Happy National Pigeon Day! In 2020, I wrote "Searching for the Pigeon Lady," for @chicagoreader.com, still one of my favorite pieces. It has so much of what I love: Chicago folklore, Chicago freaks, the alleys and doorways of the Loop, and a reminder that urban settings are a wilderness, too.
What I did care about—what I do care about—is people, especially the ones lit up inside by a singular passion. Weird people, people possessed, people other people might term freaks. The pigeon lady co...
