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. 



Happy Birthday, Ron A. Kalman

Getting a lot of Lyrical Somerville representation this week.

Happy Birthday, Barbara Bialick

The Bagel Bards salute you.


Blood Red Wisdom

Bruce Wise closes out Oddball Magazine for the week. Thanks for reading.

On Centre Street

From Wednesday. Don't know if it's still there.

Sticker: Sure the president/probably r--ed children, but/now he kills them too! - #thisisatruehaiku

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.


Thursday, March 05, 2026

Up at the Bar

"Every Time at This One Poetry Reading" is my first my first poem to be accepted by The Rye Whiskey Review this year. Thanks you, John Patrick Robbins, for keeping this journal going.


Boston Has Another Severe Weather Alert

We're all a little on edge right now. 


Don't Say I'm "Hangry"

I have limits. 


How to Speak

 

Jillian Boger writes us from Rhode Island this week at The Arts Fuse. 


Synchronicity Again

James Van Looy's It's All One Thing is up. Read it now at Oddball Magazine. 

 

Happy Birthday, Shannon O'Connor

One of Oddball's roving poets.


Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 3-4-26

From this week's online gathering. A great sampling of the author's work as well as an informative Q and A. Highly recommended.


 


Bye, Snow (right?)

We're not out of winter yet, but we're into March and can still enjoy poetry. Thanks to Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams for an amazing feature as well as an detailed look at his creative process. Stay tuned for more Stone Soup news!

 

Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Getting Life Over With Today

Day's finally almost done. 

Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams is featuring tonight. 

I hope to see you there. 

Thoughts While Walking, 3-3-26

Late posting this. 


Somebody Give Me a Sunset to Walk Into

The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for March 4 is up now at Substack.

 

Darkness and Lies for Dinner

Poet Anthea Jones gives us her own kind of rhyming melody with artwork by returning contributor Mark Blickley. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Wednesday. See you soon, we hope!


A Bonus Moment of Comics

Colorist Tatjana Wood passed away last week. The Comics Journal has yet to publish an obituary, but I expect one to appear soon as her contributions to comics are phenomenal. I often don't name or tag colorists. I tell myself it's because I only have so many hours in a day, but I should rethink this. No matter the quality of Swamp Thing reprints I've bought over the years, the quality and beauty of her work stands out. A page from Swamp Thing #23 colored by Wood. 


Brunch in Gaza

Richard Bell starts us off with two poems with artwork from writer turned artist Ken Tomaro. We start Wednesday right over at Oddball Magazine. 

Back in Boston

 

From Boston to New York to Boston again, Jason Youngclaus' next stop is Doug Holder's Lyrical Somerville column in The Somerville Times.

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight!

Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams kicks off Stone Soup's March in a few hours!

Flyer: In March, Stone Soup Goes to the Stratusfier - Arthur “Stratusfier” Williams kicks off March for Stone Soup Poetry. - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00-9:00 P.M. ET - Open mic included! Donations appreciated! - Visit https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/ for the Zoom link

Found Outside Work

As someone who is always checking grammar, I could have fun with this.

Writing on metal can: Do Not Remove For Butts

A Moment of Comics

Our nation is one of regret, parent to millions of baby Hitlers who should have been smothered in their cribs. A page from Elektra #5 written by Brian Michael Bendis with artwork by Chuck Austen. 


American Haiku: Congress Goes Through Motions

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: Congress Goes Through Motions

How dare Trump force us
into a war no one wants
without our acquiescence! 


Happy Birthday, Jim Infantino

 

 


Happy Birthday, Clay Ventre

Even his video doesn't want to be viewed.


New Additions

Spiced my journal up with a pug sticker and something from my recent vacation. 

Sticker: Pug

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

Forugh Farrokhzad has been called Iran's Sylvia Plath. Read her poem "I Pity the Garden," published over in Words Without Borders.


Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Another Take Using John Carpenter's The Thing

Probably not going to get views for dipping into this well again.


Less Lonely

Jason Wright's Jagged Thought is up now at Oddball Magazine. 

 

Enjoyed Writing This


Shipshape in a Sh-tstorm, Part Eight: For the Final Holdouts. Read it on my Patreon.


Surprises

Poet Charles A. Perrone and artist Edward Michael Supranowicz kick off 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.

Is this a Bluey reference?

Happy Birthday, Shannon McGinnis

More Poems Please!


Happy Birthday, Rachel Danielle Peterson

Found this poem of yours, and the soundtrack to your book!

Happy Birthday, Steve Glines

 


Happy Birthday, Lee Eric Freedman

 


Happy Birthday, Tony Brown

 


Monday, March 02, 2026

Oddball Stories with Alexander Carver

Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Monday. 

From Sunday

Twig asleep at his post. 


Seeping In

Poet Jules Nyquist gives us the first of hopefully many Epstein-themed pieces with help from the wonderful Ira Joel Haber. Gaze on their works now over at Oddball Magazine. 


The Time Pigs Are Eating Me Alive!

More posts later.

Lessons from the Hustle

Anne Skove gives us her perspective as a "dasher" in this week's comic. Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" and learn something over at Oddball Magazine. 


The Kind of Fun Fit for a Monday


It's Later Now, Part Twenty-Six: Long, Interesting . Read it on my Patreon.

Double Shot

Two acrostic limericks by Mike Mesterton-Gibbons kick off another Monday at Oddball Magazine. The new week is here. Let's try to not start another war, okay?

Taking Off on Wednesday

Arthur "Stratusfier" Williams features at Stone Soup Poetry in two days.

Flyer: In March, Stone Soup Goes to the Stratusfier - Arthur “Stratusfier” Williams kicks off March for Stone Soup Poetry. - Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00-9:00 P.M. ET - Open mic included! Donations appreciated! - Visit https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/ for the Zoom link

My New Question for People

"Excuse me, how much do you get paid to absolutely suck?"


Practice Haiku

Here's hoping this week
starts better than the last one.
It just has too...right? 


Hmmmm...

 I saw no stickers, no graffiti of any kind in Panama City. Except for this.

Sticker: 1.FCK

This Week's Friendly Reminder

A sadly appropriate sticker put up sometime during Black History Month.

Sticker with "Say Their Names" under black and white drawings of black people killed by police: Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean, Renisha McBride, Atatiana Jefferson, Aiyana Jones, Sandra Bland, Keith Scott and Tamir Rice

My Monday Morning Music

This week we're featuring music from my vacation two weeks ago. 

 

 

 

Sunday, March 01, 2026

News from the Front!

Fun facts from Fox News! I mean news from a guy dressed up as a fox!


I Need This

 
With the world being what it is, I need this photo of Smokey all the way from April 15, 2012. I need an artifact of simpler times. 

 

Your Weekly Dose of God

I came across this store in Panama City Beach called Tiny Mustard Seed. It sells religious themed gifts and clothing. 

Happy March

 

"Allow" is my latest Truth Social blackout poem for Medium.


Saturday, February 28, 2026

To match the Bluesky Haiku for this week.

Underpants gnome meme: Step one: President!/Step two: Bombing a foreign country!/Step three: Pedophile!

My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 2-28-26

 
Step one: President!
Step two: Bombing a foreign country!
Step three: Pedophile! 

Heron Overdose (heh)

After our last dinner last Wednesday in Florida, my girlfriend found a  heron by the dock. I can't remember ever seeing this one before, but it looked a little pissed. I'm surprised it didn't try to jump me after I took this picture.