Sheldon Lee Compton

I am mainly following you because you mention Townes Van Zandt as the first reason you write.

Thanks for your generous comment on Private Wheel Man, Sheldon.

Shel! Thank you for digging around and finding "The Orangery"! I appreciate your encouraging words. Hope you're doing well.

Hey Sheldon, lovely to see you over in my Fuddy Duddy story... thanks for the comment; I appreciate your take!

Sheldon,

you have made SUCH a difference. Thanks and thanks again.

Thank you. I will take "thrums." I would put thrums on the old headstone, if I could afford one or, come to think, wanted one. I'll tape it on the dashbard of my psyche.

Hi Sheldon,
Townes Van Zandt is one of my inspirations, too!

Thanks for looking at "Escape Literature." Since we are all still here, I guess the show must go on.

Dear Sheldon,

Thank you so much for what you wrote about "Soliloquoy on Ma"--I appreciate it very much

I'm not gonna let Harry Crews get all the glory--I love you, too!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read "That'd Kill Ol' Bob" and for the encouraging comment and valuable feedback! It means a lot to me and I am very grateful and appreciative!
I am looking forward to reading your work! I'll "be in touch"!

Thanks for your kind words about "Strings Go" - glad you read and enjoyed it!

dear shel, thank you for the shout out. THANKS! ;-) hope you're well.

you're welcome-love your stuff. been experimenting myself a lot lately, with <a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/marcus-speh/secret-brush-strokes--2">secret (invisible) brush strokes</a>...like your new profile pic, too. slight regression there but that can inspire creative bursts...

Sheldon, DANG! Thank you so much for your oh so generous comments on my tribute to Flannery!!! And for taking the time to read it!! I look forward to seeing another Sheldon story posted! You rock!!

Yo! Do not hate my story's guts out, Sir, or I will come to your neck of the woods like Raylan and clean things up!

Hey thanks for reading Cashed, glad you like it. Means a lot. :)

Thank you for your generous comments on alys, Sheldon. I really appreciate them. Best -

Wow, what a fantastic comment on "Liplorn". Thanks so much Sheldon - that means a lot coming from you.

Hey, thank you so much for your comment on my piece "my little tangerine"- it's really great to hear that, and I wouldn't mind if you went in depth - I'm here for the critiques to better my works. Oh and thank you commenting on my page when I first joined!

Barry Hannah!--I blush. Thanks, Sheldon, for reading Descanso.

I just fell in love and had my heart broken by "He Finds Her There" on Pure Slush. Lovely piece, Sheldon.

Sheldon, thanks for commenting on Personal Trenches.

Thanks for the kind words about my Carver story, Sheldon. I appreciate it. Ray and I go back a long way. Sort of.

Thanks for commenting on Love at Last.

Thanks, Sheldon. I appreciate your thoughtful comment about my buggy story. Stuff going on under the surface indeed. Thanks for the fav, too!

Hey, thanks Sheldon for reading Border Town. I'm also looking forward to seeing my story, Grandma's Funeral up at A-Minor in a few days.

Heard that you have a book in the works. Excited for you and hope to read it when its published.

Both Marcus and Sheldon are to me the prime examples of the best and finest new writing taking place in the world today. Original, creative, willing to chance everything to make it sing for you. Whenever I'm lucky enough to read a new piece by either writer I'm immediately struck by how wonderful a thing writing can be and obviously is. They are both capable of turning a new found phrase on its head and emptying out old notions to find the perfectly edible nut in the moment and sharing it. It's discovery and invention and courage these fellows trade in, and that makes all of us as readers of literature very lucky indeed. dp

In my pantheon sit Harry Crews and Townes, among a few others. I can't believe you mention them both here on your profile. When I read Harry's "Blood and Grits," my hunch about short story writing was sealed. I knew it was the form for me. I mentioned on Sam Rasnake's poem "Wanderings" that I once met Townes, and I wanted to also say that his death felt more personal than the deaths of some people in my own family. Definitely, keep writing.

Thanks, Sheldon, for reading & faving "She Spread Her Legs" - you officially made my day a great one :)

Hi Sheldon,

Just wanted to thank you again for taking A,B,C for your incredible site, A-Minor. I posted the story here two days ago, and am already getting awesome comments. Hopefully for those who have not found your site, they will check it out. Also, wanted to say, as always, I'm impressed with your writing. Keep up the great work!

Hey Sheldon, thanks for reading The Hangman, and thanks for commenting, too. foster.

Sheldon, I admire your work so much, I think you take huge risks, therefore I'm always thrilled to get a comment from you. thanks for reading "fragments" and for what you said
Susan

Sheldon, everyone writes for his ideal reader, who both sees his words and sees beyond them. I'm lucky to have had a few, and I think I just found another one.

Hi Sheldon. Thanks for reading 'Blues Away.' I appreciate your insightful comments.

Sheldon, glad you liked "Class of '65." Thanks for checking it out.

Sheldon, so glad you liked "burned" for A
Minor-- very cool group

Sheldon! Thanks so much for finding your way to Pi in the Sky and for that lovely comment. I just wandered here after a hellish week, and now I see your story on the front page -- going there now, happily!!

Thanks for reading my Sherwood Anderson poem, Sheldon. Appreciate your comments!

Sheldon, I love, love your work. You are flattering me. Great to hear.

Best, Isabell

Hi Sheldon-
Thanks so much for giving "Blue" such kind words. Appreciate it!

Hi Sheldon, thank you for your comment on "Godot is a Heartbreaking Figment" - GL

Hi Sheldon, thanks for your kind comment on Upstream. Also, I'm just reviewing Fractured West (1) for Pank - cracker of a piece you've got in there.

Hi Sheldon!
Many thanks for your comments on "Halo". Happy you enjoyed and that you read.

Sheldon, Bless you, my friend. Thank you not only for the nice things that you said my story "A Time for Peace," but for driving another nail in the coffin of that old saw, "Show Don't Tell." I try to show that that's a crock as often as I can!

Sheldon, I just had a chance to read your six micros up at Linnet’s Wings. Those pieces are amazing and so very good. I could read a book of them.

I was born on 23rd April too... Really like the comment you left on my Bone Dust. Ta very much X

Hi Sheldon, this is terribly late, but thank you for your thoughts on 'The Heart Jar'. I'm glad you liked the ending, it is one I still struggle with.

whoops, I meant to write bug bites, not bits!

Sheldon, thanks for digging my A intersect B story. Am honored. peace...

Thank you for your grand comments on my dodo poem.

Wow, thanks so much for your comment. Made my night. :)

Sheldon, Thanks for your super nice note on Crystal. Thin Pages is a wonder...

I confess, Sheldon. "Goodbye" is a fiction. I intended it to be a memoir, but I have a poor memory.

Thanks so much for your comments on "Deep Pockets"!

Thanks again Sheldon. I appreciate it!!

Sheldon, thank you for taking the time to read my piece. Your positive feedback means a lot to me.

Hey Sheldon, thanks for liking my stuff. I tot appreciate it, especially since your stuff rocks.

Glad you liked 'Amanda Palmer', Sheldon, thanks! I lean on rhythm a lot so your comment on that's much appreciated too.

Sheldon,
Thank you for finding, faving, and commenting on Things I Should Have Done #1. I so appreciate it!

Things I Should Have Done #2 through #5 are up on fictionaut as well. It is an ongoing series of mine. If you have the time, and are so inclined, I'd love your feedback on them.

It's really lovely when someone finds a work that has been up for a while and comments on it.

Thank you again!

Punching sentences. I like the way you put it. Thanks!

Great to see you here, Sheldon. Can't wait to read some more of your work.

Sheldon, thanks for your kind comment on Running naked through the pines. I'll keep on slinging them up!

Hey, Sheldon, don't you believe it was a true story??? Thanks for the fav and nice comments!

Sheldon, thanks for your close read of Identical. Yes, the spaced "you" was intentional, to make a pause there and reinforce the overall metaphor

Thank you for the kind words on The Secrets of the Dead. I'm touched that you read a few of the lines a second time and once to a friend.

Thanks for reading the three "Drug" stories, Sheldon. Your comment about III and the opening sentence reinforces my own thinking about the character's voice, and I needed that, thanks again.

Thank you so much for your comment. Picasso would also thank you, but he is presently indisposed.

Thanks for reading Humility and the suggestions. I'll get right on it.

You're so right about Hemingway. The shorts rule.

Thanks so much for your comment on Carmencita and the Virgin. "Ondaatje good"? Heavens.

Sheldon, thank you so much for your kind words on The Blues are Running. You made my day. peace...

Sheldon, THANK YOU so much for checking out both versions of my workshop story. I think you and JD are right as rain. I think I might have written myself out of that particular market but I think I've written a stronger piece. Thanks so much for reading both pieces and letting me know. Your generosity is staggering. D

Sheldon - thanks for the read & comment on 'Poetipedia' What hap was late one night I was in wiki and thought I see what they had on Keats, one a my heroes (hence the play on Fanny Bryce and Well Walk), and as drifting off thought, why isn't there a place for bad writers? So next morn before anything else 'cept a cuppa joe, bam - put myself in the role and there it was.

I'm glad Mind Games got you in! It was fun inventing a future world where people wore their cell phones - we call them mobile phones here in Australia - on their finger etc

HUGELY helpful comments to my workshoppy story, Shel, thanks so much. The story definitely needs some tightening/freshening. I was really happy to hear the story itself works for you. The edits I have to make will be "easier" than if you'd said the story itself is shit. All of your line edits/suggestions are spot on. I look forward to jumping all over this one tonight. David

Your comments really make my day. thank you.

Thanks so much, Sheldon, for your comments and fav on "Eddie Says"!

You're welcome, Sheldon, and thank you for the kind comments and insights. I'm glad you liked "Senior Center."

Oh, my. That's one county over! I'll be down in June for the family reunion. We're shooting for no firearm injuries this year, pardon the pun.

Yes sir, I'm an Kentucky boy...well, sort of. I've moved around so damn much, I don't rightly know. Maker's Mark runs in my blood, though. I get the jitters writing about it. Pretty scarce here in rural Philippines. I'll be posting a poem about Kentucky in the next few days, so if you get a chance, check it out.

Hello! Thanks for the enthusiastic welcome and taking the time to read "Invisible Girl." I agree -- I'm always finding great stories on Fictionaut. The phrasing and energy of "Somebody Take Care of Little Walter" was fantastic, by the way!

Thanks for the comments, Sheldon! Speaking of symmetry, I read your piece over at Divine Dirt Quarterly. It reminded me of a few Greeks. Righteous story, Sheldon.

Re your Little Walter story-- the title is perfect for the piece, so vulnerable...

Thanks for the glowing words, Sheldon! My minnows are shining and shimmering!

Thank you for the welcome!

Thanks for the comment, Sheldon. Glad to have discovered you - "Somebody Take Care of Little Walter" is just beautiful. I look forward to reading more of your stuff!

thanx for the read and comment Sheldon!

Thanks Sheldon for your kind words -- much appreciated. Welcoming place here. Peace...

What a wonderful compliment you paid on my piece, Their Next. Thank you for your kind words.

Shel, thanks for checking out "From Scratch." Really appreciate you letting me know it works.

Congrats on the killer piece in Monkeybicycle. So good.

Sheldon, Thanks so much for you comments on "Quitting." I really appreciate it. I see you're from Kentucky. Do you know my friend Ed McClanahan?

Thank you for doing my prompt. Man, that story "Johnny's Blue Mosrite Guitar" is terrific! Amazing use of the prompt.

Sheldon, Good suggestion on my Twin Towers poem. I made the change. Thanks!

I like Salter as well.

Hello darlin' ...here I sit, at the table. i'm excited.

Hi Sheldon, thank you for your helpful comments on my story.

Hey, thanks. Did the last paragraph of SUmmer Girl end in 4 of 5 office mates puzzling over russet potatoes as related to love? It leaves me doing that. But I DO love potatoes.

great to have you on board! post something this week...let's get the place hoppin'

NP. Thanks also for your comments!

Thanks for your comments on Mars, which reminded me of a blurb Dylan Thomas wrote for Flann O'Brien, (I think), in that the praise was perhaps better than the product. Thomas wrote something like, "The perfect book to give your sister...if she's a big loud girl who loves to curse and be drunk."

Thanks for the comments on my story. Really appreciate it. Looking forward to reading your stuff.

hi, sheldon!

Thanks for your nice and bolstering words about "Suzanne", a piece that worries me.

Welcome!