Rewriting History

One of the greatest aspects of writing fiction is the ability to revisit real life events and rewrite them. Through science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative fiction, authors are able to revise, recreate, or even redo history. Growing up, I had difficult, to say the least, relationships with my grandfathers. With one of …

Where Does the Time Go?

I won’t lie. Looking at the stats on my site depresses me. I’m not depressed because I don’t have many followers, or I’m lacking clicks or views. I’m depressed because I see how much time has elapsed since I’ve actually updated this page. In the intervening months, I’ve published several short stories, helped to edit …

Why Write?

Why do I write? Why does anyone write? Most of us write because we have a story (or stories) inside of us. I feel like I do. But most importantly, I want my readers to feel. I want to tap emotions and open fissures that have been covered over by years of callous. I want …

Technical Difficulties

Technology is absurd. Over the course of the night, a bunch of content, including my bio, contact information, and lots of buttons, just disappeared from the site. While working to resolve any remaining issues and keep such an event from reoccurring, if you notice something amiss with the site, please contact me directly at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com …

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