"I Wanna Be Sedated," Melissa Ford Lucken

About this episode

Melissa Ford Lucken discusses her work and background in creative writing and education.

Today on Midwest Weird: “I Wanna Be Sedated," by Melissa Ford Lucken. Buy Melissa a coffee in support of her work ! Be sure to leave a message and note who the coffee is for : ) Melissa Ford Lucken holds an MA in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Lasell University. She is a professor of creative writing and composition at Lansing Community College, where she serves as the fiction and creative non-fiction editor of The Washington Square Review, the college’s literary journal. For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com . _____ Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books Productions . We’re the home of weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. Submit your own work to Midwest Weird at www.midwestweird.com .

People in this episode

Guest: Melissa Ford Lucken

Topics covered

• weird fiction
• creative writing
• Midwestern writers
• literary magazine
• special education

Keywords

• weird fiction
• creative writing
• Midwest
• literary journal
• special education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broads and Books Productions, Lansing Community College, The Washington Square Review, Midwest Weird

Books & works: I Wanna Be Sedated

Places: Eastern Michigan University, Lasell University

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