Literary Logjam: An Update from CTJ-Land
I have been busy as of late. Too busy. Which means I have also been too tired to push through the literary logjam that is keeping my plate full and my blog empty of new content. This post, then, is me saying, “To all three of you who read my blog, I have more stuff...
Chad Thomas Johnston: BIO
Art Above: “My Hurricane Brain.” My first collaborative artwork with Danny J. Gibson (@DJGKCMOUSA). My doodles. His wizardry. Chad Thomas Johnston is an author, sonuva’ preacha’ man, PhD-dropout, singer-songwriter, daydreaming doodler, publicist, PUN-isher, mixtape maker, & pop-culture junkie. He is represented by Seattle, WA-based literary agent Jenée Arthur, who is currently shopping his manuscript, The Stained-Glass...
Virtual Gallery: Danny J. Gibson’s “Mouth Breathing at the Wick to the Apocalypse”
A Word from CTJ: My very good friend Danny J. Gibson has done it again. This March, he wants to land his flying art saucer in your head-space and set up an outpost there. Enjoy this virtual gallery, and consider it a foretaste of what you will experience in the event that you should be...
NOW ACCEPTING: Art Submissions for “Nightmarriage” eBook
As if you artists already don’t already make zilch for all your hard work, I am now offering you another opportunity to create something out of nothing for nothing. Starting today, I am accepting art submissions for my “Nightmarriage” eBook. If you’re wondering what that means, it’s pretty easy to explain: Throughout my short career...
Every Time a Dog Makes a “Deposit,” Jennifer Luitwieler Sells Another Book
Every time a dog makes a “deposit,” if you will, another copy of Jennifer Luitwieler’s book Run With Me: An Accidental Runner and the Power of the Poo is sold on Amazon.com. This week Run With Me became the third best-selling sports biography on the site, following a favorable review from The Pioneer Woman blog, which...
Guest Post: Shawn Smucker Exhumes the Stories of His Ancestors
Today’s guest post is by Pennsylvania-based author Shawn Smucker, who is both humble and talented (a rare combination, I assure you). He is a stone’s throw away from one of my favorite bands, The Innocence Mission, and it appears that he loves them as much as I do (also a rare thing). Mr. Smucker has...
CTJ PRESS: News That’s Fit to Print for a Man Who’s Fit to Be Tied
Joshua Madden (@maddenjoshua), Arts & Entertainment Editor of The Baylor Lariat, picked my brain and found 27 cents in lost change and a stale Funyun from 1997 in the folds of my gray matter. The resulting feature is the first and only solo interview I have granted for any publication, and hopefully not the last. It was...
Introducing My Newest Client, Author Jennifer Luitwieler
Please extend a warm welcome to my newest client, author Jennifer Luitwieler (@jenluit on Twitter). I will be serving as her publicist, much as I have for Kansas City artist Danny J. Gibson. Her book, Run With Me: An Accidental Runner and the Power of Poo, is a delightful memoir that mines both dog poo and depression...
Difficult to Wine About Such Grape People!: Press Update
Danny J. Gibson (@DJGKCMOUSA) has become the (slightly burnt) toast of the Kansas City art scene this fall. He’s been on KC’s NPR affiliate, KCUR, featured in The Pitch, celebrated in New York City’s Felt & Wire, interviewed at length on one of @BARRR‘s A. D. D. Podcasts, and celebrated on numerous blogs as well. Just when Danny...
There is a (Christmas) Light That Never Goes Out (i.e. If Morrissey Were Santa Claus)
Lawrence’s own Mr. Sam Billen, whose excellent music can be downloaded here (some for free, some for next to nothing), is spearheading a project for the 2011 holiday season. He has invited me and Kansas City boy wonder Danny J. Gibson both to create art for it, and I have agreed to do so, even...
International DJG Day Coverage: Enough Content to Capsize the Continent
I hereby declare today to be International DJG (Danny J. Gibson) Day. If you are concerned that this day might somehow overshadow some other holiday no one celebrates, you are free to file a complaint with your Congressman. Go ahead, really. Because nothing is going to stop today from being International DJG Day. Tonight is Danny’s gallery...
DJG Press: NYC’s Felt & Wire
Last week we got our first break on the PR campaign trail. New York City-based Felt & Wire published an article on Danny, the album, and the exhibit here. An excerpt from Tom Biederbeck’s (drawing of Tom below courtesy of his Facebook page) excellent piece: Danny J. Gibson has more or less flown under the national...
A Radio Broadcast Featuring CTJ & DJG (Right-Click & Save Target)
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