Chronicling the Weirdest Country on the Planet
The United States of America is very weird in pretty much every way. Sometimes it’s for a silly, almost charming reason, like a small-town festival dedicated to Bigfoot or some other beloved cryptid that’s either a total recluse or is rumored to steal your small dog at any given time. But as well know, the U.S. can also be very weird in many different sinister ways that make it feel like we’re going backwards as a society pretty much at all times. Either way, we want to cover it all.
That being said, there is so much weirdness we haven’t yet covered here. So if you have something you’d like to see, or, even better, you want to become a contributor, shoot us a note here.
The Team
Steve DiMatteo – Editor-in-Chief
Steve is the editor of America Is Weird and finds just about everything in the U.S. to be extremely strange. He’s written for the Associated Press, MLB.com, Sports on Earth (RIP), and many other publications over the course of his career. He both loves and hates this big, dumb country, and figures you do too if you’re reading this.
Kevin Nye – Senior Writer
Kevin Nye grew up near Cleveland, was educated at Ohio University and was re-educated by living in Chicago and doing improv and sketch comedy. He is a triple threat of mediocrity.
Dylan Austin – Senior Writer
Dylan is a copy and content writer based in Seattle. When he’s not writing very important, serious, world-changing brand content, he’s writing very important, serious, world-changing commentary.You can also find Dylan on his own site, Twitter, Substack, and Instagram.
Laura Eppinger – Senior Writer
Laura Eppinger (she/they) knows that the Jersey Devil is real. Their work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize as well as Best of the Net. Their flash fiction chapbook, LOVING MONSTERS is available through Alternating Current: tinyurl.com/eppingermonsters