Putting Kash Patel this week may be premature because he's not gone yet, but he's the first person who may have fed himself to the leopards!
Friday, September 18, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
My Reply to Someone Who Sleeps with a Biden Shaped Pillow
Seriously? It all has more of a fade to black feeling for me. Also, who is president now?
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 9-16-26
From this week's online gathering. One more all-open mic as Stone Soup gets its footing back after a summer break. More to come!
Somehow, We Lived to Wave Again
Thanks to everyone for coming out yesterday to Stone Soup's all-open mic. Please come back next week for special feature Lee Desrosiers.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Afternoon Flea Bite!
"Saint Alan" makes an appearance in Roberta Beach Jacobson's Five Fleas Itchy Poetry along with work from Noah Berlatsky, Patrick Sweeney, Roberta herself and many others. Thanks to her for including my work again.
Oh, Wow
This Wednesday wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Better than last Wednesday.
Let's celebrate by getting together for Stone Soup's all-open mic.
I hope you join us.
Things Are Different
Welcome new contributing poet Lilly Purdy and returning artist Thomas Riesner as we close out Oddball Magazine for Wednesday. Thanks for reading us.
Aiming High
We start off Wednesday with the enigmatic Bryan and our returning photographer Jennifer Matthews. Welcome to Oddball Magazine on this special day of contributors.
Tending to Her Garden
Susan Sklan has her turn in this week's Lyrical Somerivlle. Read her poem now at The Somerville Times.
September 16: The All-Open Mic Continues
Join us on Wednesday, September 16, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 837 0804 4470
Password: stonesoup
Look...
I'm all for wanting Jamaica Plain to keep it's local vibe, but promoting the message on the windows of the empty lot where the beloved Boomerangs thrift store used to be sends out a mixed message.
A Moment of Comics
When I was a kid, I didn't see or read many comics where Green Lantern Jon Steward and Green Arrow hung out. They seem like such an obvious pairing. The page below is not only the only team up of them I read as a kid, but it's also my introduction to Jon Stewart as a character. From Green Lantern #165 written by Mike W. Barr with art by Keith Pollard and inks by Dan Adkins.
American Haiku: Seven Republicans with Tears in Their Eyes
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.
Beautiful Leftovers
This shot taken while sitting on rickety chairs at the unbussed section of a restaurant's deck and waiting to be called to the main dining room while being surrounded by wealthy people who reuse to move the first two times you say "Excuse me" is a perfect capstone to this summer. I still have videos to post, but as far as photos go, I think I'm done.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Through this essay I found a poem by Palestinian poet Fady Joudah. Read "Mimesis" on the Poetry Foundation website.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Special for Today
Jamilla VanDyke-Bailey offers up an essay and book review. Enjoy our beefed up Tuesday at Oddball Magazine.
Tall Order
CJ The Tall Poet appears with artwork by Edward Michael Supranowicz.
Happy Tuesday from 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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| Again, the world mocks my lack of public Wi-Fi where I live. |
Monday, September 14, 2026
Downgrade
Poet John Roche and artist Eric N. Peterson team up for a special Monday post at Oddball Magazine.
Tonight: The Contro-Verse Open Mic at Urban Media Arts in Malden with Keaton Howl
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. Click here for more information.
(Tap Tap Tap)
Anne Skove's latest comic of accomplishments is up now.
Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" is up now at Oddball Magazine.
This Series is Starting to Hurt
It's Later Now, Part Fifty-Three: Special Parking. Read it on my Patreon.
No Satisfying Click
Mike Mesterton-Gibbons slams the phone down on a recent AI battle to help kick off the week. Welcome to Monday with Oddball Magazine.
Missed Last Monday
I forgot to note last week that my poem "Phase" was published last Monday as part of "luckycreature" Shawn Scott Smith and his Mucky Mondays publication. Thanks to Shawn for the opportunity.
Get to the Tiny!
We all need an emergency cute injection for Monday, so here's Tiny (pronounced "teeny"), who I've seen quite a bit of this month.
Start the Monday with a Little Victory
I love that this graffiti from Big ⇡ 02130 is still up. Probably because with it's green Woodstock birds against the green backdrop it looks like it was part of the original design.
My Monday Morning Music
This week I'm focusing on songs that don't hit the way you hope they do. My inspiration came when I heard the chorus to "This Is It" by Kenny Loggins. It made me want to listen in the song in full. When I did, I was disappointed. Aside from the chorus, the song had nothing else going for it. We know Loggins wrote better, snappier songs in the years to come, but it's ironic that his one hit not based on a movie soundtrack is among his weakest.
Sunday, September 13, 2026
In Search of a Goat with a Vote
I would love to write something up about the Goat with a Vote group which was active in 2000. The above photo was taken from the debate at the first George W. Bush and Al Gore debate at UMass Boston on October 3, 2000, but I first encountered them during the Republican National Convention earlier that same year in July and August.
One of My Favorite Photos
One of my ongoing tasks has been to sort through documents and photos from the early 2000's. This was from the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. This image of the cop by the anarchist symbol and Mumia sticker had just the right amount of symbolism I could get behind. Sadly, I was sick and hospitalized before I could do anything with this material. I plan on coming back to this and other material from that event-filled year.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 9-12-26
Saturday is just
one more morning where the sun
screams "Get back to work!"
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