Diane O'Neill

Authors are real people Diane O'Neill

Thanks so much, Robin, for featuring my books! open.substack.com/pub/robincur...

Opinion | Scammers are getting smarter. We must, too. AI scams, data center NIMBYsim, SNAP and access, in readers’ eyes.

My letter to the editor, "Stop policing the poor," is in today's Washington Post--it's the fourth letter:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Join us this January for another Illinois Lit Live event, featuring readings from Published Illinois Members.

WHEN: Saturday, January 31st

TIME: 7 PM CST

LOCATION: Zoom

Visit our website for Zoom link:
www.scbwi.org/regions/illi...

So I watched the shooting video frame by frame and it looks like:

1) They were beating a struggling man with batons

2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back

3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away

4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

For those absolutely awed by Minnesota, this is the site organizers set up to support all of the efforts from mutual aid to direct resistance:

www.standwithminnesota.com

Letters: The US needs to amend its immigration policy. Immigrants are good for the country. U.S. immigration policy must be amended. Immigration is good for America.

My letter is in today's Chicago Tribune--it's the seventh letter, "They did not choose this." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/l...

SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed

Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing

My letter about this horrific, heartbreaking detention is in today's Chicago Sun-Times: paper.suntimes.com/infinity/art...

Thanks to Donald Trump, we have corrections like “the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas.” Fucking monsters.

Children facing ICE threats need indoor sanctuaries Trauma-informed care can include indoor spaces that mimic nature. A poem on immigration raids, filming the feds, day care raid, Sun-Times coverage, physician assistants, AI, health care and the City C...

My letter, "Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing," is in the Chicago Sun-Times. (It's the fourth letter.)
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...

November has begun, gente! This month we will be highlighting picture books on food and income insecurity.

5. SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 2009
Author: @dianeon.bsky.social
www.dianeoneill.ink
Illustrator: @brizidamagro.bsky.social
www.sweetbeyond.com
💙📚
#Booksky
#picturebooks

Thanks so much ❤️

Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

The age of #technology brings a #global network of #gloom into view. I have faith that the future will replace that #mess of a world, with new systems where humanity thrives while respecting nature and the environment. #BlessedBe
#Seranya #Writing #Art 🦄

#Prompts #2WordPrompt #RetroArtPrompt
#Hope

Celebrate (and Protect) Your Right to Read Stand up for free speech during Banned Books Week, October 5-11.

www.westword.com/opinion/cele...

REVIEW: IT’S HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH! Food insecurity is a huge problem in the United States. Sometimes people have trouble affording food because they can’t find work, or they have trouble finding food close to home. Fortunately, food...

📚👍It's #HungerAwarenessMonth
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook

Thanks so much, Heather!

Happy Book Birthday, Robin Currie and Estelle Corke!

Chicagoans say Trump’s plan to send troops to their city is ‘last thing’ they want Some Chicago residents said they worry the president’s plan to send the National Guard to their city to address crime is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.

While Chicagoans acknowledge problems in their city that need attention, some said the idea of armed uniformed personnel patrolling the streets is an outsize response that they worry is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.

This should be a turning point, the wholly unavoidable death of a man who worked on that farm for 10 years. I doubt it will be, because our country is run by monsters who unleash masked thugs on hardworking people and chase them to their death.

Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.

So excited and honored that Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) selected Saturday at the Food Pantry as one of their top picks!

Nailed it with this one.

www.slj.com/review/pleas...

Excited that I won honorable mention in the Write a DearReader Contest! www.emailbookclub.com/firstlook/bo...

Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!

Writers, remember we are not pitching directly to posts! Happy hunting!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Thanks so much for hosting First Draft Fridays! They have meant so much! Thank you!