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Morality Tales and “random bullshit” from Cyberlandia…
February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Here are a few goodies from our friends in book related cyberlandia -
The following “Publishing Talk” introduces us to John Sundman, a free thinking visionary blogging at Wetmachine, a blog that self-describes as covering such diverse brainiac topics as “software praxis, technoparanoia, the craft of writing, self-publishing, politics, and random bullshit….” -
Publishing Talks: David Wilk Interviews John Sundman
John Sundman is a freelance technical writer, essayist, novelist, self-publisher, volunteer firefighter, food pantry co-director, former Peace Corps Volunteer, husband, father, and advocate for people with disabilities who resides on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, very near to Massachusetts, USA. He has spent more than 20 of the last 30 years somehow connected to the Silicon Valley/Boston high-tech/computer industry. He also has experience as a farmer, student of agricultural economics, and worker in rural African agricultural development. His books are more subtle than they appear.
John blogs with a number of other free thinking visionaries at Wetmachine (“we write about, mostly, the nexus of technology, science and social policy in the USA. We also write about software praxis, technoparanoia, the craft of writing, self-publishing, politics, and random bullshit. Sundman and Gray, in particular, are leaders in the “random bullshit” category.”)…
For the complete piece, travel over to Writerscast via this intertube wormhole right here.
If you have an iPad and a child, you know that finding good interactive books and games is imperative. Booktrix is linking to one right now as its “featured project”, and I tend to trust their recommendations. At first I was skeptical of anything that claims to teach morals, but upon closer inspection, this is not a preachy or religious presentation. Once I show it to my five-year-old, I’ll report back…
Maurice’s Valises: In the Beginning
by J.S. Friedman
You can pick it up here.