Mr. Dan Kelly
@mrdankelly.bsky.social
Chicago Writer/Editor from Oak Forest Living in Highland Park
"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."—Terence
"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."—Terence
We lost David Lynch a year ago.
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
We lost David Lynch a year ago.
Remember: you will win every chess game by immediately sacrificing your queen. It shames the other side into resigning.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Remember: you will win every chess game by immediately sacrificing your queen. It shames the other side into resigning.
Somehow I accidentally learned Tony Dokoupil wrote about his "second circumcision," and now you have to know about it too.
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Somehow I accidentally learned Tony Dokoupil wrote about his "second circumcision," and now you have to know about it too.
We lost Alan Rickman 10 years ago today. RIP
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We lost Alan Rickman 10 years ago today. RIP
When our former Veep Nelson Rockefeller did it, he did it with a smile, and was only returning the salute to a group of hecklers who’d flipped him off.
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
When our former Veep Nelson Rockefeller did it, he did it with a smile, and was only returning the salute to a group of hecklers who’d flipped him off.
Here's the fun part... they only started recording marriages in 1962. I have a copy of the document the church gave them, but I'm not sure if that's "official" enough.
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Here's the fun part... they only started recording marriages in 1962. I have a copy of the document the church gave them, but I'm not sure if that's "official" enough.
Lit Editor Business for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Patrick T. Reardon reviews Michael McColly's account of walking Lake Michigan's Chicago shoreline. As Reardon points out, despite appearances, it's not another fawning paean to the city.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/01/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/01/...
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Lit Editor Business for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Patrick T. Reardon reviews Michael McColly's account of walking Lake Michigan's Chicago shoreline. As Reardon points out, despite appearances, it's not another fawning paean to the city.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/01/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/01/...
I just started perusing The Eternaut (re-released by @fantagraphics.bsky.social) and, my God, required sci-fi reading. It does bear the earmarks of comic strip storytelling (characters repeat phrases from the previous installment, etc.). That in no way interferes with enjoying it, however.
January 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I just started perusing The Eternaut (re-released by @fantagraphics.bsky.social) and, my God, required sci-fi reading. It does bear the earmarks of comic strip storytelling (characters repeat phrases from the previous installment, etc.). That in no way interferes with enjoying it, however.
Sometimes a comic panel sticks with you forever. From Mad Magazine's Batman TV show parody, Bats-Man. Art by Mort Drucker.
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Sometimes a comic panel sticks with you forever. From Mad Magazine's Batman TV show parody, Bats-Man. Art by Mort Drucker.
Check out 13310 Baltimore a few doors down to see a fragment of the former Hegewisch Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan protege Parker N. Berry. More here:
chicagosteppes.mrdankelly.com?p=373
chicagosteppes.mrdankelly.com?p=373
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Check out 13310 Baltimore a few doors down to see a fragment of the former Hegewisch Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan protege Parker N. Berry. More here:
chicagosteppes.mrdankelly.com?p=373
chicagosteppes.mrdankelly.com?p=373
Tenth anniversary of this moment between me and my wife.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Tenth anniversary of this moment between me and my wife.
Trying a new cider.
January 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Trying a new cider.
David Bowie would've been 79 today.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
David Bowie would've been 79 today.
How old was Disraeli when this photo was taken?
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
How old was Disraeli when this photo was taken?
Really getting sick of the porn accounts.
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Really getting sick of the porn accounts.
Moon and jet trail.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Moon and jet trail.