr

"Packed full of insights into military life, viewed through the lenses of war #movies, #warpoetry, history & the author’s experiences as a one-time U.S. Army-trained 'lessons-learned analyst.'" #filmsky
Book cover of "Twelve O'Clock Haiku: Leadership Lessons from Old War Movies & New Poems" depicts bird's-eye view of U.S. B-17 bomber above colorized orange clouds of World War 2 Europe. Slide depicts book cover against image of B-17 bombadier's POV toward cloudy blue sky. Headline reads: "Lessons-Learned ... the Hard Way"
December 7, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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"Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War" Info: amzn.to/3xKtrjx

"If futurists and fiction-writers, warriors and wargamers can deploy their respective toolkits to probe potential threats and opportunities, why not poets?"

#warpoetry #anthology #sffpoetry #futurism #middlewestpress
Book cover of "Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War" depicts a giant mechanical silhouette overwatching a misty forest landscape at twilight. The book appears against a digital cityscape.
December 5, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Book covers of Middle West Press LLC titles include "Letters from Conflict: Poems" by Lisa Stice; "Things We Carry Still: Poems & Micro-Stories about Military Gear" anthology; "Giant Robot Poems: On Mecha-Human Science, Culture & War" anthology; "Paying for Gas with Quarters: a parent's odyssey in poems" by Aly Alleng; "Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems from inside the Wire" by Randy "Sherpa" Brown" and the e-chapbook "Good Morning, First Sergeant: 10 war poems about coffee" by Randy "Sherpa" Brown.
December 3, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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"Why We Write: Craft Essays on Writing War" anthology
Info: amzn.to/2OZktFN

Tap into PUBLISHING INSPIRATIONS, WRITING MARKETS, and CREATIVE TECHNIQUES with advice from MORE THAN 60 BEST-SELLING, ESTABLISHED, and EMERGING AUTHORS of military, national security, and war topics!

#middlewestpress
Book cover of "Why We Write: Craft Essays on Writing War" is derived from WW2 propaganda illustration depicting U.S. troops marching from right to left. Cover appears on background image of U.S. troops landing on beach, waking toward viewer. Slide headline readsm "60+ Authors + Poets + More / Talk How to Write about War."
November 27, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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"Unwound: Poems from Enduring Wars" by Liam Corley
-In Print: amzn.to/3OuSkEa
-On Kindle: amzn.to/3LgReKD

"With care and precision, Corley’s poems probe the dark, interior corners of American heroic ideals, marriage, family, and homecoming."

#veterans #warpoetry #navylife #middlewestpress
Book cover of Liam Corley's "Unwound: poems from enduring wars" depicts a rusted hulk of a small patrol boat abandoned in a brush-filled desert landscape. A cloudy grey sky is above. The slide headline reads, "Explore the Inner Realities + Homecomings" Also "In Print + On Kindle! On Sale Now!"
November 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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I’m thrilled to announce that I have a piece called THE MIDWESTERN MAN OF TOMORROW included in @MiddleWestPress’ upcoming MIDWEST FUTURES anthology.

Should be out in March.

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November 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM