Milestone

A milestone - my poetry and short stories have now been published in over 50 anthologies! 

Big Island Beatnik Book Club 🌋 📚

 Aloha from Detroit! Check out my Big Island Beatnik Book Club, full reading list via Fevers of the Mind! 

Big Island Beatnik: Poetry & Photography from the Lower East Rift Zone (Alien Buddha Press) by James Schwartz 

"They're Conspiring Against the Alien Buddha Too" July 4th!

 They're Conspiring Against the Alien Buddha Too a conspiracy themed anthology (including my recent poem Birds) dropping July 4th from Alien Buddha Press! 

"Long Lost Friend" Press Kit

LONG LOST FRIEND PRESS KIT 

James Schwartz writes about truth, the grit of the Midwest, survival, life through perseverance of city life, depression, crimes and more. 

Now imagine writing through the aspect of someone growing up Amish and also gay.

James writes with truth, brutal at times and completely a great storyteller with amazing imagery.

- David L O'Nan of www.feversofthemind.com 

Sometimes the truth may be stranger than fiction. Superstitions may often abound in Amish country and communities. Some Amish culture is rich in superstitious lore as is Long Lost Friend. Thank you James. 

- Mary Byler, author of Reflections and Memories of an Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress" 

SUNSET IN ROME Book launch!

 "I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as the lamb. Ineffable socialities are in me. I would sit down and dine with you and all the gods in old Rome's Pantheon." 

- Herman Melville 

Unlike most Old Order Amish children I attended a public school with teachers who nurtured my love for writing and books. I also was allowed to have a library card. 

The official launch for SUNSET IN ROME is October 9th! If any of my readers will be in Detroit on that date please join me at the book signing / reading / orgy... just kidding about that last bit! Really! Do expect an intimate evening with yours truly in the D! 

Now available on Amazon!

Event link: https://fb.me/e/2LGLaiNhD 

Of course an ex-Amish man's book will be banned. This is a story about defying the church so sermons may even be preached condemning it! Exciting times! 

I even drew the wrath of several ex-Amish YouTube preachers (basically my queer existence, also Plain Rainbows podcast) but let's not forget that these men are selling fundamentalism now. 

https://youtu.be/dXCFrKLNxAI 

Conservative Anabaptists Reject Fundamentalism 

https://anabaptistworld.org/conservative-anabaptists-reject-fundamentalism/

I fail to see the difference between a sex worker and hoeing your Amish heritage for click bait and monetization or book sales.

 SUNSET IN ROME will be suppressed by all Amish publications and those that are controlled by the Holy Hetero Amish Church but it may be found by the gay Amish person who needs to read this story.  

See you at the party!