There’s a lot to say about Erica Lorraine Scheidt’s wonderful young-adult novel Uses for Boys, I hope I can get to them all. Where to begin? First of all, this book came to my attention…
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.
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: The I Finished the Draft Edition
So the most important things about today is that this happened: I typed those words and then I cried very hard. I sobbed really, with the noise and the shortness of breath. I didn’t expect…
Faux Hippie Hipsters & The Cranky Middle-Aged Lady Who Doesn’t Like Them
I’m pondering changing the name of this website to “Cranky Lady Leaves the House and is Cranky.” Now Part II of yesterday’s rant. So after Low’s horrific 27-minute long assault on my ears, Bob Mould…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: The 27-minute Song Recovery Edition
I spent most of today recovering from all of yesterday. It involved a light nap, some book reading (The Original 1982), some record listening (“Personal Record“), and some Buffy-watching (the one where John Ritter plays…
Hypocrisy & The ‘Mats Reunion
In the summer of 1995 I was a twenty-three-year-old bridge-burning sassafrass totally high on the emotions she could incite with her writing. That was the summer I worked at the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram as an…
You Make My Dreams Come True: THE ‘MATS ARE REUNITING
I HAVEN’T STOPPED TYPING IN CAPSLOCK SINCE ABOUT 9:05 P.M. WHEN MY WHOLE WORLD EXPLODED INTO RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS WITH THE NEWS THAT THE REPLACEMENTS WERE REUNITING. When the news hit my computer and phone…