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The museum of americana proudly announces the forthcoming release of Paul Jaskunas’ latest work, The Atlas of Remedies. Set for publication in March 2024. Please visit Stillhouse Press for more information about The Atlas of Remedies and to pre-order copies. As a valued contributor to the museum, Jaskunas’s literary contributions have enriched our publication over … Continue reading Writer Paul Jaskunas Unveils New Book The Atlas of Remedies

If you're headed to AWP in Kansas City next week, put the museum on your dance card! We'll be at Nighthawk for a casual meetup with museum staff, friends, and contributors. Nighthawk bar is located in Hotel Kansas City, one block from the Kansas City Convention Center at Baltimore & W. 13th. Join us! Where: … Continue reading Museum Meetup at AWP, Thursday, Feb. 8

The museum of americana is pleased to announce the release of Lisa Ampleman’s latest book, Mom in Space, available from LSU Press on January 31. Ampleman’s essay, “Mae and Nichelle, in Space and On Earth,” first appeared in the museum’s Issue Twenty-Seven.  Read LSU’s full press release here. Founded on the belief that every aspect … Continue reading Book Release: LSU Press Presents Lisa Ampleman’s Mom in Space

The museum of americana congratulates its Poetry Co-Editor, Curtis L. Crisler, on being named the Indiana Poet Laureate. This prestigious honor recognizes Crisler’s outstanding contributions to the world of literature. Crisler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He is an award-winning poet/author and has a new book called Doing Drive-bys on How to Love … Continue reading The museum of americana congratulates Curtis L. Crisler on his appointment as Indiana Poet Laureate

Join our team! We're seeking a qualified Production Assistant. The museum is an all-volunteer organization, and this is a part-time volunteer position. Production Assistant The museum of americana, a volunteer-run literary review founded in 2012, is seeking a production assistant to oversee the production schedule for Ameriana Stories, the museum’s weekly feature of poetry and prose. … Continue reading Join our team!

Who Knows What the Barren Snow Will Bring, by Elizabeth Burk ~~~ Elizabeth Burk is a psychologist who lives in New York and southwest Louisiana. Her three published collections are: Learning to Love Louisiana, Louisiana Purchase and Duet—Poet & Photographer. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Atlanta Review, Rattle, Calyx, Louisiana Literature, Pithead Chapel, … Continue reading Americana Stories—Poetry

Brick, by Emily Hoover 1. Dad slips the brick of instant noodles into boiling water. I sit at the table, my feet not yet touching the floor. We use past-due hospital bills as placemats. Dad pushes Mom’s vase of fake flowers aside when he hands me the steaming bowl. The canned chicken is rubbery, like … Continue reading Americana Stories, The Food Court—Flash Fiction

Big Boy Graveyard, by Elijah Sparkman At night, that night, in the Big Boy Graveyard, rabbits played cards underneath the holographic moon. There was a squirrel, too, that scampered. And a fox. And an owl. And all the Big Boy statues that lay in that field smiled unceasingly, a hollow purgatory, a big jumbled picnic … Continue reading Americana Stories, The Food Court—Fiction

The long list of people who want to run away with the circus, by MJ McGinn graffiti pirate ship hold outsasleep in hammocks stickand poke smilesthat feeling when you’re really doing itcombing your hair with fingers and sea shellsmaking coffee in a travel French press pullingwater from a river when your phone midnights to lifeand … Continue reading Americana Stories—Poetry