afternoon poetry update

i sent out 17 poems this afternoon. 3 each to The Beatnik Cowboy and Full of Crow. 5 to Horror Sleaze Trash and 6 to Midnight Lane Boutique. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdicts.

my 3 poems at Full of Crow

my poems "destroy that enemy", "signs of life" and "brutal hindsight" have been published in the Spring / Summer 2017 edition of Full of Crow. go here to find the poems:
http://www.fullofcrow.com/poetry/archives/jj-campbell-summer-2017/

response from Full of Crow

i heard back from Elynn at Full of Crow on my poetry submission from May. my poems "destroy that enemy", "signs of life" and "brutal hindsight" have been accepted for publication.

it's always the hard way...

before i go on about Manchester United, a little poetry news first...

i sent out 24 poems today; 3 to Full of Crow, 6 to ZYX and 5 each to Horror Sleaze Trash, Section 8 Magazine and Misfit Magazine. when i hear back from these places i will pass on the verdicts.

i did hear back from Alan at Misfit Magazine. they are in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment and wants me to send again in July.

Manchester United knew all they needed was a draw today to advance to the Europa League final. sadly, that's how they played as well. sometimes they were great but as usual, never clinical. and the rest of the time they simply sat back and gave away chance after chance. thank god Celta Vigo couldn't hit the broadside of a barn for most of the match. now, the red cards late really pissed me off and i do hope that the red card Eric Bailly picked up gets rescinded. i figure it won't, but i can dream i suppose. United will play Ajax in the Europa League final. a win is the only way United can make the Champions League next season.

NXT was really good last night. the upcoming Takeover event in Chicago should be great.

the season finale of Total Divas was actually pretty damn good last night. i think i could watch Lana and Naomi dance forever.

i did watch a little of both Game 7's last night. i was not shocked at all by Washington losing at home and i'm sure the league is happy that Anaheim beat Edmonton.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Lip Sync Battle, the season finale of The Big Bang Theory and the season finale of Life in Pieces.

the New York Yankees start a series tonight at home against Houston. this is the weekend they will retire Derek Jeter's number 2.

i have to take mom tomorrow to get her blood work done again for her upcoming surgery.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling podcast today. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/5/11/wrestling-podcast-133-cathy-kelley

i think that's all for me today kids as i have dishes to do and dinner to make. joy.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Matthew Sweet - The Ugly Truth
Sia - Breathe Me
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
Bon Iver - Skinny Love

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali

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my 3 poems at Full of Crow (Winter 2017)

my poems "spend your money wisely", "the capacity to bleed" and "the reality of knowing" have been published in Full of Crow (Winter 2017). i wrote these poems a few years ago and i am thrilled they have finally been published. you can find them by going here:
http://www.fullofcrow.com/poetry/archives/j-j-campbell-winter-2017/

and here i thought i was the asshole

i went to the post office today to mail a bill out since whoever does our mail decided today of all days they would get it done before 11 AM. so, as i'm walking up to the door, i notice this woman walking up from the other side. now, regardless of how i look, i do try to be polite as much as possible. so, i held the door open for her. the look of disgust on her face was comical. i figured she was probably a lesbian. i dropped my mail in the slot and started to laugh. there has to be a poem coming soon i suppose. then i went to the grocery store. sun was out and it was getting warmer. and here i am sucking on cough drops hoping to get what i need to get before another coughing fit comes on. if i didn't have to get more cough syrup or NyQuil, it would have been under $100 again. of course, i did stop in the liquor store and got some spiced rum (they didn't have my favorite, fuck) and a bottle of Jagermeister. one way or another, this cough is going to die.

i'm really hoping to kill it tonight as i really want to go to the Dayton Flyers game tomorrow. halftime will be the Hall of Fame ceremonies and Brian Roberts is one of the inductees this year. he's one of my favorite players ever at Dayton. so, hopefully i'll be going to the game tomorrow. if not, i'll be pissed off watching it on television.

The Big Bang Theory was pretty funny last night.

Life in Pieces was hilarious last night.

Baskets was too fucking funny last night. the shit water coming up from the toilet was fucking hilarious.

the New York Rangers lost to the fucking Islanders last night, 4-2. so much for that 6 game winning streak. they play next on Sunday at home against Washington.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW and Real Time with Bill Maher.

i heard from the editor at Full of Crow on my query from last month. i sent them the poems that were lost from last year once again. hopefully i hear back from them soon.

my sister is coming down for tomorrow. mom got a new phone so my sister is going to help her with that before (hopefully) we go to the basketball game.

i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow. hopefully it will be early evening.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Grateful Dead - Morning Dew (Live)
Little Dragon - High
Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come
Ohio Players - Jive Turkey

"Limits like fear, is often an illusion." - Michael Jordan

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time for the first sunburn of the year

today was 70 and not really humid outside. as close to paradise as i ever expect to get to.

for National Poetry Month, i give you:

today has been a busy one for me regarding poetry. i wrote 6 poems while in the waiting room of my mother's physical therapy appointment. i typed those up this evening and i really like a few of them. also, i sent out 6 poems today. 3 each to Full of Crow and Dead Snakes. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdict.

mom said the physical therapist was really pleased at how well she did today. i told her it had to be the stress of her taxes and work. she agreed.

we went out to eat and then to Menards after her appointment. i had to get some more food for the birds.

i really enjoyed WWE Smackdown last night. with how deep the roster is right now, it should be difficult for them to put out a bad product.

Lip Sync Battle was ridiculous last night.

the New York Yankees pissed away the lead last night and lost at Toronto, 4-2. they are basically doing the same thing tonight at home against Seattle. good times.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NJPW and VICE.

i listened to a great new podcast today called Seton Calling. it's done by Seton O'Connor from the Dan Patrick Show. it's a great mix of music and some shit other than sports. i highly recommend it. you should be able to find it on the right hand side of this blog and by going to here:
http://setoncalling.com/

with the insane sports schedule tomorrow (Manchester United in the morning, right into the Yankees game in the afternoon, which will go right into the New York Rangers playoff game) i will probably be back on here sometime tomorrow afternoon or early evening. hopefully i will be drunk.

i hope everyone has a great weekend and hopefully you have some great weather to actually enjoy.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Nasty Bits - Woman Like You
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Chris Cornell - Stay With Me Baby

"Learning never exhausts the mind." - Leonardo da Vinci

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