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Today on Midwest Weird: “Why I Don't Deserve to Be in Jail This Halloween” by Itto and Mekiya Outini.

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Itto and Mekiya Outini write about America, Morocco, and all those caught in between. They’ve published in The North American Review, Modern Literature, Fourth Genre, and elsewhere. Their work has also received support from the MacDowell Foundation, the Steinbeck Fellowship Program, the Edward F. Albee Foundation, and the Fulbright Program. They’re collaborating on several books and running The DateKeepers, an author support platform.

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