Stop name dropping dead poets to prop yourself up!
Thursday, October 08, 2026
That's What the Man Said!
It’s sad seeing Snopes sink so low as to try and minimize what he said while ignoring the cheers from the audience.
Mignon Ariel King Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 10-7-26
From this week's online gathering. Just what Stone Soup needed. A poet providing some much needed Boston flavor in our brew. Be sure to grab her latest collection, Under the Arbored Moon.
Hello, October
October is already heating up (along with the rest of the planet). Thanks so much to Mignon Ariel King for a wonderful feature last night. Be sure to grab her latest collection, Under the Arbored Moon. Come back next Wednesday for special feature, Timothy Gager.
Wednesday, October 07, 2026
And Now That's Over With
I mean, another fulfilling something accomplished, am I right?
I'm sure you can say the same.
But I hope you have enough energy for Stone Soup tonight.
Mignon Ariel King is our special feature.
Hopefully, you'll be one of the familiar faces in the virtual crowd.
Full Potential
We end with work by the poet known as DAJ 2020 with photography by Bonnie Matthews Brock. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Wednesday. More work coming along with a call for submissions!
So Many Names
We start with a series of poems by Jennifer Gurney with photography by Edward S. Gault. Welcome to Wednesday at Oddball Magazine.
Not Halloweeny, but Things Are Scary Enough These Days
Editors Diane Sahms and g emil reutter have compiled more poetry and book reviews for the latest issue of North of Oxford this month. Check it out today.
Name Withheld?
Christopher Cavallo is October's first entry in Lyrical Somerville. Read it now in The Somerville Times.
Clever
On Sunday I found these "'47 Clean Up" stickers. It looks like they came off purchased clothing. It looks like someone had the idea to put them on as a very not-so-subtle anti-Trump message. At least, that's how I interpreted it.
Why Guy in 2026
This last"Why" from Why Guy's initial run of graffiti is still holding up. It's actually easy to miss if you don't know what you're looking for. The tenth anniversary of Why Guy will be in (roughly) December 2027. I wonder if it will last.
A Moment of Comics
My newest poetry project on Patreon involves new work based on a friend's chapbook. One of the poems in their collection includes a dream about flying that makes me remember the very first issue of Kurt Busiek's Astro City, which I first read when it came out in the parking lot outside Rubber Chicken Comics back when it used to be in Milford, Massachusetts. Thirty years later, and I'm still looking forward to the next story whenever it comes out. There's still a huge epic to finish! Enjoy a page from Astro City #1 by Busiek with artwork by Brent Anderson.
American Haiku: B.O.B.S.
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.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
There are a fee poems out there in the wild web from poet Oliver Baez Bendorf. I finally decided on "I Want Biodegradable Sex" on the Poetry Daily website, where you can also read an essay on the poem by Bendorf.
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
In the Quiet Room
Poet Mark Tulin and artist Edward Michael Supranowicz break the silence 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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| Thanks for giving me this just in time for October. |
Caught in Kenmore
I don't know much about Nathan Bowen, but this piece in Kenmore Square really captures the musical spirit of the area that persists no matter how much gentrification has tried to kill it off.
Monday, October 05, 2026
Tonight
Saw a group of people in the Forest Hills T stop singing.
One was dressed in a dinosaur costume.
It's all well and good when spring is in the air.
But fall just...hits different.
Third Time?
Glad to have my photography with Eric Goldfarb's poem on the recent botched execution of Christa Pike. It's up now at Oddball Magazine.
If I Only Could
If I had the time, I would do a followup to my Coyote Vs. Acme review with an article on all the fan art that ships Wile E. Coyote with the Road Runner.
Unfortunately, it would take a lot of back and forth interviews with young artists who may not even bother responding to messages from an older weirdo asking questions about their work.
We'll see what happens.
You Might Learn Somthing Today
Life lessons for my girlfriend are in today's Anne Skove comic.
Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" now at Oddball Magazine.
Don't Call Him Charlie
We have Mike Mesterton-Gibbons on the real royal family to open the week over at Oddball Magazine. Have a happy Monday! Hope to see you alive at the end of it.
New and Upgraded
Started a new journal, so it needs stickers. I've started with free ones from this particular overseas press I hope to bring up later today.
Surprise Yourself
When your appointments are finished and your partner asks you to pick up toner for school, why not walk all the way down to State Street and take a picture of the John Hancock along the way?
Getting Back in the Groove
I wanted to catch up last week but couldn't due to exhaustion.
I'm a little more rested. Somewhat more healed.
Let's see if I can have a productive Monday for once.
A Quote from Cape Cod
Going to post a sticker I found down in Provincetown. The quote "You'll trip if you keep looking back" is actually taken from a Gucci Maine quote. Sorry, RWK.
Halloween Themed Graffiti, Week One
This is some ghost graffiti I found in Kenmore a while back. Probably faded away by now, as ghosts and street pieces often do. Let's see if I have enough to last the month.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
Republican politicians are killing us and people voting republican are killing themselves. We all need to vote in November.
My Monday Morning Music
For this Halloween month, I'm focusing on the kind of everyday modern horror I've been featuring at Oddball Magazine. The techno music of Chris Korda of the Church of Euthanasia fits this perfectly One of his most recent works, "Apologize to the Future," also serves as a retrospective of his life's work.
Sunday, October 04, 2026
James Behind the 3 Ball
James Conant passed away over a decade ago. Two months later, I lost my grandmother and sister, which placed me in a stupor for the rest of 2015. Years later, I still owe him a proper eulogy. There are pieces of his artwork I'm hoping to scan later this month. Here's a piece that was never used for Jason Wright's Jagged Thoughts poem column in Oddball Magazine.
Your Weekly Dose of God
Saw this while out and about yesterday. That's the thing about religion. You can't really control who people are going to canonize as saints. Even if it's a joke, it means something.
Saturday, October 03, 2026
Friday, October 02, 2026
My Friday Evening Music
One last song from The Atomic Wranglers with a title that at least sounds optimistic. Check out their music.
Tonight: First Fridays Youth Open Mic with Ana G. Delgado Cruz
Held at the First Baptist Church on 633 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. Doors open at 7:00. Click here for more info.
Wisdom Spake
Looks like Bruce Wise and Wise Words is closing us out. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this week.
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