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Friday, June 05, 2026
Next Bloom
Since the surprise blueberry sprout last summer, every time I see a fresh bloom outside our home, I ask myself if it was here last year.
My Friday Morning Music
Haven't heard this on the radio since my twenties. Never been a huge fan of Cracker, but I like this better than "Low."
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
Here's a list of everyone Trump is attacking.
Some are Democrats.
Some are people who worked for him.
Loyalty isn't the point anymore.
The persecution is.
Persecution is the only outcome for opposing Trump.
Persecution is the only outcome for docile.
Persecution is the only outcome for being loyal.
It doesn't matter where you stand anymore.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
New Essay Out
"Trump: America's Idol" is my latest essay for Substack. Thanks to John “Hoss” Taylor Jr. for the illustration.
Modern Madman
James Van Looy is here for you with this week's poem column.
Read It's All One Thing now at Oddball Magazine.
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 6-3-26
From this week's online gathering. Year fifty-five continues for Stone Soup Poetry. More features announced. More poetry, because why not?
Oh, Hi June
May is gone. June is here. I'm still recovering. Thanks to everyone who made it to Stone Soup last night. iI promise more news for June is coming.
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Rush to the End
Poet Rebecca Rush closes out the Pride day with artwork by Oddball staple Robert Fleming. Thank you for being with us today at Oddball Magazine. More of this to come for June.
Let Wednesday Pride Begin!
We open up with flash fiction from the returning Emma Wells and artwork from the also-returning Eric N. Peterson. Welcome to Wednesday Pride at Oddball Magazine.
Now with Photography!
Susan Isla Tepper gets into this week's Lyrical Somerville and brings photographer Glenn Bowie with her. Take a look at them both over at the Somerville Times.
A Moment of Comics
My girlfriend and I have been watching a lot of cult shows over the past few weeks. Wanted to mark that time with this page from the Plastic Man mini-series from the 80's (one of my favorite versions of this character) depicting a cult during a time when the concept of a cult was considered good joke material. Meet the cult of Ramalama (Ding Dong!) in Plastic Man #3 by Phil Foglio, Hilary Barta, John Nyberg and Doug Rice.
American Haiku: Sequel Baiting
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: Sequel Baiting
Gotta save Kuwait!
One more box office sequel
starring Trump as Jesus Christ!
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
People in their outrage forget that Allen Ginsberg belongs to the poets who are celebrated during Pride Month. Read "Footnote to Howl" on the Poetry Foundation website.
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Thoughts While Walking, 6-3-26: Age Without Wisdom
Me after a day of watching old men yell at clouds.
First One in a While
On a street that is now periodically having it's political posters and graffiti taken down.
This Thursday: Christy Scott Cashman at the Virtual Dire Literary Series
Hosted by Timothy Gager. Click here to join the group and get information on how to join the call.
Edit: Jessica Keener is the last minute replacement feature for Thursday.
Thinking of White Trees
Nice to have a photo of mine be matched up with Susan Isla Tepper's newest poem for 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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| This came just in time for Pride Month! |
Monday, June 01, 2026
Slam!
My wrestling poem "Pete Rose Ascends" is featured in the wrestling-themed literary journal One Fall Review. Thanks to Editor in Chief Chris Dolan and reader Logan Garrels for taking one of my niche pieces.
June 3: Stone Soup Keeps Going in June
Thanks to everyone who came out for Stone Soup's fifty-fifth anniversary month. Join us this Wednesday on June 3 for an all-open mic to mark the new month.
Join us on Wednesday, June 3, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 875 5686 2132
Password: stonesoup
Thanks for the Memory
Anne Skove gives us a slice of comedy history from her hometown lens. It's a special "She Who Laughs Laughs" today at Oddball Magazine.
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo...Trump?
Mike Mesterton-Gibbons on another pardoned Trump in this week's poem to open up Monday at Oddball Magazine. Have a good Monday.
Taking Back Monday
A large part of me wants to just shut down for the day.
I'm choosing not to.
I will make this day work for me.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Your Weekly Dose of God
The cover to Swamp Thing #88, a comic by Rick Veitch banned in the 80s but released under the title Swamp Thing 1989. It depicts Swamp Thing encountering Jesus Christ. I'll be writing about this.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
This Summer: The 2026 Boston Poetry Marathon
The Boston Poetry Marathon has been gathering since 1998. The tradition carries on in 2026 this summer. Join us as we host a weekend of poetry by over a hundred poets.
We are returning to our home at the Community Church of Boston on 565 Boylston Street in Boston's Copley Square.
I am grateful to co-organizers Christina Liu and Xtina Strong for their help in keeping this event going.
We are in the process of updating our website and hope to send notices to our poets soon.
A GoFundMe page will be dropping by Monday.
Thank you all for your support over the years.
My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 5-30-26
The wind's violent
vagrancy, banging windows,
vagrancy, banging windows,
demanding entrance.
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