Archive - Jane’s Calamity

Please don't call me f*#@y.

Also: Conferences, eclipses, and lamps.

Apr 15 •

March 2024

Claim your free gift now!

Choose 'The Society of Shame' for your book club, and I *will* send you a gift, unlike those bastards at PBS.

Mar 19 •

My college BFF, who happens to be a stripper, is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon.

The exclusive Jane's Calamity interview with Liv Osthus—aka "Viva Las Vegas"—mayoral candidate, magna cum laude.

Mar 10 •

February 2024

You don't have to read this.

Seriously, it's OK. I get it. Information overload is real.

Feb 29 •

The time Larry David made me cry.

Elmo, I feel your pain.

Feb 8 •

January 2024

10 Commandments for Long Life

Little food, lots of chewing, and other advice from a Zen priest. I'm doing OK with some of his pointers. Less so with others...

Jan 30 •

I'm having an affair

With a book, I mean.

Jan 16 •

December 2023

My holiday gift to you

It's been an amazing year, and you deserve amazing cookies.

Dec 22, 2023 •

My former intern is out to get me.

I never should have fired Tyler Hotchkiss, my AI intern. Because now he's on a mission to screw over writers everywhere.

Dec 17, 2023 •

My 5 favorite books in 2023

Buy them! Read them! Or don't!

Dec 3, 2023 •

November 2023

New rule: You can sing along even if you don't know the words

You're welcome. Also: Some fun news about my book in the P.S.

Nov 15, 2023 •

October 2023

Happy, Grief-y Halloween

October 31 was my late father's birthday. And, well, it's complicated.

Oct 31, 2023 •

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