Perry and family live in rural Douglas County, KS after adventures that carried him to Vietnam, Mexico, and a variety of states (of mind & of USA). He is a Vietnam veteran, an artist, a worker dedicated to lifting youth out of crisis, a loving husband and more.
Perry is a person of many experiences and a prolific writer of many genres: novels "The Hero versus Me and Monkey Jo" and "Hard Love", co-writer of co-wrote two plays in the anthology "Annabelle"; several collections of poetry; and a collection of short stories. Perry's visual art includes sculpture, drawings, paintings, and photography.
Perry is a board member of South Mass Art Guild in Lawrence, KS, and Vice President of the Kansas Author’s Club District No. 2. Follow Kansas Authors Club at http://KansasAuthorsClub.weebly.com/ Follow South Mass Art Guild (of Lawrence, KS) at www.facebook.com/pg/southmassart/
September 2018, Perry's novel "The Hero versus Me and Monkey Jo" is scheduled for release by Anamcara Press LLC. Keep looking online for that coming-soon place to follow Artist Perry L. Shepard!