Keith Lewis
@kemilew.bsky.social
Former high school and middle school English teacher—owner of a bookstore in Chicago. Married with two amazing kids, the sweetest pitbull in the world, three cats, and two tarantulas!
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"Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."
Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
#chicago #literature #chicagowriters #brokennosebooks
Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
#chicago #literature #chicagowriters #brokennosebooks
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."
Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
#chicago #literature #chicagowriters #brokennosebooks
Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make
#chicago #literature #chicagowriters #brokennosebooks
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Please follow @fairfundchicago.bsky.social! Share this post with anyone you think might help fully fund this school book fair. Imagine if you'd been able to go to the school book fair and choose books at no cost to you or your family. secure.givelively.org/donate/fair-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Please follow @fairfundchicago.bsky.social! Share this post with anyone you think might help fully fund this school book fair. Imagine if you'd been able to go to the school book fair and choose books at no cost to you or your family. secure.givelively.org/donate/fair-...
I know it's probably just spam and data collection, but how utterly tone deaf can you get? "We want to reward small businesses with this purchase from the giant corporation trying to kill them off." #fuckamazon #piranhaco
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I know it's probably just spam and data collection, but how utterly tone deaf can you get? "We want to reward small businesses with this purchase from the giant corporation trying to kill them off." #fuckamazon #piranhaco
Cooked lunch! Delicious! Sautéed paneer with broccoli and cauliflower, Greek yogurt, and microgreens.
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Cooked lunch! Delicious! Sautéed paneer with broccoli and cauliflower, Greek yogurt, and microgreens.
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A massive loss to Chicago. Truly a one-of-a-kind artist. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/t...
Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago artist in many realms, has died at 66
He had recently published a new book, “The Sun at the End of the Road,” filled with his distinctive art, poetry and prose. Some consider it a memoir.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A massive loss to Chicago. Truly a one-of-a-kind artist. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/t...
Mohamed Abozekry room the Beverly Arts Center on the #SouthSide of #Chicago. A fantastic fusion of #jazz and #middleeastern #music. #oud and #saxophone. Check him out if you've never heard of him.
October 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mohamed Abozekry room the Beverly Arts Center on the #SouthSide of #Chicago. A fantastic fusion of #jazz and #middleeastern #music. #oud and #saxophone. Check him out if you've never heard of him.
A free concert of middle eastern music in my neighborhood. #Chicago #beverlyartscenter #worldmusicfestival #dcase
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A free concert of middle eastern music in my neighborhood. #Chicago #beverlyartscenter #worldmusicfestival #dcase
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FAIR Fund Chicago is a registered 501(c)(3) dedicated to ensuring that ALL kids can walk away from their school book fair with books! No one leaves emptyhanded. #books #booksky #literacy #nonprofit #indiebookstores #bookfair #schoolbookfair #dogoodthings
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Bookies starts FAIR Fund
As owner of Bookie’s New and Used Books, Keith Lewis has seen firsthand the disappointment of children when they walk away from their school’s book fair empty-handed.
www.beverlyreview.net
September 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
FAIR Fund Chicago is a registered 501(c)(3) dedicated to ensuring that ALL kids can walk away from their school book fair with books! No one leaves emptyhanded. #books #booksky #literacy #nonprofit #indiebookstores #bookfair #schoolbookfair #dogoodthings
www.beverlyreview.net/news/top_sto...
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"South Koreans Swept Up in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant in Georgia" And this will make South Korea want to continue manufacturing in the U.S. how? And this will make South Korea want to invest in the U.S. how? This administration never sees the big picture. They never make predictions.
September 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"South Koreans Swept Up in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant in Georgia" And this will make South Korea want to continue manufacturing in the U.S. how? And this will make South Korea want to invest in the U.S. how? This administration never sees the big picture. They never make predictions.
Dear Chicago,
Painting a picture of a bike on the street doesn't make that street a bike path.
Sincerely,
A person who drives in Chicago
Painting a picture of a bike on the street doesn't make that street a bike path.
Sincerely,
A person who drives in Chicago
August 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Dear Chicago,
Painting a picture of a bike on the street doesn't make that street a bike path.
Sincerely,
A person who drives in Chicago
Painting a picture of a bike on the street doesn't make that street a bike path.
Sincerely,
A person who drives in Chicago
NY Times Pips today
E: 23 seconds
M: 55 seconds
H: 2:48
Definitely a record for me so far.
E: 23 seconds
M: 55 seconds
H: 2:48
Definitely a record for me so far.
August 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
NY Times Pips today
E: 23 seconds
M: 55 seconds
H: 2:48
Definitely a record for me so far.
E: 23 seconds
M: 55 seconds
H: 2:48
Definitely a record for me so far.
Best thinking puzzle games i play daily:
1. Honeycomb Hotel by Everett Kaser Games. I've been playing this for literal decades. Logic.
2. Sootly: Probably the most challenging word game ive played (shy of cryptic crosswords). Wordle on steroids.
3. Pips, the new ny times puzzle. Three levels daily
1. Honeycomb Hotel by Everett Kaser Games. I've been playing this for literal decades. Logic.
2. Sootly: Probably the most challenging word game ive played (shy of cryptic crosswords). Wordle on steroids.
3. Pips, the new ny times puzzle. Three levels daily
August 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Best thinking puzzle games i play daily:
1. Honeycomb Hotel by Everett Kaser Games. I've been playing this for literal decades. Logic.
2. Sootly: Probably the most challenging word game ive played (shy of cryptic crosswords). Wordle on steroids.
3. Pips, the new ny times puzzle. Three levels daily
1. Honeycomb Hotel by Everett Kaser Games. I've been playing this for literal decades. Logic.
2. Sootly: Probably the most challenging word game ive played (shy of cryptic crosswords). Wordle on steroids.
3. Pips, the new ny times puzzle. Three levels daily
Ipswich town and a sweet kitty. A nice way to start a saturday.
August 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ipswich town and a sweet kitty. A nice way to start a saturday.
AP Language teachers, a great example of a post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy. Just because Sydney Sweeney's niche film floppe after the american eagle ad controversy doesn't mean it was the cause, as this headline from huffpost seems to imply. I didn't read the article because I don't care.
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
AP Language teachers, a great example of a post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy. Just because Sydney Sweeney's niche film floppe after the american eagle ad controversy doesn't mean it was the cause, as this headline from huffpost seems to imply. I didn't read the article because I don't care.
"Yes. It was me. I pooped on the rug. I'm a bad lap doggie."
August 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Yes. It was me. I pooped on the rug. I'm a bad lap doggie."
I still miss Paul Sherwen as Phil Liggett’s partner. The way he talked about the scenery, sights, sites, monuments, architecture, and history along the Tour de France routes was one of the reasons I watched it every year. Bob still does it a bit, but it’s not the same. #tdf #tourdefrance
July 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I still miss Paul Sherwen as Phil Liggett’s partner. The way he talked about the scenery, sights, sites, monuments, architecture, and history along the Tour de France routes was one of the reasons I watched it every year. Bob still does it a bit, but it’s not the same. #tdf #tourdefrance
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Wise words from @sadiehartmann.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Wise words from @sadiehartmann.bsky.social
Trump vs. Musk makes Edward vs. Jacob suddenly seem like something of grave importance.
June 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump vs. Musk makes Edward vs. Jacob suddenly seem like something of grave importance.
How did Wallace Shawn not win an Emmy for his role on Young Sheldon?
May 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
How did Wallace Shawn not win an Emmy for his role on Young Sheldon?