International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day

[alanajoli]

I've been meaning to participate in International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day since it started in 2007, and today, I am finally joining the ranks of the Technopeasant Wretches. I've uploaded a story, called "Autumn Leaves," that was originally part of my creative writing thesis and edited some since then (though it could probably use another go or two) to my site.

In conjunction with both today's and yesterday's holiday (happy Earth Day!), I think it's kind of nifty how much e-books are making the news. The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article on how e-books may change the way we read (and are already changing the way that e-readers purchase books). PW reported on the reception of e-books at the London Book Fair, explaining the results of a study on digital text books. It's a good week to be an e-reader. Celebrate!

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

That is a lovely story!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Maybe one day I'll find a home for it. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Bookmarking!

So much good stuff up today--cannot read it all. But I'll come back.

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Do you know if someone did a compiled list? I didn't catch one on my friends page yesterday. (Not that I've been good about keeping up with my friends page!)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

There's a community called ipstp, and people who know that can cross-post or link there, but I think it's like the nine things about oracles--once it goes viral, it's hard to find all the participants.

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for reading the story -- and for leaving your thoughts here. I really appreciate your pulling out a paragraph to comment on, if only because so often, I see the piece for the whole and miss the moments that others connect to.

I see that your journal has been discontinued, so I'm not sure if you'll receive my thanks, but I'll miss you, both as a blogger and a commenter! If you do start a new one, please be sure to friend me so I can follow you again. :)