Jamie Ford
@jamieford.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET and THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY. Decent writer. Failed poet. Stridently self-deprecating.
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Why stop at a 50-year mortgage? Let's go full dystopia and make it a 150 years, with your debt lovingly passed down like an heirloom of financial despair. Generation after generation, working not for wealth, but for the privilege of almost owning drywall. Why own a house, when you can haunt it?
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why stop at a 50-year mortgage? Let's go full dystopia and make it a 150 years, with your debt lovingly passed down like an heirloom of financial despair. Generation after generation, working not for wealth, but for the privilege of almost owning drywall. Why own a house, when you can haunt it?
Anyone who thinks the Founding Fathers were somehow proto-evangelicals has clearly never seen the Jefferson Bible—where Jefferson literally cut out every miracle, every hint of the supernatural, and even the resurrection. Age of Enlightenment? Yes. "Praise hands" Christianity, not so much.
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Anyone who thinks the Founding Fathers were somehow proto-evangelicals has clearly never seen the Jefferson Bible—where Jefferson literally cut out every miracle, every hint of the supernatural, and even the resurrection. Age of Enlightenment? Yes. "Praise hands" Christianity, not so much.
If the ending of House of Dynamite left you frustrated and unsatisfied, try its intellectual sequel—Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. It'll make you ache for the gentle apocalypse that Dynamite gave you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If the ending of House of Dynamite left you frustrated and unsatisfied, try its intellectual sequel—Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. It'll make you ache for the gentle apocalypse that Dynamite gave you.
All stocked up for tomorrow. Candy and comics. Promoting literacy and tooth decay, one trick-or-treater at a time.
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
All stocked up for tomorrow. Candy and comics. Promoting literacy and tooth decay, one trick-or-treater at a time.
"What are going as for Halloween?"
"Oh, it's actually something quite literary..."
"Oh, it's actually something quite literary..."
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"What are going as for Halloween?"
"Oh, it's actually something quite literary..."
"Oh, it's actually something quite literary..."
If someone's complaining about people on SNAP, ask if they know how much a can of formula costs. Or diapers. Or a month of daycare. More than half of SNAP recipients are single parents—mostly moms. And about 90% of the people complaining about them are men who should fucking know better.
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If someone's complaining about people on SNAP, ask if they know how much a can of formula costs. Or diapers. Or a month of daycare. More than half of SNAP recipients are single parents—mostly moms. And about 90% of the people complaining about them are men who should fucking know better.
This is an incredible, in-depth piece about Toby's House. Hard to believe it's been eight years since Leesha was out there pitching this idea, trying to explain what a crisis nursery is and why it matters.
Great Falls nonprofit provides free child care for families in need
The organization is set to expand and continue providing an option for parents that goes beyond typical child supervision.
montanafreepress.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is an incredible, in-depth piece about Toby's House. Hard to believe it's been eight years since Leesha was out there pitching this idea, trying to explain what a crisis nursery is and why it matters.
Come travel with me to China next year! I don’t even snore, though I do occasionally mumble, "Did you pack the charger?" in my sleep.
2026: China with Jamie Ford
www.wetravel.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Come travel with me to China next year! I don’t even snore, though I do occasionally mumble, "Did you pack the charger?" in my sleep.
Years ago I gave a presentation at the Smithsonian, and Chris Lu was there, who at the time was Dep. Secretary of Labor under Obama. He gave me his card and invited me to come tour the East Wing of the White House. I could never get away and now deeply regret not going, especially seeing this.
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Years ago I gave a presentation at the Smithsonian, and Chris Lu was there, who at the time was Dep. Secretary of Labor under Obama. He gave me his card and invited me to come tour the East Wing of the White House. I could never get away and now deeply regret not going, especially seeing this.
Mariners beating the Blue Jays right now, which is great news for anyone who enjoys cautious optimism and emotional whiplash. Let's gooooo!
October 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Mariners beating the Blue Jays right now, which is great news for anyone who enjoys cautious optimism and emotional whiplash. Let's gooooo!
They'll furlough a million workers to keep from releasing the Epstein files.
October 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They'll furlough a million workers to keep from releasing the Epstein files.
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Auntie Ruby may be remembered for the Wing Luke Museum. I'll remember Ruby for her Marge Simpson hairdo, her zeal for dancing, making her own outfits & strong support for the LGBTQ community. She also worked at Boeing for 35 years
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Ruby Luke passes away at 91 - International Examiner
Ruby Luke, sister of the late political and cultural pioneer Wing Luke, passed away on September 8 at the age of 91. The lifelong Seattleite, known for her love of dance and bright sequined outfits,...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Auntie Ruby may be remembered for the Wing Luke Museum. I'll remember Ruby for her Marge Simpson hairdo, her zeal for dancing, making her own outfits & strong support for the LGBTQ community. She also worked at Boeing for 35 years
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Caught a chest cold and accidentally unplugged from social media. Ten out of ten. Would get ill again.
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Caught a chest cold and accidentally unplugged from social media. Ten out of ten. Would get ill again.
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Taipei—basically the world's greatest pub crawl, except the drinks are dumplings, the shots are bubble tea, and the hangover is a suitcase full of memories. And next April, you can come with me and John Shors. We'll even save you a seat on the bullet train.
September 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Taipei—basically the world's greatest pub crawl, except the drinks are dumplings, the shots are bubble tea, and the hangover is a suitcase full of memories. And next April, you can come with me and John Shors. We'll even save you a seat on the bullet train.
Bracing myself for next year's high school reunion, where I'll inevitably discover that some of my peers who slam-danced to the Cramps and Dead Kennedys now pledge allegiance to MAGA. From anarchy to HOA enforcers in one generation.
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Bracing myself for next year's high school reunion, where I'll inevitably discover that some of my peers who slam-danced to the Cramps and Dead Kennedys now pledge allegiance to MAGA. From anarchy to HOA enforcers in one generation.
After that guy threw a sandwich at a federal agent, I'm reminded that Paddington Bear kept a marmalade sandwich under his hat for emergencies. Which, honestly, feels like the right level of preparedness for 2025.
August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After that guy threw a sandwich at a federal agent, I'm reminded that Paddington Bear kept a marmalade sandwich under his hat for emergencies. Which, honestly, feels like the right level of preparedness for 2025.
Seattle's Panama Hotel, in the news once again—still holding the scent of tea, the echo of quiet rooms, and the weight of what was left behind.
Inside Seattle’s ‘Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet’
A 115-year-old Seattle hotel, the title setting for Jamie Ford’s “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” lets visitors step back in time.
www.seattletimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Seattle's Panama Hotel, in the news once again—still holding the scent of tea, the echo of quiet rooms, and the weight of what was left behind.
As the great philosophers, Wreckx-N-Effect once said, All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom...
August 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
As the great philosophers, Wreckx-N-Effect once said, All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom...
DC gets militarized. Soldiers spend a week perfecting their "standing around" formation. They're pulled before they start griping to the press. Trump declares victory. Meanwhile the 23 women who stood in open court to tell their stories about Epstein and Trump are ignored.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
DC gets militarized. Soldiers spend a week perfecting their "standing around" formation. They're pulled before they start griping to the press. Trump declares victory. Meanwhile the 23 women who stood in open court to tell their stories about Epstein and Trump are ignored.
On Jan. 6, Trump let his followers beat cops like piñatas. Now he's sending soldiers to fight the Epstein files. Because nothing says "law and order" like protecting rich men whose dates had to be home by curfew.
August 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
On Jan. 6, Trump let his followers beat cops like piñatas. Now he's sending soldiers to fight the Epstein files. Because nothing says "law and order" like protecting rich men whose dates had to be home by curfew.
Tomorrow I'm taping an interview for About the Authors on Tubi. I'm planning to begin every answer with, "As the prophecy foretold…" and see how far I get.
August 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tomorrow I'm taping an interview for About the Authors on Tubi. I'm planning to begin every answer with, "As the prophecy foretold…" and see how far I get.
Had dinner last night with the founder of the Stanford Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. We talked about the idea of a "follower" gene, which might explain MAGAs willingness to be led by a very bad man.
July 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Had dinner last night with the founder of the Stanford Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. We talked about the idea of a "follower" gene, which might explain MAGAs willingness to be led by a very bad man.
Every time someone tells me to muzzle my opinions and "just write books," all I hear is: "Please entertain me, but don’t inconvenience me with your humanity."
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Every time someone tells me to muzzle my opinions and "just write books," all I hear is: "Please entertain me, but don’t inconvenience me with your humanity."
When Trump watches the new South Park he's going to start a war just so he can bring back the draft and send Matt and Trey to the front lines.
July 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
When Trump watches the new South Park he's going to start a war just so he can bring back the draft and send Matt and Trey to the front lines.
So...Trump is in the Epstein docs—the ones he claimed didn't exist, then insisted Obama created, and the GOP conveniently ground Congress to a halt so no one can even vote on releasing. It's like a Scooby-Doo episode, if Scooby was into underage girls and Fred was trying to overturn democracy.
July 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So...Trump is in the Epstein docs—the ones he claimed didn't exist, then insisted Obama created, and the GOP conveniently ground Congress to a halt so no one can even vote on releasing. It's like a Scooby-Doo episode, if Scooby was into underage girls and Fred was trying to overturn democracy.