Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Monday.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Dance
Inspired by the Lindsay Clancy trial, Shannon O'Connor gives us words and photography for Monday's three o'clock spot at Oddball Magazine.
This Season Won't be Made Into a Bryan Adams Song
Anne Skove helps us make some(?) sense of the summer with this week's comic.
Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" over at Oddball Magazine.
Badger Badger Badger Badger...
Mike Mesterton-Gibbons gives us another tale of man versus nature to kick off Monday at Oddball Magazine.
It's the new week. Are you ready to duck?
Someone New
This artist is new to me. Saw his work in Montreal but haven't figured out who they are yet. This image alone puts me down a rabbit hole.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
Found in Provincetown. Blurry, but it works. Elections are coming. We need to keep making this a thing.
My Monday Morning Music
I'm one of the last to say RIP Dolly Parton. Sadly, she was more of a presence on the movie screen than on my parents' radio. I didn't hear "Jolene" until I heard the Miley Cyrus cover a few years ago.
Sunday, August 30, 2026
My Friday Evening Music Posted Late on Sunday Night
One last one from The Bug' London Zoo album with guest performer Spaceape."How do we get here and where do we go now?" is a lyric that sounds more poignant these days than it probably did even in the 2000s. Listen to the rest of the album!
More Jack and Margaret
Another photo of Jack Powers with Margaret Wesel from Margaret's collection. One of the more human pictures of him that I've seen. There are others, but I might have to ask permissions first. More coming.
Your Weekly Dose of God
Maybe someday I'll read the books A Little God Time for Men and A Little God Time for Women to see what the messages are and how different they are. Maybe I won't.
Friday, August 28, 2026
Hours to Sleep
Jason Wright's Jagged Thought poem makes it in at the last minute to close out Oddball Magazine. Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine this week.
My Friday Morning Music
This London Zoo album by The Bug is very heavy with guest performers. Rick Ranking is on this track. I need to actually learn about this band The Bug, aka Kevin Martin.
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
Looks like Jeanine Pirro is going to be the next woman to be fired by Trump while the male members continue to ruin the entire planet.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Pretending
James Van Looy returns with It's All One Thing at Oddball Magazine.
Have as happy a Thursday as you can.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Playing Us Out
Poet Charles Jacobson and Jennifer Matthews are our final Wednesday poets for August. Thanks for coming back to Oddball Magazine this week. We'll try not to skip any more days.
Because It's Apartment Hunting Season
Poet John Grey and photographer Edward S. Gault return to kick off the last Wednesday of August. Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine this morning.
A Somervillain Speaks
Poet and Somerville resident Richard Wilhelm is up for this week's Lyrical Somerville. Read his work now over at The Somerville Times.
A Moment of Comics
How about these election "precautions" Trump's administration is taking? Here's a totally unrelated page from Atari Force #5 written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas with art by Gil Kane and Dick Giordano.
American Haiku: Trump Plays Othello
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: Trump Plays Othello
Arresting people
I mean noncitizens! Yeah, noncitizens...
Thank You
Thanks to Don Kingfisher Campbell for nominating two of my poems in his first list of nominees for the 2025-2026 Four Feathers Press Online Edition Awards. Thanks to anyone who feels the urge to vote for my work.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Jamilla VanDyke-Bailey has give me some great recommendations just by way of her existing and reading. So here's a poem of Jamilla's called "Black Curses and Songs" published in the journal OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L).
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Thoughts While Walking 8-10-26: The Cycle Will Continue
Filmed weeks ago shortly after hearing that a loved one passed away.
A Late August Bite
Five Fleas (Itchy Poetry) has published my poem "Pure Screech" along with a plethora of small poems from Joshua Walker, John Grey, Noah Berlatsky, and others. Thanks to Roberta Beach Jacobson for including my work before August was finished.
Yes You Can
Poet and first time contributor Arthur Neong and returning artist Mark Blickley do the Tuesday thing 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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| Canada reminded me where I get my sense of humor from. |
Hey There!
It’s Tuesday, and I am so unprepared.
Again.
I do have material almost ready to go.
You’ll just have to give me a little while.
Monday, August 24, 2026
They Would Say That
For three o'clock on Monday we have the poet Lynn White on modern academic cruelty and Jason Arday. Read her now over at Oddball Magazine.
Want the Truth?
The view counts went down on all my social media sites.
This is why I don’t post a lot of poetry videos aside from the Stone Soup gatherings..
Sing It!
Anne Skove's latest comic dabbles in music. Read the latest "She Who Laughs Lasts" now at Oddball Magazine.
Happy Appetite!
This week acrostic poet Mike Mesterton-Gibbons is for the birds. Happy Monday from Oddball Magazine. Please do your best to survive.
BPM Update
Trying to post the last video from the Boston Poetry Marathon.
It's about six minutes long.
It's going to take some doing.
My Monday Morning Music
Noah Berlatsky named The Bug from London Zoo as a perfect album from the nineties. Here's the first track featuring Tippa Irie. I'll be listening to the rest of the album later.
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