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<h1>Fiction Writer, Blogger, Teacher.</h1>
<p>Welcome to my home on the web! You&#8217;ll find a little bit of everything here, from my blog posts to where my work has been published to where to find me on social media.</p>
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<p>Writing is a lifelong process. I love the journey, whether it be publishing a literary magazine where I teach, or teaching summer writing workshops,  or simply revising a story before I send it out yet again. And if I&#8217;ve learned one thing, it&#8217;s Beckett&#8217;s famous bit on failure.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">&#8220;Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.&#8221;- Beckett, &#8220;Worstward Ho&#8221;</span></span></em></p>
<p>And that pretty much sums it up. Keep writing. Keep feeling. Keep failing. Success&#8211; whatever that means&#8211; will come.</p>
<p>But enough of the heavy stuff! Thanks for checking out my site. While you&#8217;re here, why not grab a copy of &#8220;Lighthouse,&#8221; my first published story, to get you acquainted with my work? I&#8217;d love it if you did!</p>
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<article class="post-1876 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail entry" aria-label="About Me"><a href="https://brianstumbaugh.net/index.php/?page_id=1876" class="alignleft" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://brianstumbaugh.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Meeting-in-the-DO-1-17-19-e1572891882548-360x570.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-page" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://brianstumbaugh.net/index.php/?page_id=1876">About Me</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content"><p>Hi! I&#8217;m a writer and English teacher in upstate New York where my wife and I  keep busy with our old dog, four daughters, and six grandchildren. I teach American literature, creative writing, and coach football. My work has appeared in <em>Arbutus</em>, <em>The Square Table</em>, <em>Antithesis Common</em>, <em>Stirring: A Literary Collection</em>, <em>Black Denim Lit</em>, <em>Flash Fiction magazine</em>, and <em>Dime Show Review,</em> and <em>Adelaide</em>.</p>
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