Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Let's Do This
The last Stone Soup gathering before the hellish holiday week. Join us as we Silent E. takes control of our virtual podium. We hope you can join us.
To Real World Crisis
Thanks to Gregory Ormson for supplying a monster piece to close us out. It's fitting given the last couple of weeks.
Even better, Bonnie Matthews has come back with a very appropriate photo for this poem.
Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine today.
December 20: Hear Me at the Poetry Salon of Boston
I have some history with the Poetry Salon of Boston, all the way back to when it was hosted at Ron Goba's home.
Thanks to its current curator, Tom Daley, I'll be returning to the venue on December 20. This is a Zoom gathering.
If you would like to attend, let me know and I will send you the link (privately) when the time comes.
Hope to see some of you online!
From Existential Crisis...
Returning contributor Randall Rogers returns to us to join up with phographer Edward S. Gault. Another special Wednesday for Oddball Magazine starts here.
Well Now
Above is a graffiti painting of the "See/Hear/Speak No Evil" monkeys with the words "Harvard Sewed Their Eyes Shut" above.
I haven't been keeping up as much with local news, but they must have screwed up really bad for people to be badmouthing them all the way down in Northeastern University, where I found this.
A Graffiti Wars Casualty
I feel bad that as the election heated up people started spraying over other people's art. A blank canvas like the back of a mailbox is no harm, no foul, but to deface the work of Lavender Menace?
A Moment of Comics
Thanksgiving is next week. By total coincidence, I am submitting out of context the final page of Absolute Superman where Lois Lane arrests Superman. Written by Jason Aaron with artwork by Rafa Sandoval and Ulises Arreola,
American Haiku: New New New World Order
When I started my Sarcastic Haiku series, I wrote my first American Haiku.
An American Haiku doesn't care about tradition, formality or history. it takes as long as it wants to make its point because America. You can read
others I've written since by clicking here and scrolling down.
American Haiku: New New New World Order
F--k five-seven-five.
One, two, three...One, two, three...
Last Night at Downtown Crossing
The red line was down at Park Street. I had to walk a few blocks for a shuttle to Broadway, but at least I got this view.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Last week, a friend shared a poem by Clint Smith. Thanks to Poetry Daily, I can share it here with you. Read the poem, "When people say, 'we have made it through worse before.'"
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A Review is In!
A reviewer just called my new collection Cant Republic "An interesting, provocative, and ultimately terrifying rumination on the words of one of the most divisive figures in modern politics." Have you gotten the book yet? Would you be interested in posting a review or even telling me here?
Back to the Tuesday Poem Grind
Tuesday Poem Sixty-Five is now live on my Patreon. Subscribe to read it along with my other secret projects.
Remember Shoes
Poet Emmie Christie and photographer Phelix Owiny mark this Tuesday at Oddball Magazine.
This Week's Most Distinguished Network Name
It's amazing what people will name their online networks. I'm always trying to hijack Wi-Fi when I'm commuting, so I often come across a number of interesting names. Every Tuesday, I post the most impressive and/or cringe-inducing names.
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| I wish we saw more of this for real offenders out there. |
Monday, November 18, 2024
Lock Your Doors, Pull the Shades Down
Here's something to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving with words and artwork by Richard Spisak for Oddball Magazine.
More Ohio History
Cartoonists are often the best when it comes to recording local history and geography. Find out why by reading this week's "She Who Laughs Lasts" comic by Anne Skove in Oddball Magazine.
It's Happening
Trying to get a few readings set up over the next few months.
I have two books to sell.
Let me know if you'd like me to read at your venue.
Me and Bret and AI
Above is a screenshot of an AI video made by my old college roommate, Bret Kerr, from an old photo from our student newspaper/copy center days. Not sure how I feel about it. I never looked quite like this in my mind's eye (my girlfriend, who knew me in college, begs to differ). Sadly, I did wear those ridiculous shorts.
When Some People Finally Go
I will know exactly what to do with all my hijacked time is returned to me.
It's Over, Gen X
My article on Jake Paul, Mike Tyson and Generation X was published last night at The Ugly Monster. Thanks to Oscar for getting this article out in a timely fashion.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
My Friday Evening Music
"Honeymooners Rap" by Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy was one of the first bits I heard on Dr. Demento. I played this for a roommate once, and he was appalled. Sleep tight.
Baling Wisdom
Wise Words with Bruce Wise closes out Oddball Magazine. Thanks for reading us this week.
Stone Soup Croutons, 11-13-24: Done Deal
Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions selected from Stone Soup Poetry's open mic readers and features. I figure out a title (and sometimes the rest of the poem) later. You can read the other ones I've done since 2015 here.
I also have a book collecting the best of my first year of poems. Click here to purchase it.
Thanks for reading.
Timothy Gager's feature was a much needed tonic for the past seven days.
For all our downer poetry, the mood was very update on Wednesday. I regret that this week's poem is not.
Stone Soup will continue to do the one thing we can do while we're still allowed.
Thanks for reading.
Cheer Up
another bridge
made of eggs.
Celebrate
Weird for me to even write a word like "celebrate." You'll understand once you read Janet Cormier's latest. Read Bamboozled No More! now at Oddball Magazine.
Gabby Gilliam, Virtual Thursdays Dire Literary Series Plus Q and A with Timothy Gager, 11/14/24
Yesterday's Dire today. Hosted by Timothy Gager.
My Friday Morning Music
Another Dr. Demento staple. I didn't get this song at all because I hadn't heard any Bob Dylan when I was young.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Alien Buddha Press Wants to Go Close This Year With Chaos
Call For Submissions: The Alien Buddha’s Chaos Countdowns
Deadline: December 7, 2024Theme: Stories set on or around New Year's Eve
Word Limit: 5,000 words
Accepted Genres:
Horror
Thriller
Mystery/Crime
Party Comedy/Adult Romcom
Sci-Fi
Urban Life
Fringe Fiction
Submit your story as a Word doc attachment to abuddhapress@yahoo.com.
Don’t forget to include your bio, a short synopsis, and a link to your social media!
If previously published include when and where in a footnote.
Deadline for Four Feathers Press' Dead Days Tomorrow
From Don Kingfisher Campbell:
FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: DEAD DAYS
Send up to three poems on the subject of or at least mentioning the words dead and/or day, totaling up to 150 lines in length, in the body of an email message or attached in a Word file to donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 PM PST on November 15th.
No PDF's please. Color artwork is also desired. Please send in JPG form. No late submissions accepted.
Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Dead Days will be published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, November 16th between 3 and 5 pm PST.
Winter is Coming
Patricia Carragon is accepting work for the winter issue of her journal Sense and Sensibility Haiku. Deadline is November 22. Submit with this form.
Tonight: Gabby Gilliam at the Virtual Dire Literary Series
Something Had Happened Already
James Van Looy continues with his post-election work. Read It's All One Thing now at Oddball Magazine.
Feeling Guilty for All the Good News
A poem I wrote over the summer just got accepted by the editor of a certain print journal I've been in before.
It's so strange how good things keep happening in regards to my writing while the world continues to slowly burn.
Timothy Gager Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 11-13-24
From this week's online gathering. Please consider getting Tim's latest collection, Almost Bluing for X-tra Whiteness, via his Venmo (@timothy-gager) or by PayPal (ctgager37@yahoo.com).
Thanks to Toni Bee for Capturing the Wave
Stone Soup had an amazing evening. Thanks to Timothy Gager for his much needed feature. Please consider getting Tim's latest collection, Almost Bluing for X-tra Whiteness, via his Venmo (@timothy-gager) or by PayPal (ctgager37@yahoo.com). Come back next week for a special performance by Silent E.
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