The Midwest Creative

Featuring places and people (including myself) I want to know more about, and who make the Quad Cities, Eastern Iowa, and/or the Midwest their home.

Musings and observations on sports, gardening, travel — and anything else I care to write about.

My personal Substack

This column consists of Letters to the Editor of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.

An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, family and some random things, too.

My personal Substack

Exploring the Hawkeye (Cyclone!) State through history, road trips, and more. Posts appear about every 10 days.

Join me on my travels in Iowa outdoors.

News, insights, and reviews on the Des Moines food and dining scene

Born in Saigon, Vietnam. Lifelong Iowan writing about people, food, & culture.

Connect with the Latino communities in Iowa.

Column of news and observations from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls and greater Cedar Valley area.

I write about the importance of simply showing up.

Adventures in travel, food and fun. And Iowa sports, of course.

In this space, I’ll write about the people, places, and learnings that have helped to shape me and my journey here in Iowa.

opinions on topics

Diverse people voice their opinions for the Iowa Writers Collaborative

Stories from along the thoroughfare and down the side streets, too

Current events, rural living/consumer issues, women's challenges, Iowa life

Highlighting Black triumph from the West Coast to the Midwest - and beyond. Posting multimedia stories about small Black-owned businesses.

Consistently ahead of the curve political commentary and analysis

Consider this a warning: I pretty much write about whatever inspires me that day.

Reflections on change and transformation.

We can make the world new every day.

Viewpoint on current issues in media

News, opinions and ideas from the Quad-Cities, where the river runs east to west

Life and being Black in Iowa.

...Iowa, small towns, and saddle shoes

The Amish, sustainability, and the wider rural environment.

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

Iowa's Politics, People, Economy and Culture

What an Iowa political reporter is reading and writing

Linking readers and writers who care about Iowa.

The politics and culture of Iowa, the midwest, and beyond.

I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

Consistently ahead of the curve political analysis, commentary and strategy.

The Iowa Potluck features commentary, stories and interviews with notable leaders. Feel free to join our growing tribe, where you'll find a smart, engaged community of readers.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2023 it begins 6/17!)

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

Parker Molloy's award-winning newsletter of cultural commentary and media criticism for a time of hyper-connected living.