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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶

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Writer. Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. Born and raised in Chicago. Sacred Smokes, Sacred City, Sacred Folks. Never Whistle at Night. The El has arrived. Available everywhere. Books and more here: theodorevanalst.com

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · Mar 1

Now available for preorder wherever you get your book on. Got some cool words from cool folks on there.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2h

That’s good to know! I wondered about the large print thing when Never Whistle at Night got that after a couple months.

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2h

🤣🤣yes!

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 13h

Great time! Thanks for having me!

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight! Come out come out wherever you are . . .

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 21h

We want to know what you love about Chicago! Nominate your favorite creators, changemakers, business owners, and more for a Best of Chicago award by Oct 26. Help us celebrate what makes this city amazing by going to chicagoreader.com/best

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 21h

Some Chicago hellscape #photography

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight! Come out come out wherever you are . . .

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 2d

Seems appropriate to be reading this after I spent some time with Lin-Manuel Miranda's concept album for THE WARRIORS

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Gabino! Folks can hop on The El wherever they get their books. Happy #FridayReads!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Rogers Park folks and anyone up for a visit to that fine, fine neighborhood. Checkitout:

Lazy & Entitled @lazyandentitled.bsky.social · 6d

WHAT YOU DOING NEXT WEDNESDAY

WE GOT A READING

WE GOT @thecorlew.bsky.social WE GOT @bnothing.bsky.social WE GOT @renbolger.bsky.social WE GOT @tvayyyy.bsky.social ALL READING

COME OUT AND GET SCARED IN ROGERS PARK

flyer for a reading saying Lazy & Entitled presents Scary Stories To Tell In Rogers Park October 8th 7 PM celebrating new books from Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. and Lauren Bolger additional readings and music by Chris Corlew & Brendan Johnson Rivers & Roads Cafe espresso bar and snacks available 1259 W Devon Ave

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2d

If you see this, QTP with a horror movie that shares the same first letter as your name.👻
#horrorsky #filmsky #promosky

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2d

Going to go again

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2d

So good

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 2d

Some Chicago #photography

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 5d

Over Ukrainian Village for a bit

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 5d

Be safe

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 5d

Goodlord

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 5d

Hope you dig it!

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 6d

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Gabino! Folks can hop on The El wherever they get their books. Happy #FridayReads!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6d

Horror lit is in an unprecedented renaissance of quality, partly driven by an explosion of novelists of color, women and nonbinary writers; partly driven by newly dedicated horror sections in bookstores; partly driven by a proliferation of horror-only book clubs, writes Christopher Borrelli.

Poking around the scary, horrible, disgusting, excellent cauldron of new horror lit

Horror lit is in an unprecedented renaissance right now, driven by a diverse crop of new writers, robust horror sections in bookstores and the spread of horror-only book clubs. But all roads lead b…

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Super cool! Man. That’s the goods

Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Rogers Park folks and anyone up for a visit to that fine, fine neighborhood. Checkitout:

Lazy & Entitled @lazyandentitled.bsky.social · 6d

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Some Chicago hellscape #photography

A cloud at the top of the Hancock building in Chicago, seen from a neighborhood two miles away.

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 6d

Yes.