http://schoolkids-sg.com/main Fiction and nonfiction by Jonathan V. Cann Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:34:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yeah, I'm pretty happy these days.  This session actually led me into drawing part of the cover for book four (which is still a ways away, sadly, but it'll be worth the wait).  I've done a lot of art for book four over the past few weeks. Click to make it ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2012/02/16/drawing-my-mood/ As an independent bookseller whose livelihood depends on fighting for users' continually harder-to-get attention, I can't exactly afford to shut this site down for a day in protest, but I want to make it clear that I think SOPA is a terrible, terrible thing that needs to be stopped.  Read ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2012/01/18/sopa/ I've already announced this on Facebook and elsewhere, but it bears repeating here, obviously: all three School Kids SG volumes are now available on Kindle! Check out the store for ordering information--this is a great way to read my books for less money and with greater convenience (apparently, you can ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2012/01/12/sksg-for-kindle/ I'm sorry, but this game kind of sucks. I wanted to like it--I really, really did.  The Penny Arcade guys seemed to like it (though they didn't write any follow-up notes when they finished it, if they finished it), and it got good reviews pretty much across the board.  For a ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2012/01/11/final-thoughts-on-sonic-generations/ Hopefully.  I was trying to get back in the habit of updating more or less every week for a while there, but I've been down and out since mid-December after an unfortunate bout of appendicitis.  Are there fortunate bouts of appendicitis?  I doubt it. I can't tell if it's comforting or ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2012/01/03/absence-ending-soon/ I paid my second visit to Occupy Wall Street this past Sunday--some friends of mine were playing music there.  It had been just about a month since my first visit, and the park was a much denser tent city than it had been before as the protesters hunkered down for ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2011/11/15/ows-dont-give-up/ I got the game today, and thought I'd share an early list of pros and cons.  I'm three zones in; I haven't fought the first boss yet. Pros The nostalgia factor is exactly as high as you'd expect it to be, yet the "classic Sonic" stages don't feel like remakes or rehashes ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2011/11/07/sonic-generations-first-thoughts/ For about a year now, I've been looking at New York Times real estate listings for their photography.  I mean, I'm quite happy in my current apartment (much happier now that they finally turned the heat on in the midst of this freak snowstorm), but it's interesting to see how ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2011/10/29/screaming-house/ Blerg.  Well, it doesn't look like Lulu is going to reverse course on their new "Author Spotlight" page format anytime soon, so I've created yet another version of the store to be hosted on this website.  This one will likely wind up being temporary, too, but it's easier to browse ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2011/10/24/even-newer-store/ NOTE: This version of the store has already been superceded by another.  Use the link on the sidebar instead. So Lulu, the service I use to print and otherwise sell the School Kids SG books, has changed my "storefront" over to a new format.  Personally, I hate it--I have much less ... http://schoolkids-sg.com/main/index.php/2011/09/18/new-bookstore/