I have nothing profound or interesting to say about the death of Aretha Franklin, though I spent most of the day listening to her. To be frank, I don’t have anything profound or interesting to…
Posts Published by Jodi Chromey
Everything the light touches is my kingdom. Well, at least where this website is concerned. There's an about me section if you are so inclined to know things. All the posts were written by me. I have a lot of words.
Day 22 of 200: Obsessed with Baby Teeth
I’ve spent the last 36 hours reading, thinking about, or thinking about reading Baby Teeth a compact, claustrophobic horror show of a novel by Zoje Stage. It was SO GOOD! Stage’s book grabs you by…
Day 21 of 200: Subway Bakes My Bread Up Fresh
When it comes to the Sandwich Shop version of the What if game my family is divided. A majority of them are Team Jimmy John with a small minority being Team Subway. I’m all alone…
Day 20 of 200: Do Not Come & Knock on My Door
You know who had the right idea? People with moats. I was in the middle of lunch (French toast and finishing Megan Abbott’s good but too drawn out for me Give Me Your Hand) when…
Day 19 of 200: The Weekend of 0 Plans
For the first time in weeks, I had zero plans this weekend. It didn’t come a minute too soon. I was over-socialized to the point of being a zombie. When this happens I can’t think…
Day 18 of 200: Flap Your Wings & Fly Away From Here
In my memory I’m much younger than 26 the summer of 1998 when Liz Phair’s “Whitechocolatespaceegg” came out. Three years post-college and I was working at not my first, but second shitty gas station job…