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Got my new lock - guess I’ve used Divvy for a while.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Got my new lock - guess I’ve used Divvy for a while.
This is today! Raise a glass to Nelson Algren!
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is today! Raise a glass to Nelson Algren!
Biggest crowd I’ve ever seen in Chicago. Never loved my city more.
October 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Biggest crowd I’ve ever seen in Chicago. Never loved my city more.
“An October sort of city, even in spring….” Come celebrate our city’s greatest novelist October 19th.
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“An October sort of city, even in spring….” Come celebrate our city’s greatest novelist October 19th.
Some cool Chicago history coming up.
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Some cool Chicago history coming up.
From today’s bike ride downtown. “Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?/Think not of them, thou hast thy music too… “
September 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
From today’s bike ride downtown. “Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?/Think not of them, thou hast thy music too… “
A meeting of water bottles at the Bloomingdale trail head. Mr. Blue-Green Top has the floor.
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A meeting of water bottles at the Bloomingdale trail head. Mr. Blue-Green Top has the floor.
Signs of mystery - Chicago, neighborhood of Avondale
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Signs of mystery - Chicago, neighborhood of Avondale
Lots of bad stuff happening- but Ringo is still playing.
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Lots of bad stuff happening- but Ringo is still playing.
Fabulous Sandra Cisneros at Printers Row. “Don’t wait for somebody else to be a hero. It’s time to rise up.”
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fabulous Sandra Cisneros at Printers Row. “Don’t wait for somebody else to be a hero. It’s time to rise up.”
Set up time at Printers Row. Waiting for Sandra Cisneros.
September 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Set up time at Printers Row. Waiting for Sandra Cisneros.
More Chicago chaos - people riding bikes in the sunshine!
September 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
More Chicago chaos - people riding bikes in the sunshine!
More from the nightmare that is Chicago.
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
More from the nightmare that is Chicago.
A weekend scene from our Chicago hellscape.
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A weekend scene from our Chicago hellscape.
Best possible use of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. They should close it every Sunday.
August 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Best possible use of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. They should close it every Sunday.
Our fall issue is out with 2 stories by me - one on the Smashing Pumpkins’ album coming to the Lyric, one on a real Chicago Goodman show.
August 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our fall issue is out with 2 stories by me - one on the Smashing Pumpkins’ album coming to the Lyric, one on a real Chicago Goodman show.
Hoping someday he gets his park.
August 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hoping someday he gets his park.
My teen said she was making me something out of clay. “Is it the tangled black mess of my soul?” I asked. “No,” she said. “It’s an otter.”
August 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My teen said she was making me something out of clay. “Is it the tangled black mess of my soul?” I asked. “No,” she said. “It’s an otter.”
Crazy crowds at the Atlas sidewalk sale today - glad there are so many pen and ink fans out there.
August 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Crazy crowds at the Atlas sidewalk sale today - glad there are so many pen and ink fans out there.
Margie’s - a key square on the Chicago summer bingo card.
August 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Margie’s - a key square on the Chicago summer bingo card.
In the community garden
July 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In the community garden
I’ve interviewed a lot of celebrities. But only a few sent me into a fan-girl panic attack ahead of the event. I was freaked out about interviewing one of my heroines- Sandra Cisneros. Fortunately, it went well. She’s so cool!
July 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I’ve interviewed a lot of celebrities. But only a few sent me into a fan-girl panic attack ahead of the event. I was freaked out about interviewing one of my heroines- Sandra Cisneros. Fortunately, it went well. She’s so cool!
On the one hand, I hate being sick. On the other hand, Super Friends is on.
June 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On the one hand, I hate being sick. On the other hand, Super Friends is on.
Corpus Christi procession on the Northwest side of Chicago.
June 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Corpus Christi procession on the Northwest side of Chicago.