My long suffering partner took this picture of me in March 2014 outside her Southie apartment. I have no idea what's happening or why I wanted this photo taken, but I guess I look happy enough.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
It's a Hoax
Everyone knows Chuck Norris died over twenty years ago during the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny!
Two Cents
Chuck Norris Jesus Haiku
Chuck Norris Jesus
thinks this is a step down from
being Chuck Norris.
Dam
Just realized I haven't written a Bluesky haiku in weeks.
Nobody else noticed, but I finally did.
My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 3-21--26
Skies hang overcast,
ready to cry once they know
what happens today.
Friday, March 20, 2026
My Friday Evening Music
What other Dropkick Murphys song could I end with? Featuring Haywire, a local band I hope to focus on next week.
No Man's Wisdom
Bruce Wise is our closer once again with his Wise Words poem column. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this week. I'm surprised we got through it.
Something Different
My poem "Just Dead" has been published in the Medium based journal Lit Up. Thanks to the journal's editorial crew for accepting my work for the first time.
My Friday Morning Music
More Dropkick Murphys music. This one was also played at last Friday's concert.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Weather Down Here
I have poetry and photography in Don Kingfisher Campbell's latest anthology Four Feathers Press: Weather. Thanks to Don for including me in one of his projects again. The rest of you have until midnight on Friday to submit your own work.
Resilient Life
James Van Looy is back with It's All One Thing. Read his latest poem column at Oddball Magazine.
Rick Christiansen Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 3-18-26
From this week's online gathering. Rick's performance is already an easy 2026 series highlight. An amazing bookmark of the times.
Strike a Wave Pose!
Thanks to Rick Christiansen for giving us an amazing feature via his new chapbook. Stay tuned for news on how to get that collection win it's inevitably published. Stay tuned for more Stone Soup news for this month and April.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Well That Happened
Now that I got that over with, let's get ready for Stone Soup Poetry tonight.
Rick Christiansen is featuring.
You might want to be part of this.
Several Have-Nots
Enjoy a series of micropoetry by Pegah Rahmati Nezhad with artwork by Ken Tomaro. Thanks for joining us this Wednesday at Oddball Magazine.
Keytar Bear, Back Bay
I was so busy last week I forgot to post my Keytar Bear sighting back on Friday.
Always Be There
Young poet Allyson King breaks the morning silence and starts up Oddball Magazine this Wednesday with help from returning contributor Luis Lázaro Tijerina's photography. Welcome aboard.
Looks Like Shit Now
This spot went from having innocuous art on it to having anti-fascist graffiti placed on it to having it covered over in gray to having it with graffiti again. An no one's come to clean it. I wonder if that's because the graffiti is simply nonsensical and not overtly anti-fascist?
A Bonus Moment of Comics
This MF Doom album (with art that makes the musician look like a certain Marvelous villain) has been resting for some time r behind the window of a certain restaurant that may or my not be closed. I love that someone put a sticker of a huge smiling mouth on the window so they appear to be on the Doom mask. Now I picture Dr. Doom yelling in 60s comic book fashion "How dare you place fake lips and teeth on Doom's visage!"
A Moment of Comics
My heart goes out to Roberta Gregory, whose latest collection has been delayed due to an Iranian missile hitting a ship that was carrying her book's entire print run off the Strait of Hormuz. Enjoy a page of Gregory's creation, Midge McCracken, being her best self from Naughty Bits #8.
American Haiku: Trump Says Take Your Boats and Go Home
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 Says Take Your Boats and Go Home
Who needs you countries
when I can trade blood for oil?
Who's got blood? Who's got blood?
The Rest of My Saint Patrick's Videos in One Post
My intro before going out to the parade.
I kept my smartass energy going for a bit.
Luckily, I brought my Homestar puppet.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
More Iranian poetry. Read "Night Is" by Nima Yushij, translated by Kaveh Bassiri, on the The Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) website.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
April 1: A Tribute to Ron Goba at the Cantab Lounge
As someone who knew Ron as a friend and mentor, I am honored to be part of this special tribute to Ron happening on April 1, the beginning of National Poetry Month.
I am grateful to Tom Daley for organizing this event and getting as many people as possible to gather under one roof to say farewell to a literal and figurative giant in the Boston poetry scene.
Join myself, Tom, Nate Connors, Michael F. Gill, Victoria Bosch Murray, Jenny Oliensis, James Stotts and Prabakar Thyagarajan and countless other lovers of Ron at The Cantab on 738 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The door opens at 7:15 and starts at 8:00 PM.
I hope we can fill that room one last time.
Not Free
Happy to provide a photo for Peter F. Crowley's poem in this Tuesday morning's portion of 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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Saint Patrick's Day
I can't think of anything more Saint Patrick's Day and Bosotn than a bit of graffiti celebrating Boston next to a bit of graffiti saying "Where the Hoe's at?!"
Yeah, I Know
Exhausted. No breakfast. No lunch. Went to bed very early.
I'll be posting a bunch today.
Monday, March 16, 2026
More Coming
Come back later. I'll not only be posting Saint Patrick's parade stuff but news for April. I can't post anything until I get home.
Can't Go There
An I.C.E. inspired poem by Susan Isla Tepper with photography by Phoebe Wilcox gives us our three o'clock highlight over at Oddball Magazine.
New Work from Rick
To get an advanced sneak preview of Rick Christiansen's more recent work coming to Stone Soup on Wednesday, check out his newest published poem, “Latency (Outbreak)," on the Masticadores Taiwan page.
DIY Muppets?
Anne Skove shares a comic zine on how to make felt. Anne Skove gets educational in this week's "She Who Laughs Lasts" over at Oddball Magazine.
Not Formerly Known As...?
Poet Mike Mesterton-Gibbons writes on what ol' Andy hasn't lost. That's how we kick off Monday and the week over at Oddball Magazine.
Good God, I Have More!
Surprises Me
Somehow, the work of the Big ⇡ 02130 artist survives in Brookline. the most graffiti unfriendly area in the entire Boston area!
This Week's Friendly Reminder
Haven't posted a BLM reminder since last year. Luckily, JP's activists do a good job keeping these signs up even when everyone else forgets.
My Monday Morning Music
A group of us went to see the Dropkick Murphys last Friday. This week I'll feature some of the songs I heard for the first time. Then for the following two weeks, I'll feature music from their opening acts.
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