by Clyde Always “San Francisco’s mayor blasted for dancing maskless at a crowded club. She called her critics the ‘fun police.’” —The Washington Post Six weeks ago, Miss Breed decreed that those in indoor spaces must show their papers at the door and muzzle-up their faces. But after letting droplets fly at Tony! Toni! Toné! […]
by Clyde Always The latest lab-leak theorist has recently come out; of COVID’s hazy origins he spoke with little doubt. So who’s this raving, right-wing loon who mispronounced “Wuhan”— Shapiro, Jones or Carlson? Nope: Stewart <comma> Jon.
by Clyde Always “Minnesota bank hostage standoff ends with arrest, no injuries” —NBC A Wells within L’etoile du Nord has caused a huge sensation; great crowds all gaped in shock to watch a hostage situation. Now at its end, the robber’s caught— not much of him do we know— the only thing that’s certain is […]
Poems of the Week Summer-Fall 2024 Robert Archambeau, Ned Balbo, Al Basile, Bruce Bennett, Jerome Betts, Jane Blanchard, L.D. Blevins, Elijah Perseus Blumov, Lida Bushloper, Dan Campion, Joshua Coben, D.A. Cooper, Barbara Lydecker Crane, Pat D’Amico, Katherine Edgren, Kelly Scott Franklin, Daniel Galef, Nicole Caruso Garcia, Midge Goldberg, Julia Griffin, Max Gutmann, Andrew Hudgins, Steven […]
BACK | CONTENTS | NEXT Verse by Anthony Harrington, Julie Kane, X.J. Kennedy, Bob McKenty, Mary McLean, Susan McLean, Mae Scanlan, Gene Weingarten, and Gail White. From Bad to Verse by Bob McKenty The Little Willie is a light-verse form in which a youngster (typically “Little Willie”) is the protagonist or victim of some unfortunate tragedy, malicious mischief, or […]