Getting up after 11, even though you stayed up after 3 reading The Learners is a good way to ruin the day. You spend the whole day in some sort of funk-like malaise with no…
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.
A review of Rick Kupchella’s book by Cade, age 6
Cade climbed up onto the loveseat next to me, with two books in his arms. “Here.” He pushed the books toward me. “You like books. You can have these.” “Oh,” I read the titles and…
Why is corporate America looking for rock stars?
I’ve noticed an alarming trend in the want ads lately. It seems “rock star” is the adjective du jour when describing the employees that companies want to hire. Even Hell, Inc. is looking for “rock…
An epistolary slap in the face
Yesterday afternoon we all got letters of termination, reminding us that in case we forgot, after March 3rd, we were no longer employed. It was an epistolary slap in the face. Holy shit. I’m not…
The Rake for sale?
Fascinating read of the day? The MNSpeak thread on the possibility that The Rake is for sale.
The penguin in great peril
When we last left our intrepid interspecies lovers, they were enjoying a lot of togetherness nestled on the bedside table. Since then their love has grown. Now Madison has decided he is in charge of…