My Book: The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope
Above: “The Nirvana-Shaped Hole in My Heart,” by Danny J. Gibson. More high-resolution images of the art from The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope can be found here. About the Book Author Chad Thomas Johnston’s The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope: Essays at Play in the Churchyard of the Mind is an essay-driven creative memoir that explores life through the lenses of theology, pop culture,...
CTJ Lands Publication in “FrontMatter” With Article on eBooks & Scholarly Publishing
I wrote an article for Allen Press‘ publication FrontMatter, and it appeared in the newly published volume 16 issue yesterday. It is available for reading here. The article is titled “eManifest Destiny: Implications of the eBook Frontier for Scholarly Publishing.” Most shocking of all about this piece is the fact that the editors let me...
An Accidental Lesson in Quantum Mechanics: Tripping Over the Twitterverse
While parallel universes belong to the realm of quantum mechanics, I happened to stumble upon one myself this year without any scientific know-how whatsoever: The Twitterverse. Yes, I have discovered the miracle of Twitter. I, who referred to Twitter as the utmost example of Western cultural decline as recent as August of 2010, have become...
Work-in-Progress #2: Young Adult Sci-Fi Book with Amanda Lynch
I designed the blog header below for Virginia’s own Amanda Lynch yesterday. And yes, her baby really did eat foil. Read Amanda’s blog entry about this incident here. I met Amanda on Twitter awhile back and, after becoming familiar with her writing style, I asked her to collaborate with me on my next book project,...
Introducing Dakno Gurpstan & His Art for My Book, “The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope”
It is difficult to effectively photograph a piece of art that is eight-feet wide. But Dakno Gurpson’s (Left) art for my book, The Stained-Glass Kaleidoscope, is eye-popping enough (at least in my estimate) that, until we get a professional to shoot this artistic albatross, the picture below will suffice. I told Dakno I wanted the art...
Work-in-Progress #1: Rainy Day Rainbow Shampoo
Author: Jacqueline Wilson (http://www.writrams.com/) Illustrations: Chad Thomas Johnston Coming to an eBook shelf near you at a yet-to-be-determined date.
BIO: Something’s Bacon in My Brain
Since I’m only a blogger and aspiring author at this point, people ask what I do for a living. I work for Allen Press (http://allenpress.com/) in Lawrence, KS. My wife Becki, on the other hand, works as a Physician Assistant in Topeka, KS. She brings home the bacon. I bring home the bacon bits. Regardless...
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