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Very pleased to announce that Zumwalt’s latest poem, Lettuce Rejoice! (The patriotic Cyclospora cayetanensis) was published today at New Verse News. Please visit. New Verse News is a wonderful concept providing news items as poetry: https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/lettuce-rejoice-patriotic-cyclospora.html (AI-generated graphic by NightCafé borrowed from New Verse News.)

Lettuce Rejoice! (The patriotic Cyclospora cayetanensis) August 14, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: vii. The Manager August 12, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: vi. The Imperfect Cook August 11, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: v. Auto Tunes August 10, 2026
Fifty Year Friday: August 1976; Return to Forever: Romantic Warrior August 7, 2026
Thoughtful Thursday: Either/Or August 6, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: iv. Butter and eggs August 5, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: iii. Blonde August 4, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: ii. A pickle and a black hole August 3, 2026
Containment Report August 1, 2026
The Sassoon Collection: i. Everyone sang while I fell asleep July 31, 2026
Optional July 25, 2026
Thoughtful Thursday: Ongoing Extinctions; Darwinism in the World of Poetry Journals July 23, 2026
The Threat of Virtue July 20, 2026
Sermon from the Central Datacenter July 18, 2026
Thoughtful Thursday July 16, 2026
Macpherson and Platner in the Recycle Bin July 14, 2026
Jon Anderson: Olias of Sunhillow; Fifty Year Friday: July 1976 July 10, 2026
OUR FREE UNION July 4, 2026
Zumwalt’s “Ogun’s Tollbooth” selected as Editor’s Choice at Bewildering Stories June 30, 2026

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