It's Almost Over

The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for September 2 is up now at Substack.

That Old Tale Again

Poet Noah Berlatsky and artist Ira Joel Haber close out Oddball Magazine for Wednesday. Thanks so much for reading us.

WAYFS, 9-2-26

No one truly gets canceled I guess. Just deported.
 

From the Nest

Poet Emma Wells and artist Bill Wolak return to kick off the first Wednesday of September. Enjoy what's left of the morning with Oddball Magazine.  

From Revere

 

Revere's new writer and editor Holly Chatelain is this week's Lyrical Somerville poet. Read her work now in The Somerville Times.

Here Too

Even the pianted over posters aren't safe from retribution.

There's Been Escalation

Since last week's incident, there has been one more case of resistance to anti-resistance. 

A Moment of Comics

"Why does the Green Lantern show have to be about race?" Anyone who asks that never read the Green Lantern comics by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams. A page from John Stewart's first appearance in Green Lantern #87 by O'Neil with art by Adams and Dick Giordano.

American Haiku: The Real Question

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 Real Question

 

The one big question

about Venezuelan deal:

Do we now occupy Venezuela? How to pay for this?

Looking for a Mighty Long Time

Staring at the full moon in Provincetown. 

Happy Birthday, Gauri Dixit

 

 

Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

They announced Wendell Berry's death yesterday. Here's his poem "The Peace of Wild Things" thanks to the Scottish Poetry Library. 

For Once

Despite my old phone's limitations, I actually got a halfway decent shot of the moon at the Provincetown docks. 

About Time

Feels wrong for me to live so long yet I only photographed The Lobster Pot for the first time this past Saturday. 

Frozen

Jason Wright's latest Jagged Thought is back to it's regular scheduled day and time at Oddball Magazine. 

Back to Work

Poet Tammy Smith has a tribute to Dolly Parton with artwork from Eric N. Peterson. Have a more solemn 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.

Provincetown mocked me with it's lack of public Wi-Fi.

Winding Down at the Pier

From Saturday as we were waiting for the ferry back from Provincetown.

Oddball Stories with Ron Riekki

Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this Monday.

 

Down That Road Again

The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for August 31 is up now at Substack.