Letters

• For Auld Lang Syne, 2021 — December 31, 2021
• Shock & Aw Shucks. Part One. — September 13, 2021
• Invisible Monsters — January 13, 2021
• For Auld Lang Syne, 2020 — December 31, 2020
• Shakespeare's Lost Handwriting — June 20, 2020
• We the Better People — January 5, 2020
• For Auld Lang Syne — February 19, 2019
• Small Moves — September 11, 2018

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Listen

• Chicago Journal Podcast. Madigan's Magical Mystery Machine. — March 10, 2022
• Chicago Journal Podcast. At the End of an Era. — August 11, 2021
• Chicago Journal Podcast. There Are Only Victims Here. — July 15, 2021
• Chicago Journal Podcast. Brief Introduction. — June 29, 2021
• Chicago Journal Podcast. The Summer of Life. — June 12, 2021
• Chicago Journal Podcast. Teaser. — April 14, 2021
• Craig Walker Show. Episode 3. For Auld Lang Syne. — April 13, 2021
• Craig Walker Show. Episode 2. Small Moves. — April 9, 2021
• Craig Walker Show. Episode 1. In the Beginning... — April 8, 2021

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Poems

• Briefly Held — March 25, 2025
• It Was Good Once — March 3, 2025
• As Long As I Have Faith — May 26, 2023
• Midnight Massacre of the Black Army — May 31, 2022
• Toast 5 — April 8, 2022
• Every Man Tells A Story — July 20, 2021
• All Men Need Secret Dreams — May 20, 2021
• Toast 4 — May 17, 2021
• And Yet Here I Remain — November 7, 2020
• In a Public Garden, Late Summer — September 21, 2020
• Toast 3 — August 31, 2020
• Aye, Aye — August 8, 2020
• My Life is Over — July 1, 2020
• Toast 2 — January 15, 2020
• I Am Afraid — December 24, 2019
• For a Sign on a Roadside Tavern — November 29, 2019
• The Sun Rose Today — November 3, 2019
• Toast 1 — October 23, 2019
• As All Must and the Lucky Do — August 1, 2019
• Sleep Now, Child — July 7, 2019
• The Open Road/Driver's Song — December 25, 2018
• The Somewhere Bird — July 20, 2018
• The Unsung Hero — March 8, 2018
• Onward, Man! Onward! — August 8, 2017
• AHAHA — July 20, 2017

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Read

• Dan Bernstein and "The One That Got Away" — March 27, 2025
• Let's Go, Brandon! — March 9, 2025
• On Being an American in 2025 — February 25, 2025
• Police pursuit of Garfield Park murder suspects abruptly terminated — July 17, 2022
• Neil Steinberg said what? — June 14, 2022
• My Old Fashioned Guy — April 16, 2022
• Understanding the thick context around the Mayor's diction — March 12, 2022
• The Who did the Huh with the What now? — March 1, 2022
• The Irvin campaign for Governor begins with a whimper — January 22, 2022
• Will anyone have to answer for Illinois' population loss? — January 8, 2022
• In the wake of sex abuse scandal, CPS prioritizes open restrooms — December 16, 2021
• List of health problems 57th District Rep. Jonathan Carroll must personally pay for — December 8, 2021
• Streaming now “JUSSTICE” Season 2, Return to MAGA Country — December 1, 2021
• At least they left the tower... — November 15, 2021
• The amendment to SB1169 is an immoral power grab using COVID as convenient excuse — November 2, 2021
• The Governor's New Mask — August 27, 2021
• The Field of Dreams Game is the Best Thing MLB has Done in Years — August 13, 2021
• Less than 24 Hours into Free Agency, the Bulls Became a Competitor — August 4, 2021
• At the End of an Era — July 30, 2021
• Surprise! He's Running. — July 28, 2021
• It's Long Passed Time to Shrink Chicago's City Council — July 21, 2021
• Did Mayor Lightfoot and Superintendent Brown's public comments about Keegan Casteel go too far? — July 9, 2021
• It’s Not the McCaskey Family Chicago Officials Have to Worry About — June 21, 2021
• The Summer of Life — June 11, 2021
• Baseball Needs More of "El Mago" — June 9, 2021
• A Day on the de Sable Riverwalk — May 28, 2021
• Lori Lightfoot Jumps the Shark — May 25, 2021
• There Are Only Victims Here — April 29, 2021
• Welcome to Evanston, Home of the Racists — March 26, 2021
• Dude, Where's My Car? — March 15, 2021
• Russell Wilson Is Probably Not Coming to Chicago but We Found the QB That Should — March 11, 2021
• Who is Advising Adam Kinzinger? — February 3, 2021
• Ken Griffin's Citadel Bets Big on Goliath as David Grabs his Sling — January 31, 2021
• Is J.B. Pritzker Unfit to Lead the State of Illinois? — January 21, 2021
• For the Love of God, Vote NO on the Illinois "Fair" Tax Amendment — October 3, 2020
• Brian Urlacher Posts on Social Media and the Wide World of Sports Pulls Out Their Hair — September 4, 2020
• The Laughable "It's Just Property...They Have Insurance" Argument — August 17, 2020
• Madigan's Magical Mystery Machine — August 13, 2020
• Lori Lightfoot is Losing the Plot — July 25, 2020
• A Brief History of Columbus in Chicago — July 20, 2020
• New in Town? The Names May Change but How Things Work Don’t, Bub. — January 10, 2020
• The Off-Putting Atheism of Tribune Columnist Eric Zorn — September 23, 2019
• In Case You Missed It: WGN Chicago Mayoral Forum — January 13, 2019

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Songs

• In the Eternal City — July 20, 2024
• Simple Thing — April 4, 2024
• Old Chicago — January 1, 2024
• A Drunk Old Man at the Bar (Just Can't Get Enough) — October 1, 2017
• Run Away — September 16, 2017
• None Other — July 30, 2017
• Farewell Wanderer, Farewell — July 20, 2016

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