Polly Bruno
@pollybruno.bsky.social
Author, novel Western Motel (pub. Scribner’s Atheneum, as Polly Gross), stories, a pair of thrillers. Event biz vet, film fan. Chicago South Sider on the Gulf. Yes, that Gulf.
A movie that takes place where you’re from. (In this case, my city and my neighborhood.)
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from. (In this case, my city and my neighborhood.)
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 16: Lesser-known #filmnoir everyone should see?
Easy. Like THE SEARCHERS, one of the two films that ruined me before I set a foot in kindergarten.
Easy. Like THE SEARCHERS, one of the two films that ruined me before I set a foot in kindergarten.
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 16: Lesser-known #filmnoir everyone should see?
Easy. Like THE SEARCHERS, one of the two films that ruined me before I set a foot in kindergarten.
Easy. Like THE SEARCHERS, one of the two films that ruined me before I set a foot in kindergarten.
Post a photo from a different era.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Post a photo from a different era.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
No Kings, Chicago.
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
No Kings, Chicago.
Back among the wild onions in Chicago. All is calm, all is bright.
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Back among the wild onions in Chicago. All is calm, all is bright.
What I’m wearing to the Rapture
September 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What I’m wearing to the Rapture
I enjoyed the kind and curious crime writers—and readers—at #Bouchercon2025. Great gathering in a great place!
September 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I enjoyed the kind and curious crime writers—and readers—at #Bouchercon2025. Great gathering in a great place!
Reupping for my writing fam.
August 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Reupping for my writing fam.
In 1978 a doctor gave me some advice, and I thanked him so enthusiastically that he offered to write it down. Yes, I said. Please do.
August 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In 1978 a doctor gave me some advice, and I thanked him so enthusiastically that he offered to write it down. Yes, I said. Please do.
And if you don’t know…
July 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
And if you don’t know…
Yeah, baby! It’s like Graves and Stafford, if you know you know.
July 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Yeah, baby! It’s like Graves and Stafford, if you know you know.
Toasted Flatbreads. Italian Herb or Original. I used to order crackers from Italy, but tariffs… so I settled on these.
July 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Toasted Flatbreads. Italian Herb or Original. I used to order crackers from Italy, but tariffs… so I settled on these.
Happy Independence Day. Photo by Gordon Parks.
July 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Happy Independence Day. Photo by Gordon Parks.
Today’s freebie—may delete later. And a thought: respect all of your characters, including your walk-ons.
June 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today’s freebie—may delete later. And a thought: respect all of your characters, including your walk-ons.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you.
So I’ve got a shot at getting out, then.
So I’ve got a shot at getting out, then.
June 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you.
So I’ve got a shot at getting out, then.
So I’ve got a shot at getting out, then.
The best newsstand ever was at the top of the stairs leading down to the IC (now Metra) train station, by the north entrance to the Main Library (now Cultural Center), AKA the SW corner of Randolph and Michigan. It was there for decades—I think my classmate Bob Katzman owned it for a time.
June 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The best newsstand ever was at the top of the stairs leading down to the IC (now Metra) train station, by the north entrance to the Main Library (now Cultural Center), AKA the SW corner of Randolph and Michigan. It was there for decades—I think my classmate Bob Katzman owned it for a time.
The first book I remember.
May 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The first book I remember.
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn't a selfie.
You’re not “rung out” from emotional demands, you’re “wrung out.” Pass it on.
April 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You’re not “rung out” from emotional demands, you’re “wrung out.” Pass it on.
Celebrating Easter…
April 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Celebrating Easter…
Found this on my shelves. Damn, it’s good. So funny it’s humbling. Like, I’m funny, but this is…
Recommend.
Recommend.
April 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Found this on my shelves. Damn, it’s good. So funny it’s humbling. Like, I’m funny, but this is…
Recommend.
Recommend.
Repost with a favorite book from childhood.
Bonus quote: “She doesn’t speak French… she IS French.”
Bonus quote: “She doesn’t speak French… she IS French.”
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Repost with a favorite book from childhood.
Bonus quote: “She doesn’t speak French… she IS French.”
Bonus quote: “She doesn’t speak French… she IS French.”