Never Say, Part Eight: Those Who Prepared. Read it on my Patreon.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026
So Far
We have several roving poets returning from last week's Horrorthon because of this day of voting. Susan Isla Tepper is back as is photographer Glenn Bowie to start off 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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| Let's hope none of them vote. |
Depose
No glint of hope until
Überpumkin
crashes
on
ground,
Überpumkin
down,
stare
at
Überpumkin
until no hope of glint.
Monday, November 02, 2026
Very Open
The Open Press is, well, open to submissions. You can click here for guidelines and then submit via this link.
Another Returning Contributor
Martha Ellen returns from the Horrorton with commentary on recent walking atrocities on Oddball Magazine.
Congratulations, Diane
Read recent Stone Soup Poetry feature Diane Sahms and her interview with Tom Waring of the Northeast Times in Philadelphia regarding her most recent poetry collection (also recently featured at Stone Soup)..
Pun Interlude
Here's a bit of wordplay to go into today's serious posts courtesy of Anne Skove.
Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" at Oddball Magazine.
Not Dead Yet
Lynn White on Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit will kick off Monday.
Welcome to the week at Oddball Magazine.
Keep your head up, but don't forget to duck.
Wasted Energy?
This video taking the late Joe Matt to task strikes me as strange. I wrote about Joe Matt and his posthumously released Peepshow #15 where I pointed out that Joe Matt was uncancelable because he never got to any stature he could have been cancelled from. Matt for his lonely path was shit on (however justified) by fellow creators and even his own publisher. It's important to talk about Matt and his recently released work, but trying to cancel Joe Matt is like trying to cancel GG Allin. Sure you start out with multiple salient points, but they're both dead and you're probably running around a lot for nothing.
Tanka 'bout Town
Bookstore schedules
Great Pumpkin for appearance,
then he just no-shows.
Oh, Great Pumpkin! You're going
to drive poor Linus crazy!
Thanks, Marianne
A new month, a new sticker from Marianne Radnitzky found on Centre Street. I think I could post one a week for the rest of November. I am spoiled for choice this fall season.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
It's time to vote if you haven't already voted early. Here's a guideline if you live in the Boston area or Massachusetts in general.
My Monday Morning Music
Falling back on my partner's iPhone and the songs I might have never heard if she didn't purchase them. I don't listen to a lot of modern music these days, so I'm grateful for her keeping me somewhat plugged in.
Sunday, November 01, 2026
In a Mood
Actually, Mr. Vanilla Ice, you've never solved any problem.
Even those alleged dope fiends were "solved" by the police, not you.
*sigh*
Guilty of sampling without permission and false advertising.
Opening a Late Night Treat Opening a Late Night Treat In Daylight
Yesterday evening, a haiku of mine made it in the Haikuniverse Halloween marathon. Thanks, Rick Lupert! You should read all the selections from the holiday.
A Prized Artifact
Feels appropriate to feature this item on this Day of the Dead. As I said before My girlfriend's late Dad was a tinkerer. This was something he came up with to help him see better while he worked. A giant magnifier on a makeshift stand complete with a makeshift place to put papers. It's pretty brilliant, and the optometrist I work with got quite a kick out of it. It's still on my desk at work, and I contemplate a day when this will become useful to me! Maybe I'll show the steampunk lamp on his birthday next year.
Your Weekly Dose of God
A selection of tarot cards and guidebooks from the store Zen and Company in Kennebunk, Maine. I have to admit, it's been a while since I've seen titles like Earth Warrior Oracle. Too many Christian stores, I guess.
Beyond the Sky’s Limits
"Beyond the Sky’s Limits" is my eulogy on Patrick Stewart. Read it now at The Ugly Monster. Thanks to Oscar for getting this out on the Day of the Dead.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
The Finish
Nick Matass comes back to finish the Horrorthon with one more fiction piece. Thanks to him and Robert Fleming for the banner art, and thanks to you all for reading Oddball Magazine this week.
Still Going
Glad to have a recent photo of mine go with Lynne White's contribution to the Horrothon over at Oddball Magazine.
Halloween Proper
We're thrilled to continue the Horrorthon on Halloween. Here's poet Martha Ellen under Robert Fleming's banner to start off Oddball Magazine today.
Happy Halloween Dance!
Footage from my sister’s dog Smokey in 2012. I put out a video of this a few years ago, but I was new to TikTok and got the size wrong. I decided to put up a correct version while thinking of a little guy.
My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 10-21-26
Our daily monsters,
Halloween mask over mask,
go undiscovered.
Happy Halloween!
Here are two of the better pumpkins I've seen. I call them Evil Cop and Eviler Cop.
Friday, October 30, 2026
Ending Darkly
We end the Friday Horrorthon with fiction from Cole Purdy with the return of Robert Fleming's artwork. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Friday. We'll be back tomorrow.
We're Not Done
The Horrorthon continues with flash fiction by Sasha Harding and photography by Nick Matsas at Oddball Magazine.
Next Friday: First Fridays Youth Open Mic with Harissa Feltington and Zara Barryte
Held at the First Baptist Church on 633 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. Doors open at 7:00. Click here for more info.
Scott Withiam, Virtual Thursdays Dire Literary Series Plus Q and A with Timothy Gager, 10/29/26
Yesterday's Dire today. Hosted by Timothy Gager.
Yep!
Janet Cormier takes on another kind of horror for this week.
Read Bamboozled No More! now over at Oddball Magazine.
Lit Me Up for the Holiday Weekend
My poem "Comeback" is Halloweeny enough for Friday's edition of Lit Up. Thanks to Pecular Julia and the team for accepting my work.
My Friday Morning Music
More Halogen Girls for your Halloween listening pleasure. You want to add this to your playlist for tomorrow, right?
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Forever
Robert Fleming's artwork is back for John Stickney's contribution to the Horrorthon at Oddball Magazine.
One Foot in the Ditch Mitch
Patricia Carragon has some haiku for us to go with artwork by Hoss for this Thursday portion of the Horrorthon at Oddball Magazine.
The Stages of Instruction for Writing
"Write what you know."
(Hundreds of pages later...)
"No, no, no. Write what we know."
(A few hundred more pages later...)
"Oh, so you think you know everything, huh?"
Terrifying Tower
James Van Looy's latest poem column is appropriate for this week of horror.
Read It's All One Thing, up now at Oddball Magazine.
David Fulcher Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 10-28-26
From this week's online gathering. A Halloween themed feature is just what we needed. Be sure to pick up his latest book from Old Scratch Press, The Pumpkin King and Other Tales of Terror.
Goodbye, October
Thanks to David Fulcher for being Stone Soup's closing feature for October. Be sure to pick up his latest book from Old Scratch Press, The Pumpkin King and Other Tales of Terror. Join us next week as we open up November with special feature Tznya Pinchback.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Day of the Dead Came Early Too
I'm hopefully halfway home by the time you read this.
Stone Soup is tonight.
David Fulcher is giving us a special Halloween themed reading.
I hope to see you there.
Twin Terrors
Two horrors depicted thanks to the poetry of Mark States and the artwork of Bob McNeil. Thanks for visiting Oddball Magazine this Wednesday. Come back tomorrow as the Horrorthon continues!
Bonus Graphic
Robert Fleming offered a larger, taller graphic for the Horrorthon. A little too big, but I'm so appreciative of everything Robert has done for the magazine.
Keeping The Horror Real
Wednesday's portion of the Horrorthon starts with words and images by Marjorie Pezzoli. Oddball Magazine welcomes you to the fright fest that looks like the real world because it is.
The Things You Learn
Lyrical Somerville concludes the month with a poem by Bridget Brown. Read it now over at The Somerville Times.
I Know, I Know
Someone out there is trying to give me advice. I want them to know I'm really trying to follow it, but it's hard, okay?
Some More Legal Graffiti
I love that this chalkboard sign has a ghost pun but is showing what looks to be a tentacled eldritch horror. I guess you don't want to exclude any type of horror fan from your establishment.
A Moment of Comics
Damn this first issue of Midnight Spider-Man slaps hard. Big Absolute Batman vibes about this new series and line from Marvel. Perfect for Halloween week. Enjoy this non-spolier page from Midnight Spider-Man #1, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with artwork by Scietronc.
American Haiku: Midterm Message
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.
Lately
I've seen a lot of police around the Forest Hills T stop lately over the last couple of weeks. Both morning and evening. I wonder what's been happening there?
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
I wanted to do something different for Halloween week. Here is Ishmael Reed with a poem more than fit to be alongside this week's Oddball Horrorthon. Read his poem "Black Cock" via the Poetry Foundation site.
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