I woke up at 7 a.m. this morning with “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” circling around my head. This seems appropriate because I’ve been meaning to write a post about lipstick since…
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.
Don’t Let it Burn, Don’t Let it Fade
News of Dolores O’Riordan’s death has picked me up from where I sat on the chilly blue couch here in 2018 and plummeted me back to Eau Claire circa 1993 (or maybe 1994). Specifically it’s…
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
When my sisters and I were younger mom used to wonder, aloud, if we’d ever get along. She would get really upset when we would say “I hate you” or “I hate her” to and…
Supergenius Superlatives: Books 2017
According to Goodreads, I read 65 books this year. According to me I finished 60 books and quite five for various reasons most of them having to do with boredom. After about 88 seconds of…
Some Things About Some Things
There’s a slow-moving, never-ending river of red-hot rage that burns through me on a daily basis for oh. . . however long it’s been since the tsunami of sexual harassment & rape allegations have become…
Three Scenes From My Life with a Tom Petty Soundtrack
Scene 1: 1996 A bright, sunny day in August, most of my family is huddled under the trees in a small, family cemetery on McColl Road in Savage. They’ve close the road because there are…