Daddy Tom is the publisher and founder of Great Lakes Den. He lives in Chicago with his pup. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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I’ve gotten a lot more entries on the Great Lakes Den survey (thanks!) and hope to get more. And I’ve launched the survey for The Illinois Eagle. I wanted to explain a bit why I’m doing the surveys and what I’m finding so far. I need to know there is a need and desire for…
This past weekend, I attended the LION Publishers Conference here in Chicago. LION stands for Local Independent Online News. The majority of news sites there were mainstream news. They often function like a local daily newspaper. In a few cases, they were the only daily news source for their towns. However, that wasn’t the only…
When this publishes, it will be four and a half months since my husband Jeff died of a heart attack. It will also be my first birthday in a decade that he wasn’t a part of. I’m not saying that to garner sympathy. It’s more of a statement of fact. I’m still adjusting to things.…
I had originally planned this for earlier this year. But things keep popping up that I felt a need to write about. But this has popped again, like it ALWAYS does. So, I figured this is needed. If anything sounds familiar, take it to heart. You’re might be doing it. So, Daddy Tom’s rules for social…
As I write this, it’s been three days since Orlando. There has not been a day that I haven’t had to fight back tears. On Sunday, I bawled. I don’t bawl. Usually the only time I cry is when I watch “The Iron Giant.” But Sunday, I held on to my husband and cried. Usually,…
Another year, another IML. This year marked 14 years of me covering International Mr. Leather. That is a really long time. But, turns out there can still be IML firsts for those who started going when they were still young and skinny. This is the first time I’ve collared someone at IML. Now, I have…
A couple months ago, a leather publication reported on actual breaking news at an event. They did everything they were supposed to and reported as accurately as they could. Despite the report stating that there was no reason to think the event itself was the target, they were attacked for basically doing their job. Because…
In case you hadn’t heard, I was in the recent Illinois Leather Contest, running for LeatherSir. My first contest entry in a decade. And I have to say it was amazing. One thing was how powerful I felt. It wasn’t because I was going for Sir. That’s a subject for a different column. I think…
I had a lot of thoughts go through my head this week. We just had IML here in Chicago (if you read this site regularly, you might have had a clue). There was both good and bad. And some really bad. The production of IML was great as always. Not crazy about the host hotel…
