12Jul 2026 Johnny Olson

Look at me mamma…

Look at me mamma, feeling blue today because I can’t talk to you & wish you a happy birthday. I miss being able to pick up the phone and call... Read More
4Jul 2026 Johnny Olson

What’s That Sound?

There’s something happening here What it is seems exactly clear There’s a man with his cult over there A-telling us we got to beware I think it’s time we stop... Read More
editors note:

An unfortunate update to a song from back then to “Oh, no!” now. – mh clay

1Jan 2026 Johnny Olson

fabulous roman candles

“...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time,... Read More
1Jan 2026 Johnny Olson

Resolve

In 3…2…1… Hurtling thru space and time we attempt to make modern reasons from ancient rhymes. While the clock hands keep on ticking, clicking closer to the end. In the... Read More
editors note:

This new now, unlike the old now, is our when and how. – mh clay

6Aug 2025 Johnny Olson

Miss America

I miss America. This country that I see Isn’t what she used to be Divided states, divisive views With red, blue & purple hues Once the land of liberty Just... Read More
editors note:

Missing but not forgotten. Let’s make THAT America great again. – mh clay

28Nov 2024 Johnny Olson

The Turkey & the Ham

(inspired by Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs & Ham") I am mad! I am mad! Mad I am! That mad I am! That mad I am! I do not like how... Read More
editors note:

When you give thanks, or no thanks, pass the gravy, too (makes a dry chew easier to swallow). – mh clay

21Dec 2023 Johnny Olson

Change is a coming

Change is a coming… In the vast blackness that envelops the day, vicariously balancing the yin & the yang, feeling a rebirth as midnight's darkness slips away welcoming the dawn... Read More
editors note:

This Holiday Harbinger says it’s coming… ready or not! – mh clay

28Dec 2022 Johnny Olson

Bah Week

Spanning the Yuletide and the New Year sits an odd and awkward limbo week in which the shimmering of glitzy Christmas delights dulls and the glimmering of fresh starts teases... Read More
editors note:

We’re in the middle of it (holiday hump day), so let’s get this out now, folks. The coming slate is blank, yet. – mh clay

3Jul 2022 Johnny Olson

Our Crumbling House

Things are getting out of control. The black hole hold these dark souls have upon this Nation is alarmingly disheartening and certainly sickening. I sit in shock as I watch... Read More
4Jun 2022 Johnny Olson

What. We. Do.

We are man! Watch us fuck some shit up! This is our finest art. Fucking. Shit. Up. We knew this was gonna happen. We were warned. Now we’ve gone too... Read More
editors note:

Is this a sad fact or a witty whack (at us)? Hmmm. Don’t quite feel like laughing… – mh clay