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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Applying for my visa to China. Two hours of forms so I can spend weeks eating dumplings on a train going 217 mph.
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Applying for my visa to China. Two hours of forms so I can spend weeks eating dumplings on a train going 217 mph.
Our daughter is a tattoo artist and for Christmas she tattooed the family. Some families do pajamas. We do permanent life choices.
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our daughter is a tattoo artist and for Christmas she tattooed the family. Some families do pajamas. We do permanent life choices.
Leesha lost her mom at 23. I lost both my parents by 32. A few years ago, we set up a small family shrine. It helps, especially on holidays. It gives grief somewhere soft to land. If you’ve lost someone, I can’t recommend it enough.
December 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Leesha lost her mom at 23. I lost both my parents by 32. A few years ago, we set up a small family shrine. It helps, especially on holidays. It gives grief somewhere soft to land. If you’ve lost someone, I can’t recommend it enough.
Tonight we’re doing our traditional Christmas Eve nacho bar, as described in the Bible.
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Tonight we’re doing our traditional Christmas Eve nacho bar, as described in the Bible.
The Epstein files aren't the downfall of Trump. They're the autopsy of our legal system. Cause of death: rich men protecting themselves at the expense of victimized children and teens.
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Epstein files aren't the downfall of Trump. They're the autopsy of our legal system. Cause of death: rich men protecting themselves at the expense of victimized children and teens.
The outline of my memoir.
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The outline of my memoir.
Reposted by Jamie Ford
Next year I'm leading my third writing retreat in France. Wanna join us? The past two years have sold out. I’d like to take credit, but honestly, have you met French wine?
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Next year I'm leading my third writing retreat in France. Wanna join us? The past two years have sold out. I’d like to take credit, but honestly, have you met French wine?
Next year I'm leading my third writing retreat in France. Wanna join us? The past two years have sold out. I’d like to take credit, but honestly, have you met French wine?
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Next year I'm leading my third writing retreat in France. Wanna join us? The past two years have sold out. I’d like to take credit, but honestly, have you met French wine?
Have a weird holiday job memory? When I was 19, I worked as a portrait artist at Nordstrom in Seattle—posted up in the cosmetics department, sketching quick (and awful) portraits that came free with certain facial products.
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Have a weird holiday job memory? When I was 19, I worked as a portrait artist at Nordstrom in Seattle—posted up in the cosmetics department, sketching quick (and awful) portraits that came free with certain facial products.
Sometimes I think about Cary Grant, the man who looked like a Republican senator—dropping acid more than a hundred times in the '50s. While most of America was hosting Tupperware parties, dude was spelunking his psyche like it was a national park.
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sometimes I think about Cary Grant, the man who looked like a Republican senator—dropping acid more than a hundred times in the '50s. While most of America was hosting Tupperware parties, dude was spelunking his psyche like it was a national park.
It's such an honor to on this list. My imposter syndrome is forever doing cartwheels.
The Complete Guide to Jenna Bush Hager’s Book Club Picks
With 84 books to choose from, separated into eight categories including romance, mystery, women-led stories, coming-of-age, and more, we guarantee there is something for everyone on this list!
earlybirdbooks.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's such an honor to on this list. My imposter syndrome is forever doing cartwheels.
My friend Lainie was Mrs. Claus in this year's Macy's Parade, delighting some parents, enraging others. Meanwhile her ethnicity went absolutely unnoticed by the only people who matter: children. Kids don't care. Just let Santa and Mrs. Claus live their best lives at the North Pole.
Mrs. Claus Keeps Changing — And It’s Redefining Who Gets to Be Magical
The 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade has made history once again, thanks to the first East Asian Mrs. Claus.
www.justaddcoloronline.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My friend Lainie was Mrs. Claus in this year's Macy's Parade, delighting some parents, enraging others. Meanwhile her ethnicity went absolutely unnoticed by the only people who matter: children. Kids don't care. Just let Santa and Mrs. Claus live their best lives at the North Pole.
My book club picked A Very Russian Christmas this month. It’s like The Grinch, except the Grinch never learns anything and everyone stays sad.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My book club picked A Very Russian Christmas this month. It’s like The Grinch, except the Grinch never learns anything and everyone stays sad.
When Typhoon Halong struck during the govt shutdown, this corner of Alaska got no aid and barely a headline. Families are still trying to rebuild. Author Don Rearden, raised in the Kuskokwim, and Beth Hill, are leading a relief effort. Your support can finally reach the people who were forgotten.
Storm Relief: An Alaskan Family Giving Back
Kuskokwim-raised siblings, author Don Rearden and artist Beth Hill, team up to raise funds for storm relief. Choose the donation level and destination that fits your interest. All donations will recei...
bcsfoundation.networkforgood.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When Typhoon Halong struck during the govt shutdown, this corner of Alaska got no aid and barely a headline. Families are still trying to rebuild. Author Don Rearden, raised in the Kuskokwim, and Beth Hill, are leading a relief effort. Your support can finally reach the people who were forgotten.
If the Epstein files are a hoax, why was Prince Andrew stripped of his titles, why is Trump fighting so desperately to keep them hidden, and why does everyone on that flight log suddenly have amnesia?
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If the Epstein files are a hoax, why was Prince Andrew stripped of his titles, why is Trump fighting so desperately to keep them hidden, and why does everyone on that flight log suddenly have amnesia?
Hello darkness, my old friend. You’re putting on a show again.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hello darkness, my old friend. You’re putting on a show again.
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.