tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60478342024-03-18T17:00:32.313-04:00Chad Parenteau: Poet For HireThe BlogChad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.comBlogger24408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-76799920880435775292024-03-18T17:00:00.003-04:002024-03-18T17:00:00.131-04:00Oddball Stories with Kate StarkThank you for reading <i><a href="https://wp.me/pC3Rq-1aSp">Oddball Magazine</a></i> this Monday.<div><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-12632804849761620642024-03-18T16:10:00.001-04:002024-03-18T16:10:00.246-04:00March 20: Stone Soup Poetry Slows Down a Bit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMkvF0T8-V8tbh1gheHDDXUbHuOA2qB27aLXSIXdMkgKU4I8ckPpxJxsX44A0jSOP16l16RdTVeccoBThVFgocH69AeOxFs0m0f-JQZOqHCfPmGXZLgxO5reNEodeLoutTVb9QpKFIXVTYl3MAkUgRUHYCtYVK43SXTparsR2mOLAL66VrKKR/s1920/Open%20Mic%20Shot,%202-28-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1920" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMkvF0T8-V8tbh1gheHDDXUbHuOA2qB27aLXSIXdMkgKU4I8ckPpxJxsX44A0jSOP16l16RdTVeccoBThVFgocH69AeOxFs0m0f-JQZOqHCfPmGXZLgxO5reNEodeLoutTVb9QpKFIXVTYl3MAkUgRUHYCtYVK43SXTparsR2mOLAL66VrKKR/w400-h204/Open%20Mic%20Shot,%202-28-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>After the features of the last couple of weeks, we offer a palate
cleanser before more March's final feature and the people we have
scheduled for National Poetry Month. Come to the online all-open mic
this week.<br /><br />Join us on March 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking <a data-cke-saved-href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83917644112?pwd=RzJ4eHpDK1lpeWZVOFR6RlkrTEJzZz09" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83917644112?pwd=RzJ4eHpDK1lpeWZVOFR6RlkrTEJzZz09">this link.</a><br /><br />The meeting ID is 839 1764 4112<br /><br />Password: stonesoup</p><p> </p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-11713077776029559352024-03-18T15:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T15:00:00.137-04:00Clear the Court<p>Donald Krieger has an essay today which has the good fortune of being illustrated by Richard Spisak. Read it now over at <i><a href="https://wp.me/pC3Rq-1aSg">Oddball Magazine.</a></i> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-78182896315121946062024-03-18T14:33:00.002-04:002024-03-18T14:33:13.467-04:00Trying to Get AheadMaybe I can get something else published before Wednesday. <div><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-52499028125045363772024-03-18T13:00:00.004-04:002024-03-18T13:02:10.712-04:00Even Oscar Comics Deserve a SequelAnne Skove's follow-up to last week's comic is hilarious. Read "She Who Laughs Lasts" now at <i><a href="https://wp.me/pC3Rq-1aS9">Oddball Magazine.</a></i> <div><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-32837154091628326412024-03-18T12:48:00.001-04:002024-03-18T12:48:00.145-04:00Check it Out<p>Look at my <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@chadpoetforhire">TikTok</a> for the few Saint Patrick's Day videos I was able to get out yesterday. New goofy stuff going up today as well. </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-15494483115995170762024-03-18T12:18:00.003-04:002024-03-18T12:18:46.948-04:00John Hancock Says, You Can't See Me<p>On Saturday, in addition to taking a photo for my From Picture to Page series (available on my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/from-picture-to-100600699?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">Patreon</a>), I also, after years of trying, finally got a shot of the John Hancock tower almost looking transparent against the sky and clouds. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSs563KX_3gEglta5WWilknz5ahwl1yd_8CI9P3fzvOf1pmVS2PVIOK5s1QZeKu9w38Wx4bvBOp6eYsnmUomlFACaepARCqDpHDepSpkuUXisMhzkW-HUv096jxOwmP_XSfuN47kKulgE6EPs07Qfgtql7C8YcTMVhe3hB8E_HmriSqmIwK5n/s4032/John%20Hancock%20Says,%20You%20Can't%20See%20Me,%203-16-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSs563KX_3gEglta5WWilknz5ahwl1yd_8CI9P3fzvOf1pmVS2PVIOK5s1QZeKu9w38Wx4bvBOp6eYsnmUomlFACaepARCqDpHDepSpkuUXisMhzkW-HUv096jxOwmP_XSfuN47kKulgE6EPs07Qfgtql7C8YcTMVhe3hB8E_HmriSqmIwK5n/w480-h640/John%20Hancock%20Says,%20You%20Can't%20See%20Me,%203-16-24.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-40807770323058585472024-03-18T12:05:00.002-04:002024-03-18T12:05:53.285-04:00From a Saturday Photo Taken in Town<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaWBZMMHWGMFb3xIqBfOy3BYYVythsMkIHg2-YhxFK_gFSKFOPCou1KPjjCKhZJY0-lNgv_TFt7a-bD6Dt4tJdUyPyDgjglXeAE3Jy9ofiwiPP7BmxVs0lS6nbxx-ZKQiIlg9CM7-O1iUW4HlA4wlojQTKafzTDIzetvKMyxKqI8h_3nRSBjx/s1024/Down%20Berkely,%203-16-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaWBZMMHWGMFb3xIqBfOy3BYYVythsMkIHg2-YhxFK_gFSKFOPCou1KPjjCKhZJY0-lNgv_TFt7a-bD6Dt4tJdUyPyDgjglXeAE3Jy9ofiwiPP7BmxVs0lS6nbxx-ZKQiIlg9CM7-O1iUW4HlA4wlojQTKafzTDIzetvKMyxKqI8h_3nRSBjx/w300-h400/Down%20Berkely,%203-16-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>My latest Picture to Page poem for Patreon is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/from-picture-to-100600699?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">"Townie."</a> Subscribe for more exclusive work.</p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-72477803945742429922024-03-18T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T11:00:00.127-04:00What? No Comparison of The Mandalorian to Lone Wolf and Cub?The plot continues to be delightfully derailed over at Geoffrey Fallon's comic. Join the fun and check out the latest chapter/non-chapter of "The Secrets of Skinny People." The week has officially started over at <i><a href="https://wp.me/pC3Rq-1aS3">Oddball Magazine.</a></i> <div><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-47912515176956696832024-03-18T10:25:00.003-04:002024-03-18T10:25:00.128-04:00Someone Took a Shot at My Feature!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6x3GERw-qI317uvDGQU35sSn9NgF1VTXsKBA_6HBxsvkYYsANBWQWx8qFicNXO8uzLNCevp8RgPSXu7_pnFq619v5UlE91gWhMEBs5CYRpcas1yRX7oDqEHFaw0Du4FpnNkiMPYHj1bYT7RGVq5WCweC0yCpyw8a7UGDpG2hr_NgJIve1fBj/s2048/Me%20at%20the%20Menino%20Arts%20Center,%203-14-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="2048" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6x3GERw-qI317uvDGQU35sSn9NgF1VTXsKBA_6HBxsvkYYsANBWQWx8qFicNXO8uzLNCevp8RgPSXu7_pnFq619v5UlE91gWhMEBs5CYRpcas1yRX7oDqEHFaw0Du4FpnNkiMPYHj1bYT7RGVq5WCweC0yCpyw8a7UGDpG2hr_NgJIve1fBj/w400-h389/Me%20at%20the%20Menino%20Arts%20Center,%203-14-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Thanks to Linda Carney Goodrich for this photo from last week's reading. I look like I'm actually emoting competently!</p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-40097159594268719972024-03-18T10:15:00.001-04:002024-03-18T10:15:18.279-04:00The Wrap Up Photo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6mD7YxoIvQumwGUtJToxpI32GTNReWxAATtDOg6wPnT2Vgj7i5O-h7t-3QSZpego4PHgducoWX5P4OAFZjm3ctQVogIanFA8vdWUEN_sytE5WZND6Kwh3FrDOIFN2xG1rBcP5Jx2grsEjGwc9CmCM_xINhedkmsDlZrdH6MJYVOyxYeK25H1/s2048/The%20After%20Photo,%20Meniono%20Arts%20Center,%203-14-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6mD7YxoIvQumwGUtJToxpI32GTNReWxAATtDOg6wPnT2Vgj7i5O-h7t-3QSZpego4PHgducoWX5P4OAFZjm3ctQVogIanFA8vdWUEN_sytE5WZND6Kwh3FrDOIFN2xG1rBcP5Jx2grsEjGwc9CmCM_xINhedkmsDlZrdH6MJYVOyxYeK25H1/w400-h300/The%20After%20Photo,%20Meniono%20Arts%20Center,%203-14-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>From last Thursday at the Menino Arts Center. Toni Bee, atiana Johnson-Boria, awkward me, Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah and Linda Carney-Goodrich. Good times. </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-79950090959428969282024-03-18T10:08:00.001-04:002024-03-18T10:08:00.138-04:00Last Thursday <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNhHqmDJ24qDYHo9sC0BMysTLoXm1cKuSh9hwogBWt97BUepC3A1De29Y0vMWF9bCtIXcxvCXay90X3VT_KmgBzzMMJUv14Pj2Pzw5AR70p1ZGn4FRN_pQ9DO79fFvS75g1G8l_EL3Veda8pky85kJDM2mV0Ra-ab2FN6zpy97UXKyl99rhfC/s4032/Toni%20Bee,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNhHqmDJ24qDYHo9sC0BMysTLoXm1cKuSh9hwogBWt97BUepC3A1De29Y0vMWF9bCtIXcxvCXay90X3VT_KmgBzzMMJUv14Pj2Pzw5AR70p1ZGn4FRN_pQ9DO79fFvS75g1G8l_EL3Veda8pky85kJDM2mV0Ra-ab2FN6zpy97UXKyl99rhfC/w300-h400/Toni%20Bee,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last Thursday I was one of the features at the Menino Arts Center. It was great to be introduced by Toni Bee once more. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGeIIaB6HpB4cfDTyKjSP_5x7cl6hNb3REuYmAJN47jDsgxLTFtaKJjzwlgLjWvLNsNioXmUBzOU8afnendrBImJuM3Dp0zHJu8VvtMVKUhcR0nbpVV7J5pZRl-GFfhV9B_f8WI9e6RD9Jkq_8cFPhO86DLNaRUkDNdqMzHKxFjq-LFiKoQ9B/s4032/Erik%20Gehring,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGeIIaB6HpB4cfDTyKjSP_5x7cl6hNb3REuYmAJN47jDsgxLTFtaKJjzwlgLjWvLNsNioXmUBzOU8afnendrBImJuM3Dp0zHJu8VvtMVKUhcR0nbpVV7J5pZRl-GFfhV9B_f8WI9e6RD9Jkq_8cFPhO86DLNaRUkDNdqMzHKxFjq-LFiKoQ9B/w300-h400/Erik%20Gehring,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Good to meet Erik Gehring, who with Linday Carney-Goodrich invited me to feature remotely during the pandemic.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165NlX5KO-htC_puV9tnWUZ1B2YtcgdfhGs2BREDCMoX_Kij95v-ZQ-C0VKjp0h1ThmRS30fOxZsKhpwgIxsz-iaesbmwEqiQS6rCy3cpPtcMFwV1cDXKtB7rbcoEUHRzvx_JYaKYb8Ai_XoCp0SnF84IuPcHwFE1J70o81esvscQskkp16DZ/s4032/Linda%20Carney%20Goodrich,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165NlX5KO-htC_puV9tnWUZ1B2YtcgdfhGs2BREDCMoX_Kij95v-ZQ-C0VKjp0h1ThmRS30fOxZsKhpwgIxsz-iaesbmwEqiQS6rCy3cpPtcMFwV1cDXKtB7rbcoEUHRzvx_JYaKYb8Ai_XoCp0SnF84IuPcHwFE1J70o81esvscQskkp16DZ/w300-h400/Linda%20Carney%20Goodrich,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Linda also gave us a great preview of her upcoming Stone Soup performance (more on that soon), reading from her new collection, <i>Dot Girl.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhbd9JgC3syVS037wOHRc0gPGycv_avOtPW6ktgAMhTW4ZAuV7s6OG2_pwZZe_y4Op6RcGNY-htnW8gOWllmhwpgKiWJLXB95b-JycXmUd4ZKnSh4vqBLVbni7KEStcZ-dFXHlnXylaZ9ZTMbdrJ8OMai2BTqG1w9kPHD_yhC0ja5SWO2WYMA/s4032/Emmanuel%20Oppong-Yeboah,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhbd9JgC3syVS037wOHRc0gPGycv_avOtPW6ktgAMhTW4ZAuV7s6OG2_pwZZe_y4Op6RcGNY-htnW8gOWllmhwpgKiWJLXB95b-JycXmUd4ZKnSh4vqBLVbni7KEStcZ-dFXHlnXylaZ9ZTMbdrJ8OMai2BTqG1w9kPHD_yhC0ja5SWO2WYMA/w300-h400/Emmanuel%20Oppong-Yeboah,%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My fellow features were wonderful. It was great to get Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah's collection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao-UdRLF0YE6aQ-E0Wffnkwp-bYeJ1WaW1wvzgjyJz1X01sZZdLH4wJl43C9vxL085QvON4mkbvOVvFv5sTc_DkebYWo5vaa1Kd0iU8GPZKReC9GF3ihbtappnY9udhSMK4ZK2TVmz44gdkb01E-0bxORJGUoox7Pm9EuGzLQuhd7ycDGpMi9/s4032/Tatiana%20Johnson-Boria%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao-UdRLF0YE6aQ-E0Wffnkwp-bYeJ1WaW1wvzgjyJz1X01sZZdLH4wJl43C9vxL085QvON4mkbvOVvFv5sTc_DkebYWo5vaa1Kd0iU8GPZKReC9GF3ihbtappnY9udhSMK4ZK2TVmz44gdkb01E-0bxORJGUoox7Pm9EuGzLQuhd7ycDGpMi9/w300-h400/Tatiana%20Johnson-Boria%20Menino%20Arts%20Center%20Reading,%203-14-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Tatiana Johnson-Boria's book went fast. I promise to get it soon. Also, both will be Stone Soup features soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to the organizers, the features, everyone who read at the open mic and everyone else who attended for a wonderful evening.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-41437633581537887792024-03-18T09:02:00.001-04:002024-03-18T09:02:00.133-04:00I Miss the Good Stuff<p>Looks like this was a police report relating to a parking incident. I'm not sure why someone pasted it up, but I'm sure it had juicy info, which is why I'm sure it was the police who tore it down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DSlBduQi7xQ3CgnpXAIUUE5bGC3orv1lX4Mp2JJpnfdSA9AfA0gStB43nxLLNr7K5FrnTiht-WuotpW53CS2KG45gpLOiuJ-NADup2OTCOkJuAWD7Ig_tplxOWlpVZauzrxadNUG1KboNFGFRuXanYbwdkaFsM-0ykymZonPuHCqaJZ-sCQD/s4032/Incident%20Report.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DSlBduQi7xQ3CgnpXAIUUE5bGC3orv1lX4Mp2JJpnfdSA9AfA0gStB43nxLLNr7K5FrnTiht-WuotpW53CS2KG45gpLOiuJ-NADup2OTCOkJuAWD7Ig_tplxOWlpVZauzrxadNUG1KboNFGFRuXanYbwdkaFsM-0ykymZonPuHCqaJZ-sCQD/w480-h640/Incident%20Report.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-79217543620857176322024-03-18T08:33:00.002-04:002024-03-18T08:33:13.057-04:00Stone Soup Croutons, 3-13-24: When All Else Fails, Have Pie<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XaUJGejgrsqJK77Y7GJO1_aOxF-ifpfdhFOhZu4jhEAlqb2-rCvxNLHpP5LyjTSEEj1zQH-0W-stwRCo_x0P3ZXr7FySYc3H8KQ_bOvwsS8qFYtloIAq_lytGysqo1fSDp8ZSQ/s1600/New+Stone+Soup+Crouton+Banner.JPG"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XaUJGejgrsqJK77Y7GJO1_aOxF-ifpfdhFOhZu4jhEAlqb2-rCvxNLHpP5LyjTSEEj1zQH-0W-stwRCo_x0P3ZXr7FySYc3H8KQ_bOvwsS8qFYtloIAq_lytGysqo1fSDp8ZSQ/w400-h270/New+Stone+Soup+Crouton+Banner.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions selected from Stone Soup Poetry's open mic readers and features. I figure out a title (and sometimes the rest of the poem) later. You can read the other ones I've done since 2015 <a href="https://chadparenteaupoetforhire.blogspot.com/search/label/Stone%20Soup%20Croutons">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I also have a book collecting the best of my first year of poems. Click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Collapsed-Bookshelf-Chad-Parenteau/dp/1543187501/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=chad+parenteau&qid=1593849065&s=books&sr=1-2&fbclid=IwAR0EKAqtfK2qCsCVNmDIoUfylUVngYcQQvXmAAwtFQMHrzDIJw8SGeEnqso">here</a> to purchase it.</div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-13-don-kingfisher-campbell.html">Don Kingfisher Campbell gave an amazing performance.</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-13-don-kingfisher-campbell.html">Don Kingfisher Campbell had a great feature last Wednesday.</a> Buy <a href="https://www.amazon.sg/Poem-Don-Kingfisher-Campbell/dp/8119654099">his book.</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I usually write a poem on Fridays, but then my weekend was a disaster as far as my schedule went. </div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I either jot the poem down now, post something--anything--on this blog, or I never will. That has happened before.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Thanks for reading.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>When All Else Fails, Have Pie<br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Those not Barbie type,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">keep your heads up when<br />the shooting begins again.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Extreme measures are for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">your future crimes. Best </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to never go out again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't even let the kids<br />out in the back yard when</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">the moon's always online.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Courts already decided </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">everything you ever</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">witnessed was incorrect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Trust immortality to <br />any ex-lover coming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to kill you during dessert.<br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG-dFefdS7Smhw6f_atc3JPI6U5pmJlOX02yj4gwzTOGBkjMvCnvbAxm2LnN6OPlOLPxYZNFsQ_sS3hTsgQ3wCXMrKclFkFe0-9cbsGPv_4tvJsE_pjUg1sOkSy1WIrTTaKUcO20n3yWLphIq0pH7AIUk_EzcjDuaiRPwgcq6w_Vudwzd6BB8/s1024/Open%20Mic%20Sheet,%203-15-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG-dFefdS7Smhw6f_atc3JPI6U5pmJlOX02yj4gwzTOGBkjMvCnvbAxm2LnN6OPlOLPxYZNFsQ_sS3hTsgQ3wCXMrKclFkFe0-9cbsGPv_4tvJsE_pjUg1sOkSy1WIrTTaKUcO20n3yWLphIq0pH7AIUk_EzcjDuaiRPwgcq6w_Vudwzd6BB8/w300-h400/Open%20Mic%20Sheet,%203-15-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Special thanks to Patricia Carragon, Jan Rowe, Ken Johnson, Jackie Chou, Bil Lewis, Robert Fleming, Richard Spisack, Jon Wesick, Marvin Louis, James Van Looy and special feature Don Kingfisher Campbell.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-19502794591359559382024-03-18T08:12:00.001-04:002024-03-18T08:12:00.133-04:00Happy Birthday, John Engstrom<p><a href="https://oddballmagazine.com/poem-by-eike-waltz/">Gotta get your poetry up at <i>Oddball</i> soon.</a></p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-11456508969795012522024-03-18T07:32:00.002-04:002024-03-18T07:32:00.134-04:00An Afternoon in Trump Country<p>I knew South Boston was filled with pro-Trump people, but I didn't think it got that brazen. Nice to know even here they can be trolled. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jecbTL4FdtQyG9DxU7bDWy6VWPGv8gJnr4OtyLMVNcTzW0BWnwJa3zl-uE7UmCGBKycrIM6LHDi025jwXsmE-F38blZsH8VFi_eDece46ckcXKKJiGxZTzHW5oTCe3LbbBEyKkLG0kJfIXjKxBKm6BhLEtV5wqL7dW9XB-UemOSeJ25uuhvW/s4032/Abortion%20is.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Graffiti" "Trump 2024 - Abortion is Murder ("Sexy" added in front of "is"))" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jecbTL4FdtQyG9DxU7bDWy6VWPGv8gJnr4OtyLMVNcTzW0BWnwJa3zl-uE7UmCGBKycrIM6LHDi025jwXsmE-F38blZsH8VFi_eDece46ckcXKKJiGxZTzHW5oTCe3LbbBEyKkLG0kJfIXjKxBKm6BhLEtV5wqL7dW9XB-UemOSeJ25uuhvW/w480-h640/Abortion%20is.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-22552200951329392182024-03-18T07:20:00.001-04:002024-03-18T07:20:00.162-04:00Happy Birthday, Tara Anastasia<p><a href="https://thetarahumphrey.com/?fbclid=IwAR39TkpUYULKzhvnNBWAjtvggF1YkLslOqsrbYTqqxafSCZAhjpfipmSr6Q">Check out her website.</a> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-69601269556705207452024-03-18T07:15:00.001-04:002024-03-18T07:15:00.133-04:00Happy Birthday, Kevin Carey<p> </p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PzVTy5I7OW0?si=epCaejiMOea3lA1t" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-85716825620135426782024-03-18T07:10:00.001-04:002024-03-18T07:10:00.135-04:00There's a New Bozo in Town<p>Not sure if the painted face is linked to the word "Bozo" written above. I saw "Bozo" around quite a bit of South Boston yesterday. I Wonder if they'll pop up somewhere else.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXjJaa7NYY_hMpRdL_JPBAMWFuhj700A5WDXHd0Uj3OBC109yhRBZjjlWnh_6-i5d5vLJoze3cZkswm-9bQhTmvKurzKQSLoHuSaG7U5NYR4uu0WvXAlfd3au09lFDMaZMNHrLcZ0drRfY8xKUYk_3cjUflsXx6S9BhW8qGYs2NCO-PvQziap/s4032/Bozo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXjJaa7NYY_hMpRdL_JPBAMWFuhj700A5WDXHd0Uj3OBC109yhRBZjjlWnh_6-i5d5vLJoze3cZkswm-9bQhTmvKurzKQSLoHuSaG7U5NYR4uu0WvXAlfd3au09lFDMaZMNHrLcZ0drRfY8xKUYk_3cjUflsXx6S9BhW8qGYs2NCO-PvQziap/w480-h640/Bozo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-86864825685056069622024-03-18T06:15:00.001-04:002024-03-18T06:15:23.322-04:00This Week's Friendly Reminder<p>Featuring some newish graffiti I've seen around Jamaica Plain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2WKYrMhqfHK70jB30TrTpSYRFRzLStZUGzpli1H9grMMd9vfYccbftUfB29ZmQuphyrlPb77s7vQRQORKpsw8i-Et1-l0pwjXq9MWmu358yv7ooZfCep9xhKyvngHUAh99deIqjxNQ2KCPHBb3MUnn_xmH_fU4oFEIGCAo535Di9ORoYpBAC/s4032/They%20Lied.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sticker: They lied about Iraq - They lied about Afghanistan - They lied about Vietnam - They're lying about Palestine - DON'T FALL FOR THE U.S. WAR MACHINE" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2WKYrMhqfHK70jB30TrTpSYRFRzLStZUGzpli1H9grMMd9vfYccbftUfB29ZmQuphyrlPb77s7vQRQORKpsw8i-Et1-l0pwjXq9MWmu358yv7ooZfCep9xhKyvngHUAh99deIqjxNQ2KCPHBb3MUnn_xmH_fU4oFEIGCAo535Di9ORoYpBAC/w480-h640/They%20Lied.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-87071524260209516122024-03-18T06:12:00.000-04:002024-03-18T06:12:00.129-04:00Here It Is<p>Here's that Todd in the Shadows One Hit Wonderland on Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Of course they're not a one hit wonder, but Todd basically did this episode to intorduce "Two Tribes" to a whole new audience. </p><p><br /></p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5NSP77KF5l4?si=g7c21723MPI9NngJ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-45967267231924655672024-03-18T06:05:00.001-04:002024-03-18T06:05:00.131-04:00My Monday Morning Music<p>Todd in the Shadows did a recent One Hit Wonderland on Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Figured I would start the week off with my favorite remixes of my favorite song of theirs. Featured this song once before, but not this version.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pnh7x8aU26g?si=f19ysrptiO9hh0vt" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-25270841733739171152024-03-17T08:03:00.001-04:002024-03-17T08:03:00.143-04:00Your Weekly Dose of God<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GyENjJgClXNJoGsLse3h_tsGw5iLBohPRCGTQU40q7Bwbj4gkSPT4Pg2K14KFiDelZPCDH3GJAu5CFjyxGDxMlndr8cz-JxqXHf1AGT4-Mh4Rv5uTI4gNr2sTN6gqQt0MOCEUxcD3vCEQ2ztLAZt67MQ_46HmSqdCR0yZdcLTz_HPZm2xD-Y/s3024/See%20the%20Signs,%203-16-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="3024" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GyENjJgClXNJoGsLse3h_tsGw5iLBohPRCGTQU40q7Bwbj4gkSPT4Pg2K14KFiDelZPCDH3GJAu5CFjyxGDxMlndr8cz-JxqXHf1AGT4-Mh4Rv5uTI4gNr2sTN6gqQt0MOCEUxcD3vCEQ2ztLAZt67MQ_46HmSqdCR0yZdcLTz_HPZm2xD-Y/s320/See%20the%20Signs,%203-16-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Some signs from religious demonstrators not being used at the time I was walking by yesterday. I understand "Jesus Loves You" and "Dios Te Bendiga." But "Free Hugs" is a new one for me. </p><p> <br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-10738916232675205592024-03-17T07:07:00.004-04:002024-03-17T07:07:25.519-04:00Happy Evacuation Day<p> </p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jVib91y6MW0?si=F270NEjaTUk3Qp3k" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><br /></p>Chad Parenteauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699301713168837008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047834.post-81084099844542778042024-03-16T09:12:00.001-04:002024-03-16T09:12:06.494-04:00My Friday Evening Music<p>When I think about hearing Afroman's "Because I Got High" on the rock station WAAF (another station that no longer exists), that solidifies for me how weird the nineties and aughties were for Rock 'n' Roll Radio. </p><p><br /></p><p>
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