May Contain Traces of Me, Part One: How to Sleep. Read it on my Patreon.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Fireside Chats
Poet Scott Taylor is up with artist Mark Blickley with a fitting Tuesday entry for 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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| I'm sorry, but the best breed is, in fact, the pug. |
Monday, June 22, 2026
Since it's Monday
Consider submitting to Jerry Jazz Musician. For information on how to submit, click here and scroll.
Just Before
Pulling extra duty this week by contributing a photo that matches Laurie Rosen's latest timely poem for Oddball Magazine.
Tonight: The Contro-Verse Open Mic at Urban Media Arts in Malden with Robert Hayes
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.
Local Art Shows Rule
Check out this art show in Cincinnati and read her latest comic.
"She Who Laughs Lasts" is up now at Oddball Magazine.
Hello?
Mike Mesterton-Gibbons on where it all went wrong. Good way to start Monday at Oddball Magazine. Enjoy the week more than I will.
Here It Is
As promised, here's the sticker found just below last week's Friendly Reminder. And I found it's source as well!
My Monday Morning Music
To keep myself young and interesting, here is music from people I've found online.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Back Again
A spring poem of min appears just as summer is starting in today's Haikuniverse. Thanks to Rick Lupert for bringing me back.
Your Weekly Dose of God
I tried to look up a song using "Summer" and "God" as my search words. This is what came up. Best I can do this week.
Hey, It's Summer Now
Just in time to follow up all the other bad news.
Here's my annual posting of my "Summer's Back" poem.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Hope You Get the Joke
My poem "The Sun" is fittingly in the new online anthology Four Feathers Press: Sun. Thanks to Don Kingfisher Campbell for letting me get in this new publication.
Yep
Bad news and good news.
Not the end of the world.
But I still have to deal with the bad news.
I’ll be back later.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Puritan Wisdom
Wise Words with Bruce Wise closes out Oddball Magazine for this holiday Friday.
OR DOES IT?!?
...
Yeah, it probably does.
Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine this week.
June 24: Marjorie Pezzoli Adds to Stone Soup's Canvas
Poet and visual artist Marjorie Pezzoli has been in my feed for the last couple of years thanks to her contributions to dadakuku and other journals.
An email from Stone Soup ally g emil reutter helped me get in contact with her (thanks g!), and now she will be closing out June and ringing in summer for Stone Soup Poetry.
Join us on Wednesday, June 24, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 870 4260 4070
Password: stonesoup
Join us on Wednesday, June 24, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 870 4260 4070
Password: stonesoup
Random Thoughts Return
Jane Cormier's whose Bamboozled No More! column debuted on Juneteenth years before it was a holiday, is her for another Friday at Oddball Magazine.
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
Marco Rubio is sitting right next to the leopards.
The Iran peace debacle is collapsing in real time.
He's ready to witness his own face being eaten in real time.
After all, JD Vance has only so much face to give.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Here We All Are
James Van Looy with a tale of humanity for this week's poem column.
It's All One Thing is up now at Oddball Magazine.
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 6-17-26
From this week's online gathering. Keeping cool for the last days of June. Prepping for the fiery sh-tstorm that will be July and August. Good luck, everyone.
Almost Time to Say Bye to June
Another all-open mic is done. Thanks to everyone who attended and watched. Come back here next week for special feature Marjorie Pezzoli.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Yeah I Said It
LIf Elon Musk was in my high school class, I would’ve wailed on him.
On a positive note, the person I actually wailed on in high school wouldn’t have been the lowest person on the social ladder.
So Overcome
Really pleased with these two poems by newcomer Madeline Wierzal with photography by Oddball staple Bonnie Matthews Brock.
Thank you for reading another Pride Wednesday selection at Oddball Magazine. We'll see you next time.
Here We Go Again
Flash fiction writer Thandiwe Grant and returning artist Eric N. Peterson come together for another Prideful Wednesday at Oddball Magazine.
Trust Him
Mike Burgess lends his poem to this week's Lyrical Somerville. Read it now over at The Somerville Times.
A Moment of Comics
The infamous killing of the gay Marvel Comics character Freedom Ring. A reminder that comics still have a long way to go towards representation. From Marvel Team #24 (third volume), written by Robert Kirkman with art by Andy Kuhn.
American Haiku: The New Old Deal
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: The New Old Deal
way more dead Iranians.
Trump wins again. Trump always wins again.
Trump wins again. Trump always wins again.
Here Comes the Color
Our hydrangea is taking a little longer, but the blue is finally coming out. Let's see how long they last past the end of June.
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Adrienne Rich is our Pride feature of the week. Thanks to Poets.org for reprinting "Twenty-One Love Poems [Poem II]."
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