Diane Telgen (she/her)

The Fine Arts Building in Chicago still uses a human operator for their historic elevator. I marvel every time I use it that it’s still there.

Needed this, thanks.💕

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New Zealand!

I thought for sure this year would be it since I’ll be out of the country for the Super Bowl…

The cat. I’m always the cat. 😹

That looks delightfully bizarre, and I hadn't heard of it before!

Oh, me too! I lived in the UK 1998-2002 and have a couple of his albums in my regular rotation. Never understood why he didn't do better in the states.

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Actual footage of me trying to use a new social media platform, if my post count here is any indication. Will try to be better.

After they gerrymandered Nashville, this is the tool who would have represented me had I not escaped Tennessee.

A brown and white tabby cat lies sleeping on a lap covered by a cream-colored blanket.

Haven’t been on social media much, due to work and other obligations, including fostering cats for PAWS Chicago. This cute little dude demands my attention!

A brown tabby kitten lies sleeping on her back, arms above her head.

Haven’t been posting much lately, so here’s a kitten pic to make up for it:

A brown tabby kitten sits perched next to a stainless steel bowl.

Nothing like getting a shy kitten to accept pets. (The wet food probably helped.)

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A tiny brown tabby kitten sleeps in the lap of someone wearing faded jeans and a green apron.

It’s like this little kitten knew I needed comfort today, so he crawled right into my lap.

Peter Gabriel and his band on a stage in front of the giant screen with art featuring hands displaying the middle finger and a skull on a blue background.

One of my favorite moments at last night’s Peter Gabriel concert: “Road too Joy” accompanied by this fabulous art by Ai Weiwei. Can think of many uses for this lovely rendering of a certain gesture!

A black kitten with white paws and white whiskers stretches out on a puffy cat bed, head on front paws, blinking at the camera.

Is it possible to be overwhelmed by sheer cuteness? This little dude… 🖤😻🤍 Still kitten season in Chicago!

A black and white cat sits upon a shelf, his tongue licking his nose.

Great day volunteering with the cats at PAWS Chicago yesterday—caught the perfect kitty blep.

A white kitten with calico tail lies snoozing on an orange fleece w/ soccer ball print

A tortie with white paws lies curled up with front paws in front of her face, snowing on a carpet-covered platform

A brown tabby kitty is sacked out atop a light green printed pile, his paws stretching up some wooden walls

An orange tabby kitten lies sleeping atop a pair of orange print pillows, revealing a spotted belly

A good day for cat (and kitten) naps at PAWS Chicago today!

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Hmm, how do Blue Sky folks feel about an edit button? Typos pain my soul.

Ooh, thanks for the back story! Still very strange, tough!

On a city street corner stands a sculpture of a spotted brown cow standing on two legs, looking through a telescope.

Explored more of Chicago’s neighborhoods this weekend. A bit puzzled by the random sculpture of a cow using a telescope. Maybe assessing for a jump over the moon?

Shot from below, a black and white cat sits on a wooden shelf amongst fake greenery, licking his paw (with cute little black toe-beans).

Latest sweetheart I met volunteering at PAWS Chicago: “Why should I come down and visit when I look so good up here?”

Comic showing why LISTS help user experience on social media platforms. Image one shows a firehose of posts overwhelming a computer user without lists. With lists, the user is contentedly typing and saying "I think I'll catch up with posts from my kidlit group during my break."

Gradually going through my Follow list, unfollowing dormant and placeholder accounts.

Relying on custom feeds for now but also REALLY hoping Bluesky adds ability for user-curated PRIVATE lists to make it easier for me to curate my own feed. Else will have to eventually cull a LOT more 😢.

Random opinion of the week: The world is full of false dichotomies.

Like "Peter Gabriel Genesis or Phil Collins Genesis?" when the answer is clearly "Steve Hackett Genesis."

Don't forget you can mark both meteorological and astrological changes between summer and fall. The more pies the better!

We spend a lot of time telling kids that they can be whoever they want to be, but I think it might be more important to tell them that they can be who they are

The sky’s even sunnier now that you’re here! ☀️💚

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Hi there, kidlit community! I’ve written five collections of ghost stories for kids that are full of cool local history! But as a freelance editor, I’ve worked on everything from rhyming picture books to adult novels. Find me at dianetelgen.com!

A woman with blue hair and a blue shirt sits at a table covered with a light brown tablecloth and two colorful blue quilted table runners. On the table are five stacks of books, and two stand up posters featuring covers of her Ghostly Tales series.

Because my first books came out in 2020, it’s only now that I attended my first kidlit author fair. Didn’t have a ton of customers, but at least my table looked great!