Thanks to John Mulrooney and the rest of the crew at The Arts Fuse for accepting "Disown" as their latest featured poem of the week.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Addicted to Winning
James Van Looy keeps it quick this week with his poem column. Read It's All One Thing, up now at Oddball Magazine.
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 3-11-26
From this week's online gathering. Poetry, music, drama, and Sean Connery impersonators. Wait...
A Wave with New Friends
Old friends, new friends. The makings of a good all-open mic night. Thanks to everyone who came out last night. Come back next week as Stone Soup features Rick Christiansen.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Let's Get Out of Here
I'm done.
So done.
Done done done.
Let me go home and prepare for Stone Soup Poetry.
I hope you join me tonight.
Pride Now
We end now with flash fiction by Zoe Carver and photography by Jennifer Matthews. Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine this Wednesday. We'll miss you until next time.
New Review Up
I reviewed the first two issues of Babs: The Black Road South by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows. Read my newest piece for The Ugly Monster and pick up the comic before the third issue comes out.
America
Welcome new contributing poet Caleb Merritt with returning photographer Glenn Bowie. Let's make this Wednesday a good one at Oddball Magazine. Glad you're with us.
Springing Into March
North of Oxford has come out for March. Read this month's collection of poetry and reviews compiled by g emil reutter and Diane Sahms.
The Book Man Cometh
Tom Lyons, one time owner of the New England Mobile Book Fair, shares his poetry in this week's Lyrical Somerville. Read it now over at The Somerville Times.
A Moment of Comics
I have a feeling that there's not going to be a lot of inspirational war stories this time around. More people are going to end up like the "heroes" in Greg Irons' "Raw War Comics," published in the underground comic Hydrogen Bomb and Biochemical Warfare Funnies.
American Haiku: Slightly More Dignified Transfer
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: Slightly More Dignified Transfer
Where is Trump, you ask?
At the consignment table
ready to sell his hats after the show!
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Iranian American Kaveh Akbar is featured this week with his poem "Do You Speak Persian?" courtesy of the Split This Rock website.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Go Me
Another of my poems was accepted yesterday.
It will be published in September.
And it's a paying publication.
Displaced Markers, I Guess
These weren't even near any streets known to have markers. What happened here?
Mister 600
Congratulations to Jason Wright for his six-hundredth poem column.
Read his newest Jagged Thought now at Oddball Magazine.
Good job, Jason.
So Easy to Die Here
Luis Lázaro Tijerina speaks on Iran and America this Tuesday at Oddball Magazine. Hope you're all doing okay.
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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| Too soon! Also, when you write it this way, it sounds like "Gored Sox." |
Tuesday!
For the first time in weeks--WEEKS--I don't have to help dig out a parking space for my girlfriend at work!
Monday, March 09, 2026
Never Fails
All I want is for people to read the room I'm in before they deal with me.
Most times I deal with nonfunctional illiterates.
Robbed Lives
Jackie Chou comes in with an Epstein-related piece with appropriate artwork by cartoonist Hoss. Take a look over at Oddball Magazine.
Tonight: The Contro-Verse Open Mic at Urban Media Arts in Malden, No Feature, All Chaos
From 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. At Urban Media Arts on 145 Pleasant Street in Malden, MA. Hosted by Anna Geoffroy and Ethan Mackler.
More Show and Tell for Adults!
More things Anne Skove saw in her latest comic. Read "She Who Laughs Lasts," up now at Oddball Magazine.
Let Down
We're coming out of the gate strong with poet Laurie Rosen and artist Eric N. Peterson on the current state of our country. Here's Oddball Magazine for Monday. Let's get through the week together.
March 18 :Midwest Hero Visits East Coast Poetry Venue
I wanted to feature Rick Christiansen last year, but something came up. It's a year later than I planned for, but I'm glad Rick can feature for us in March, a month where I try to feature new and old friends to Stone Soup Poetry. Stop in as Rick reads from his latest collection No Hero and shares newer poems.
Join us on Wednesday, March 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 835 5371 1505
Password: stonesoup
March 11: Stone Soup Marches On Openly
Rick C. Christiansen will be featuring this month (info coming). We count down to that with an open mic on the 11th.
Join us on Wednesday, March 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 833 8831 9323
Password: stonesoup
Twig Day
Mom has a lint brush on a broom handle for Twig's hair. On Sunday, I helped clean Twig, and Twig tried to return the favor.
My Monday Morning Music
U2 put out an album recently. The song that kicks it off is a protest song on behalf of my country. I hate to say that the song is way too optimistic, released just before Trump found a new way to turn this country into shit. I'll let you know about the rest of the album later.
Sunday, March 08, 2026
Productive Weekend
Two poems written.
Two poems submitted.
One submission with photography.
That hasn't happened during a weekend in a long time.
Would love to write one more poem and submit another before bed.
Brookline Thawing
Got out and walked around for the first time in weeks. Got some photos of Brookline. One of them will hopefully be paired with a poem I'm submitting next week.
Ron at the Mic
Here is a photo of Ron reading at the Cantab Lounge back on May 11, 2011. It was the last reading he did while his wife Sue was still alive. He performed one other time after Sue's death on May 27, 2015, two year's after Sue's death. This picture will hopefully be used for promotion of an event in May. I'll share more information when I'm allowed to.
Your Weekly Dose of God
If you "create" a piece of AI art with Trump flying a bomber to Iran and Jesus Christ serving as Trump's co-pilot and you post it, you have issues.
Saturday, March 07, 2026
Need a Haircut
Going out with the hope of getting a walk-in appointment.
I will not be showing a "before" photo.
Not when there may not be an "after" later.
Happy Saturday
Woke up to one personal rejection and one submission to Oddball Magazine.
God's way of saying, Back to work you f--k.
Friday, March 06, 2026
Bugs Before Bed
"Regime Range" was published earlier today in Five Fleas (Itchy Poetry). Thanks to Roberta Beach Jacobson for including in this batch of bugs with Patrick Sweeney, Kelly Sauvage Moyer and many others.
My Friday Evening Music
I've heard this song dozens of times over the years. Florida gave us mostly country music during our vacation unless you hit the tourist areas. This song just came up so randomly at the end of our vacation, I had to make a note of it.
How Was Your Night?
Janet Cormier is tagged in for Friday's poem tag team. Her Bamboozled No More! is up first at Oddball Magazine.
My Friday Morning Music
Another song heard while on vacation. Thought this was the guy who sang "Lil Boo Thang." My bad.
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
Oh, Kristi Noem. On one hand, you were a woman and therefore the most obvious choice to be sacrificed for doing exactly what you were told. On the other hand, you did exactly what you were told and thought you deserved the world. Another horrrible pick me supporting a horrible monster of a man. Should have seen it coming, bitch.
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