Spicy Update

I am disgusted with living humanity. 

Especially myself.

 

I Blame Canada

The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for August 19 is up now at Substack.

A Euology of Sorts

 

A life examined in Marilyn Jurich's contribution to Doug Holder's Lyrical Somerville this week in The Somerville Times. 

A Moment of Comics

No one dies as well as supporting characters do in comics. No one comes back form the dead the way supporting characters often do. A page form The Amazing Spider-Man #400 where Aunt May dies "for real." Story written by J. M. DeMatteis, penciled by Mark Bagley and inked by Larry Mahlstedt.

American Haiku: Trump Plays Chess

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 Chess

 

La la la la la!

We're not listening, Iran!

(Have they opened the Strait yet?)

Beatrice Greene at the Boston Poetry Marathon

 

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

The funeral for my partner's mother is today. Here's "The Truth the Dead Know" by Anne Sexton courtesy of the Poetry Foundation.

Sit and Spin

Jason Wright's Jagged Thought poem column finally returns to Oddball Magazine. 

I Got This

May Contain Traces of Me, Part Eight: Be Your Own Overlord. Read it on my Patreon.

Moving

Poet Nick Armbrister and artist Edward Michael Supranowicz give us the Tuesday goods 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.

In Montreal, even street begging has been taken up a notch.

Happy Birthday, Chris Everson aka Prof

 

  

Happy Birthday, Kymm Coveney

 

 

Stevie Subrizi at the Boston Poetry Marathon

 

Oddball Stories with M. James Harper

Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Monday.

 

And Now for Something Completely Different

J. S. Coursey at Oddball Magazine. 

True Story

Here's some more autobiographical goodness courtesy of Anne Skove's latest comic. Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" at Oddball Magazine. 

Hey, I'm Back!

"Banned Book Blurb" is my latest micropoem for dadakuku. As always, I appreciate petro c.k. every they welcome me back in their journal.

Quick One

 

It's Later Now, Part Forty-Nine: Might As Well. Read it on my Patreon.

At Least No Trans People Were Hurt

For Monday, Mike Mesterton-Gibbons with a magical story that J.K. Rowling can't really take credit for. Welcome to the new week at Oddball Magazine. 

Happy Birthday, Chrissy Stegman

 

 

Impressive

Graffiti in Montreal might be more mellow at first, but it's also more daring. Stuff like this on a bridge with no easy way to go over must be a rite of passage.

This Week's Friendly Reminder

There are groups fighting for affordable housing. Look up this site (specific to Jamaica Plain) just for starters. 

My Monday Morning Music

Focusing on new music again this week. Starting with another band new to me.

 

 

"Long Distance Relationship" by Toni Artuso at the Boston Poetry Marathon

In another era, we could've called this weekend the Boston Poetry Odyssey.

 

 

Anna Geoffroy on Breakups and Astronomy at the Boston Poetry Marathon

 

 

Remembering

My partner's mother passed away this past Monday. This is a photo I took of her birthday celebration in 2017. Over the last couple of years, I meant to post this on her Facebook on the anniversary of her last few birthdays. Sadly, I kept forgetting.

Happy Birthday, Rona Laban

 

 

Happy Birthday, Rusty Rose

 

 

Your Weekly Dose of God

The inside of Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal, where we saw a light show called The AURA Experience our second night in Montreal.

Jean Dany Joachim at the Boston Poetry Marathon

 

My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 8-15-26

Hydrangea look like

whites washed with blue and red socks.

Let's give up today.

Happy Birthday, Chris Warner

 

 

Happy Belated Birthday, Aaron Devine

 

 

Daniel Pritchard Astonishes at the Boston Poetry Marathon

My Friday Evening Music

I think Canadian law requires me to finish this week of Canadian artists to play more Bryan Adams. But I'm playing the one you don't hear as much as that "Summer of 69" song.

 

Snap for Harris Gardner at the Boston Poetry Marathon

 

Christopher Hughes at the Boston Poetry Marathon

Sailor Wisdom

Wise Words by Bruce Wise closes out Oddball Magazine.

Thanks for reading us this week.

Waiting

Need some confirmation before I can start posting videos again. 

She Was Here

Janet Cormier's Bamboozled No More! is up now at Oddball Magazine.

Is it a happy Friday? I never think so anymore.

My Friday Morning Music

Continuing my nod to Canada with an Alanis Morissette song you don't hear as much on the radio anymore. 

Leopards Eating Faces Update!

 

"Hey, Marco, Rubio! you stay here in the plane while I go get something to eat. If you see a giant leopard, just tell them I'm bringing them a sandwich. It's going to be the best sandwich, and this is the most well-behaved leopard ever."