Stoney Compton, Author

Leonard W. (Stoney) Compton has had work published in Universe 1, Tomorrow, Speculative Fiction, Writers of the Future, Vol. IX and Jim Baen’s Universe. His novel, Russian Amerika (Baen Books) was published in 2007 and the sequel, Alaska Republik, published in 2011, is now available.

 He is an Illustrator for the Chief, Naval Air Training, at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

During his years in Alaska he worked as a produce apprentice; shipping & receiving clerk; gandy dancer for the USAF/Alaska Railroad; emergency firefighter for BLM; school bus driver; cameraman and film editor for KTVF-TV; media specialist for Tanana Chiefs Health Authority; art director for Tundra Times; freelance artist in Fairbanks and Juneau; art director for KTOO-FM&TV; operated Ptarmigan Ptransport & Ptours in Juneau; drove for Princess Tours; and worked for the Alaska Departments of Fish & Game, and Health & Social Services. For a year and a half he worked for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.

He is a native of Grand Island, Nebraska. A U.S. Navy vet, he served on USS Yorktown, CVS-10, and in VR-24 Det in Naples, Italy.

After 31 years in Alaska he now lives in Corpus Christi with his dancer/choreographer wife, Colette, nine cats (at last count) and an Australian Blue Heeler, Pullo the Perfect. 

From the past . . .Taken during my first winter in Fairbanks when I worked at Eielson AFB as a Heavy Laborer (gandy dancer). The beard was a different color but not much else has changed. When I found myself cleaning ice  out of railroad crossings at 40 below zero I decided to go to college. Best decision I ever made.

Family

This was taken a few years ago in Utah. Yes, for a number of years I actually shaved. Colette often attends conferences with me when we can find a good pet sitter. We're picky about who takes care of our fuzzy kids.

My lovely daughter, Sarah, lives in Portland, OR with her husband, Dean, where they both practice and teach healthy life styles.

My accomplished son, Danford, lives in Columbia, MO with his cat Thumbtack and a number of friends. I am very proud of both of my kids.