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Sheldon Lee Compton
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Sheldon Lee Compton
@ShelCompton
Novelist, short story writer, and poet. Honestly trying to be a better person.
- Listen, I talked to Harry Crews right before he passed away. I'll forever remember the growl in his tone when he told me, "Always, always keep writing." And I'll never forget how soft and quiet his voice became when, hanging up, he told me, "I love you, Shel."
- You remember too much, my mother said to me recently. Why hold onto all that? And I said, Where can I put it down? - Anne Carson
- Folks I'm ridiculously honored to say that I'm the new interview editor @hobartpulp. Elizabeth Ellen is, just as I've heard, absolutely marvelous. Thanks so much to you, Elizabeth. We're going to have some serious fun.
- I can now share that I'll be writing a book on author Breece D'J Pancake for @WVUPRESS . The press's director @DerekKrissoff has been amazing to work with so far. Many thanks to him and the others at WVU Press for the opportunity to do this. I'm incredibly excited.
- Talked with a friend yesterday about why I mess with all this "writing stuff." He meant not only my own writing but the journals, blogs, etc. It's the easiest thing in the world to answer. I told him, "I do it because it's fun." Folks, it's just fun. That's what I get out of it.
- Not sure what I want to say with this post, but I do appreciate all of you. Here in Kentucky I don't have a writer community. You all are my writer community. Outside of Twitter, I never ever never speak to anyone about writing or literature. Nothing. So thanks.
- This is just mind-blowing.HOLY SHIT are we honored. 5 books in the TOP 25 of Indie Books for 2023. See ROADS by @DarenDean1, STORIES WRESTLING CAN TELL by @miketchin, ALICE by @ShelCompton, BLUR by @danbillyc, & CJ's TRAVELIN’ THRU TOWNES antho. How cool & thanks @IndieFictionAll: new.express.adobe.com/webpage/HBNFqf…
- Alien Buddha Press (@thealienbuddha) notified me this week they will be publishing my full-length poetry collection RUNAWAYS! More soon.
- “You remember too much, my mother said to me recently. Why hold onto all that? And I said, Where can I put it down?” ― Anne Carson
- Some cool news. I'll be starting up my interview series Chaos Questions @hobartpulp. So very grateful to Elizabeth Ellen for having me in. Hobart has been a titan in this world for years and is still at the top of the mountain. It's going to be fun, you all.
- Alina (@aliner) posted her new piece at @PovertyHouse today. It's fantastic, have a look. povertyhouse.net/post/notebook-…
- In one session - from 12:30 AM until 10:30 AM - I wrote 22 pages on this new book. I post this because I’m proud of having done it.
- Back in 2015 I called the first installation of Best Small Fictions (@BestSmFictions) the most important book published that year. And I said it again and again with each new installment. This is the first time I'll be included, and I'm very grateful.thesonderpress.com/bsf-selections… Best Small Fictions 2019 selections are out!
