Jerry Brennan
@jerrybrennan.bsky.social
Chicagoan. Author of Alone on the Moon, et. al. Founder of Tortoise Books.
www.tortoisebooks.com
www.tortoisebooks.com
"We do not any longer accord unchecked power to our leaders." This book is an excellent read but sadly it has has grown a little dated since @aaronjames.bsky.social published it in 2012. (Or maybe we just need a second edition. One that's HUUUUGE.)
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"We do not any longer accord unchecked power to our leaders." This book is an excellent read but sadly it has has grown a little dated since @aaronjames.bsky.social published it in 2012. (Or maybe we just need a second edition. One that's HUUUUGE.)
Folks I made a pile of the books I'm intending to read "soon-ish" and it extends above and below this pile and I think I am in fact a little delusional. (Showing them spines-away because I don't want anyone to be offended by their exclusion or inclusion in the stack.)
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Folks I made a pile of the books I'm intending to read "soon-ish" and it extends above and below this pile and I think I am in fact a little delusional. (Showing them spines-away because I don't want anyone to be offended by their exclusion or inclusion in the stack.)
Post a pic from your camera roll that no one has seen but you.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Post a pic from your camera roll that no one has seen but you.
I agree with her. But it makes me feel like this...
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I agree with her. But it makes me feel like this...
Man, my neighborhood rocks.
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Man, my neighborhood rocks.
I also just started THE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY by @vermontgmg.bsky.social...a very enjoyable lunchtime companion indeed!
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I also just started THE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY by @vermontgmg.bsky.social...a very enjoyable lunchtime companion indeed!
Getting ready to finally start the new @alexhigley.bsky.social...
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Getting ready to finally start the new @alexhigley.bsky.social...
I mean holy shit
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I mean holy shit
BJE (Big Jeb Energy)
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BJE (Big Jeb Energy)
A couple @tortoisebooks.bsky.social Order Fulfillment Selfies! The bulk of the RESCUED ME/ME RESCATÓ presales, plus a half order for @bristolvaudrin.bsky.social, made for an unexpectedlybusy morning for one poor postal clerk. The Evanston Post Office never knew what hit 'em!
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A couple @tortoisebooks.bsky.social Order Fulfillment Selfies! The bulk of the RESCUED ME/ME RESCATÓ presales, plus a half order for @bristolvaudrin.bsky.social, made for an unexpectedlybusy morning for one poor postal clerk. The Evanston Post Office never knew what hit 'em!
Had a camping trip scheduled this weekend...so we're at #NoKings in Rockford! Steady stream of marchers pouring in and the park is filling up!
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Had a camping trip scheduled this weekend...so we're at #NoKings in Rockford! Steady stream of marchers pouring in and the park is filling up!
Not sure who wrote this horoscope, or how the universe arranged for my wife to see it, but man, oh man...
October 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not sure who wrote this horoscope, or how the universe arranged for my wife to see it, but man, oh man...
My basic problem is when I listen to Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits, all I want to listen to is Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits.
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My basic problem is when I listen to Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits, all I want to listen to is Marianne Faithfull's Greatest Hits.
Big day for this meme in my feed.
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Big day for this meme in my feed.
Someday I will remember that my normal commute is no longer possible, and I cannot simply walk across the Lake Street Bridge. Today is not that day.
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Someday I will remember that my normal commute is no longer possible, and I cannot simply walk across the Lake Street Bridge. Today is not that day.
Getting ready to see Kamala. Not the best seat but we'll take it.
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Getting ready to see Kamala. Not the best seat but we'll take it.
And they have an issue with taxes even though Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar!"
October 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And they have an issue with taxes even though Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar!"
Never made it here before tonight but I see now that was an error on my part.
October 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Never made it here before tonight but I see now that was an error on my part.
Friendly reminder...
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Friendly reminder...
New copies of my baby! (Since we sold out at Lit Fest.) Head on over to www.tortoisebooks.com, but only if you like awesomeness.
September 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
New copies of my baby! (Since we sold out at Lit Fest.) Head on over to www.tortoisebooks.com, but only if you like awesomeness.
A @tortoisebooks.bsky.social Order Fulfillment Selfie! #1159 and two galleys. Plus you get to guess where I am. (Wrong answers only.)
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A @tortoisebooks.bsky.social Order Fulfillment Selfie! #1159 and two galleys. Plus you get to guess where I am. (Wrong answers only.)
Any day when you see the Carbon & Carbide Building in full sunlight is a good day.
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Any day when you see the Carbon & Carbide Building in full sunlight is a good day.