After Garfield and Gwen Stefani, the thing that annoys me most in the world is the cryptoblog. A close cousin to the Vaguebook, a cryptoblog is what one does when they have something they want…
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.
Still hilarious after all these years
Sometime around the time I read Blackbriar I decided it would be fun to revisit other books I loved while growing up. I wanted to see how the books held up, and find out how…
Two examples that demonstrate I’ve surrounded myself with my kind of people
Example 1 at the hair salon: “You take good care of your hair,” Jenny, the haircutting waif said. “It’s really healthy.” “That’s probably because I never wash it,” I said. “That’s so awesome,” she said….
Catharsis and Beverly Cleary
“You’ve inspired me,” Sister #2 said, waving Max’s copy of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing at me. I had invited myself over for dinner. A few months ago I decided to include childhood favorites…
Cube free is the way to be: 12 months without a real job
It’s 10:53 p.m. and I have just forced myself to stop working, but that’s only because I’m going to go to bed as soon as The Hold Steady stop singing on The Colbert Report. Today…
You really could ask for more, like a story
My friend Steve asked me a few weeks ago if I ever read something just because the writing’s good. I can’t remember what exactly we were arguing about (and we were arguing because that’s all…