A review by hollowspine
If You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home by John Jodzio

3.0

Things are swallowed that should not be swallowed, barnacles cling where they do not belong, experiments conclude in unexpected results and butterflies are freed. Jodzio tells his stories with a refreshing lightness, even in his characters often desperate situations. The stories flow well, creating a common theme of loneliness, attempts at self-realization and ploys for attention. His stories also have a lot of humor to them, but then again, something that might be funny to some, a gay clown receiving prank calls, Jodzio creates a very sympathetic and dramatic character, answering the phone every time, certain that his beloved missing dog is about to be returned. There was often an unexpected sweetness to the weird tales, something extra that took the stories from just funny and strange to quirky and haunting.

I enjoyed all the stories, some more than others, including favorites Gravity and Protocol. I look forward to seeing more stories from Jodzio.