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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 6h

#poetry #haiku #columbusday

Oddball Stories with Eric Green - oddball magazine

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 21h

Oddball Stories with Eric Green. #essay #nonfiction @oddballmagazine.bsky.social

A more-than normal slice of life

She Who Laughs Lasts: Our Gay Cats! - oddball magazine

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

Those cats. #comics @oddballmagazine.bsky.social

Let's see what this week's Annefesto is, shall we?

It's Later Now, Part Six: Too Late | Chad Parenteau

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

It's Later Now, Part Six: Too Late. Read my latest in this series on my Patreon. #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

Does Scorsese know he’s back?#trump #america #2025 #newsfromthefront #columbusday

Obama Black: A Comic by Jaryd Porter, Part Two - oddball magazine

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

Our Comics Story Continues. Trigger warning for the heady subject matter and language. Read the second part of "Obama Black" by Jaryd Porter to kick off the holiday Monday. #comics @oddballmagazine.bsky.social

The first chapter in a comics story running all of October

A Stone Soup Poem I Was Never Going to Publish | Chad Parenteau

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

I knew there was a reason I didn’t delete my Twitter account.

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

Read "End of The World Poetry Club," a piece marking my twenty years as as Stone Soup host. Just join my Patreon for free. #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

#poetry #haiku #fall #fall2025 #weather

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d

And that’s why I went home and went straight to bed before 8 o’clock last night. #music #weekend

microdadaism, nanononsense, minisurrealism

Reposted by Chad Parenteau

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 3d

Dadakuku is now back open for submissions, with a new working submission form! Give it a go!

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d

New England weather
keeps showing signs of uncute
schizophrenia.

#poetry #haiku #HaikuSaturday

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d

Spirit breaking news whenever I can get around to it. #america #2025 #trump

Bamboozled No More! School Daze - oddball magazine

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d

In session. #poetry @oddballmagazine.bsky.social

Politics, social commentary from Janet Cormier

It's All One Thing #607: Just Like “ICE” - oddball magazine

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

As they continue. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Missives, musings and music from a performing mime at large

Tobias Hofacre Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 10-8-25

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

From this week's online gathering. It's nice to have the kids show the adults in the room how it's done. Thanks to Tobias for a memorable feature. #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks so much to Tobias Hofacre for a fantastic feature last night. The north is lucky to have him. More features to come this October! #poetry #poetrycommunity

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

I think this went well. Can’t wait to tell everyone I’m not supposed to tell! #america #2025

Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes, 10-8-25

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

People who live only to hate and hurt other people give themselves a lot of time for practice, and they get very good at it.

No wonder the people left over at Twitter—I refuse to call it X— are all so engaged with each other. Even the ones attacking the haters have no chance of keeping up.

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

One of the most hateful people in my life had no job, no partner to speak of, no real friends at all the time in the world. Their harassment of me lasted long after I moved to a different part of the city just to get away from them.

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d

I think Bluesky has a hard time measuring up to other social media apps is because the majority of users are people with jobs and responsibilities, and loved ones. At least one or two of the three.

Twitter is a steaming pile of Catturds either trying to hurt people or celebrating hurt people.

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 6d

The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for October 8 is up now at Substack. #poetry #poetrycommunity #artwork #photography #comics

The state of something

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 6d

His eyes! His eyes! Poetry by Dustin P Brow with artwork by Pete Urkowitz. #poetry #poetrycommunity @oddballmagazine.bsky.social

Poem by Dustin P Brow - oddball magazine

Artwork by Peter Urkowitz