@erinkeane.bsky.social You might enjoy my essay at The Plain Dealer about being from places like Cleveland and Buffalo. I quote one of Belt's titles, "How to Speak Midwestern," in the essay. Feel free to share!
Writer/PhD Amer. Lit/Former At-Home Dad. New York Times, Wall St. Journal, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, Parents, Business Insider, Plain Dealer, City Dads, others. Taught at U. of Michigan. Cleve OH via Chicag-Phila-Buff www.vincentokeefe.com