Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MS Ed.) has authored 14 books (gay-contemporary fiction, poetry, gay nonfiction, and metaphysical nonfiction), contributed to over a dozen anthologies (including Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog and Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Christmas), and written hundreds of published articles on a wide range of topics. Gregory teaches writing at Nevada State College, and, as Artist in Residence, teaches a popular fiction series (under a Nevada Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts grant) for the James L. Gibson Library, Henderson, NV. Learn more at Kompes.com. Gregory holds a BA in English Literature from Columbia University, New York, a B. Msc. in Metaphysics from Sedona University, a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning and an MS Ed. from California State University, East Bay, and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University.