Monday, September 6, 2021

Amy-Jean Muller published my piece "In My Father's Father's House" in Outcast Press's new issue



My piece "In My Father's Father's House" was difficult to write. As with most all of my writing, there's a lot of autobiographical material in this piece. It had been rejected by a ton of journals before Amy-Jean told me she liked it for Outcast. Below is the full issue:

POETRY | Outcast press (outcast-press.com).

Sunday, September 5, 2021

It's been a while since I rambled

Made a reconnection I'm really excited about. 

My great friend Peter Schwartz and I have bumped into one another again along this cosmic interstate. Peter and I have been writing and corresponding since 2014 but had hit a long lull - too long - and then there he was, right there on Twitter. 

We talked on all the subjects and, of course, writing was included, if not the centerpiece most of the time. In fact, we wrote a few poems together in collaboration. One was published way back when. Here's a link to that one:

Poor Road Trip by Peter Schwartz and Sheldon Lee Compton — NAILED Magazine

What's next? Who knows. But it's going to be fun. 

For now, go have a look at of his merchandise. 

Conceptual art to make you think and feel. by ParadoxBoxArtStore (etsy.com)


My short story "I Am War, Mr. Tolstoy" published today

My short story " I Am War, Mr. Tolstoy " was published today on my author's page at Cowboy Jamboree Press.  I pull from some p...