Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes, 4-5-23
Now that the cover photo has your attention...
I’ll Tell You the Chad News First
On Sunday, I worked for a few hours on poetry stuff.
You have no idea how unthinkable that has been for the last half year.
Nearly every Sunday I’ve been collapsing on either the couch or the bed, barely able to do house chores.
Maybe it’s me growing older, maybe my urge to hibernate is out of control. Thing is, I’ve been the exact opposite of a Sunday writer.
Last Sunday, I forced myself to stay on the computer for about two to three hours.
It helped that I was determined to keep up with National Poetry Writing Month over the weekend.
That screen time made all the difference this current week.
Monday through Friday, I am up between four or five in the morning and between my job, my writing and organizing activities, I stay up until about ten or eleven. You would think I wouldn’t need to do anything poetry related on a Sunday, but damn does it help. Makes me feel less tired now, if that makes any sense.
Stone Soup Poetry
March 22 was the all open mic at the Assemblage Gallery. Read the Stone Soup Croutons poem from that week, “Daylight Shavings.”
On March 29, we celebrated the end of March with Frances Donovan. Read the Stone Soup Croutons poem “Single Life.”
Tonight, we have Karen Friedland featuring. I made the announcement on Sunday, and it already feels like the most anticipated feature of the year. Don’t miss out.
Oddball Magazine
Click here to read poems this week by Laura Klein, Jeff Taylor and Noah Berlatsky.
On Monday, or comics continued with “The Secrets of Skinny People” by Geoffrey Fallon and “She Who Laughs Lasts” with Anne Skove. Joshua Eric Williams was our guest for our latest installment of Oddball Stories. Jason Wright kept his Jagged Thoughts poem column going, and we’re ready to run James Van Looy’s tomorrow (It’s All One Thing. Janet Cormier’s Bamboozled No More! and Bruce Wise’s Wise Words continue on Friday. Additional surprises? Stay tuned.
Among the Fleas Again
Two Saturdays ago, Roberta Beach Jacobson included one of my haiku in the latest edition of Five Fleas (Itchy Poetry).
The Tuesday Poems
Published Parts Thirty-Two and Thirty-Three of the Tuesday Poem series are now up at my Patreon. The sooner more people subscribe, the sooner I’ll be able to start new projects.
From Last Month
Found out today that I was published last month in The Rye Whiskey Review. Read my poem "Break."
Happy National Poetry Writing Month
NaPoWriMo started on Saturday, April first. No, really.
The challenge is to write a poem a day for thirty days
There’s still time to join my private Stone Soup Poetry group if you want to try it.
Also, check out the NaPoWriMo website, and submit your blog or website if you're using one to share your poems.
And, of course, keep an eye on this link to see every poem I post for April.
Published Just in Time for the Indictment
My latest Statement of the United blackout poem is up on Medium.
Pop Stuff
My work is still going strong at The Ugly Monster. Check out my Comic Book Haiku on Batman: One Bad Day — Clayface #1, issues #1 and #2 of the new Superman series, Batman: One Bad Day — Ra’s al Ghul #1, Punisher #10 and my current favorite, Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1.
Not quiet caught up with covering everything I missed, but I’m working on that longer piece now. Hope it comes up soon.
Miscellaneous
Check out my website and get a lot of the news before it winds up in this email.
Check my blog out for exclusive content and poetry news not related to Stone Soup.
Check out my Medium. I hope to add even more soon.
I had fun on my TikTok this past Tuesday.
If you like what I do, consider supporting me on my Patreon.
Thanks for reading down this far.
Chad