I approached Ariel Schrag’s Awkward and Definition with a little bit of trepidation. Earlier this year I made the proclamation that I was going to read one graphic novel a week, and since I’m an…
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.
Stupid pranks I would play if I were the kind of jackass who liked April Fools’ Day
Fake pregnancy announcement Fake marriage announcement Fake a stomach cramp and when I was bent over, moaning and wailing, lick my palms. It’s a little childish and stupid, but then, so is April Fools’ Day…
Updates to the official policies governing Supergenius, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Some people use a set of beliefs to guide their lives, maybe tenets or a code of ethics, perhaps commandments. I like to use policies. It sounds official, and yet at the same time open…
A few of my new favorite things, a list by the eater of entirely too much peanut butter
Almonds on salads Brian K. Vaughn’s Ex Machina series Ignoring I Will Dare like I don’t have anything to say Not turning on the lights until 7:30 Dan Connor Cheese, specifically Gouda lately Interpreting The…
Macaroni & Cheese you are my Everest
“I can’t even make banana bread there’s no way I could make meth,” I told Robert (of Inglorious Bastards/Bitches, my new writing group, fame) on Tuesday night. We were talking about how you get carded…
Still scary after all these years
For nearly twenty-five years, the story of Blackbriar haunted me. When I was in sixth grade, Mrs. Mullins read it out loud to our reading class. Even in the fully-lit classroom surrounded by kids the…