J.J. Tindall
@jjtindall.bsky.social
Literary/visual/musical artist @AppleMusic etc. @Bandcamp Chicago Grindhouse @YouTube; Novel: Sextophenia
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J.J. Tindall
@jjtindall.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Talking this year’s Fuller Award winner
Literary Hall of Fame president Don Evans joins Rick Kogan to talk about this year’s Fuller Award winner, poet Patricia Smith, and the ceremony Thursday at the Poetry Foundation.
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Here I'm joined by @wgnradio.bsky.social' @rickkogan.bsky.social as I interview the Literary Hall of Fame's Don Evans on getting me into it. It's fun.
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Not an act of war but, rather a police action. Wait, where have I heard that before?
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Not an act of war but, rather a police action. Wait, where have I heard that before?
First Rothko Sunrise of 2026🧑🎨
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
First Rothko Sunrise of 2026🧑🎨
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By all accounts, a great retrospective of Kerry James Marshall's work. From London, it moves on to Zurich and Paris, but apparently not Chicago, his home city. There is a catalogue, though.
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Review | To see America’s greatest living painter, you’ll have to cross the pond
A Kerry James Marshall retrospective traveling across Europe reveals the extraordinary power of his art.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
By all accounts, a great retrospective of Kerry James Marshall's work. From London, it moves on to Zurich and Paris, but apparently not Chicago, his home city. There is a catalogue, though.
wapo.st/4sgCyji
wapo.st/4sgCyji
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For those of you previously unaware of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, Merry Christmas. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEU5...
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Nutcracker Suite / Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 GMB
YouTube video by Gustavo Morales Battaglini
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December 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For those of you previously unaware of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, Merry Christmas. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEU5...
Modernist Edit of the Previous Poem on Stefano Stefani
December 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Modernist Edit of the Previous Poem on Stefano Stefani
Seasonal 3 #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Inspired by Feminism
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Inspired by Feminism
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@rogersparkman.bsky.social @marywizchicago.bsky.social Note the Algren content in Hoekstra’s story.
If you liked my blog post on "The Chicago Stomping Grounds of Tom Waits," you must read Dave Hoekstra's brilliant, long read in Newcity: "How the One-Armed Artist Eddie Balchowsky Came to Define the Spirit of the Legendary Music Club Called the Quiet Knight." www.newcity.com/2025/12/17/h...
How the One-Armed Artist Eddie Balchowsky Came to Define the Spirit of the Legendary Music Club Called the Quiet Knight
The Quiet Knight music room was carved out of poetic lines. Between 1969 and 1979, owner Richard Harding booked young acts like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley and Lou Reed on the second floor of the br...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
@rogersparkman.bsky.social @marywizchicago.bsky.social Note the Algren content in Hoekstra’s story.
Spidey Sense telling me a possible "last minute save" of the ACA subsidies from a "savior" coming tonite...
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Spidey Sense telling me a possible "last minute save" of the ACA subsidies from a "savior" coming tonite...
THIS JUST IN! youtube.com/shorts/IkVZ_...
Portrait of Tony Fitzpatrick at Jimmy's in Forest Park
YouTube video by J.J. Tindall's Chicago Grindhouse
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December 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
THIS JUST IN! youtube.com/shorts/IkVZ_...
I find myself straining to come up w/Mossadegh jokes.
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I find myself straining to come up w/Mossadegh jokes.
Grease is the word, Forest Park, IL #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Joniak sounds hammered.
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Joniak sounds hammered.
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My Palestinian Buddy
December 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My Palestinian Buddy
Give A Little Whistle
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Give A Little Whistle
I thought it was a neat idea.
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I thought it was a neat idea.
Whoa. Just dreamt the Jacobins were self-Guillotining. Jeez! Ok, did I miss anything?
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Whoa. Just dreamt the Jacobins were self-Guillotining. Jeez! Ok, did I miss anything?
SCHNELL!
Every. Fucking. Day with this guy-
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SCHNELL!
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Sextophenia: A Novel
Sextophenia: A Novel - Kindle edition by Tindall, J.J. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sextophenia: A Novel.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING it's the gr8 Chicagoan novel. Not just me. JUST IN TIME FOR CYBER FRIDAY SELF-GIFTING! Kindle app FREE ACROSS GEAR! 🕺🕺🕺https://www.amazon.com/Hole-China-J-J-Tindall-ebook/dp/B0041T58JO