Steve Trumpeter
@stevetrumpeter.bsky.social
Fiction writer, painter, musician. Recent short stories in Southern Review, Chicago Tribune, Tahoma Literary Review, etc. http://stevetrumpeter.com
Excited to finally share my latest work, Wells Street Bridge. This cityscape captured a late-afternoon moonrise looking east along the Chicago river. 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas.
October 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Excited to finally share my latest work, Wells Street Bridge. This cityscape captured a late-afternoon moonrise looking east along the Chicago river. 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas.
Congrats @beermiscuous.bsky.social on 12 years!
June 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Congrats @beermiscuous.bsky.social on 12 years!
A Sox grand slam at Yankee stadium, USMNT+NYY as the promo giveaway, World Cup soccer at a bar full of Mexico fans and Heady Topper on the menu at said bar. Good start to the NY trip.
June 19, 2026 at 3:15 AM
A Sox grand slam at Yankee stadium, USMNT+NYY as the promo giveaway, World Cup soccer at a bar full of Mexico fans and Heady Topper on the menu at said bar. Good start to the NY trip.
Can’t wait to see how much the Broadview Six will get out of that $1.8B “anti-weaponization” slush fund.
Chicago’s top federal prosecutor Thursday dropped the case against the remaining “Broadview Six” defendants in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct before a grand jury — of which he said he recently learned.
Quick take via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Quick take via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'Broadview Six' case dropped after closed-door hearing, just days before trial
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros made the highly unusual announcement Thursday, hours after the private meeting was held about redactions made by prosecutors to a set of grand jury transcripts.
chicago.suntimes.com
May 22, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Can’t wait to see how much the Broadview Six will get out of that $1.8B “anti-weaponization” slush fund.
One more reminder: I'll be at the Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair this weekend. It's my only sidewalk show on the calendar this summer, so don't miss your chance to see a bunch of my work under one tent. Way cooler than those little instagram thumbnails.
May 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
One more reminder: I'll be at the Lincoln Roscoe Art + Craft Fair this weekend. It's my only sidewalk show on the calendar this summer, so don't miss your chance to see a bunch of my work under one tent. Way cooler than those little instagram thumbnails.
Getting a bone dry moist towelette is like getting a fortune cookie that says nobody likes you.
May 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Getting a bone dry moist towelette is like getting a fortune cookie that says nobody likes you.
I suppose there's no shortage of Eiffel Tower paintings out there, but I thought this one was fun because the focus is on the park beneath it, rather than the edifice itself. "Eiffel Understory" - 12" x 16" Oil on Linen Canvas
April 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I suppose there's no shortage of Eiffel Tower paintings out there, but I thought this one was fun because the focus is on the park beneath it, rather than the edifice itself. "Eiffel Understory" - 12" x 16" Oil on Linen Canvas
I've been working on this one since November, and finally calling it finished. Based on a photo from our trip to Venice in 2018.
"I Bravi Cani Ricevono I Premietti" (Good Boys Get Treats) - 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas.
"I Bravi Cani Ricevono I Premietti" (Good Boys Get Treats) - 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas.
April 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I've been working on this one since November, and finally calling it finished. Based on a photo from our trip to Venice in 2018.
"I Bravi Cani Ricevono I Premietti" (Good Boys Get Treats) - 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas.
"I Bravi Cani Ricevono I Premietti" (Good Boys Get Treats) - 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas.
Come on NYT, it’s a perfectly cromulent word.
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Come on NYT, it’s a perfectly cromulent word.
Since the Rapture is tomorrow, I'll take one last (for real, this time) opportunity to remind you of my relevant short story that was in Hobart a while back: www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...
Tribulation by Steve Trumpeter
Roscoe is our dog, an old mutt and dumber than a bag full of hammers, but right now, he’s the only one not barking or fighting or shitting on the floor, and I love him all the more for it. When he res...
www.hobartpulp.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Since the Rapture is tomorrow, I'll take one last (for real, this time) opportunity to remind you of my relevant short story that was in Hobart a while back: www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...
Haleakalā NP in Maui is famous for its sunrises, but if you don't want to get up at 3am, the sunsets aren't too shabby. While we were initially disappointed that it was so cloudy below us, the colors atop those clouds were spectacular. Cloud Ocean (Haleakalā Sunset) - 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas.
August 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Haleakalā NP in Maui is famous for its sunrises, but if you don't want to get up at 3am, the sunsets aren't too shabby. While we were initially disappointed that it was so cloudy below us, the colors atop those clouds were spectacular. Cloud Ocean (Haleakalā Sunset) - 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas.
Last spring, I saw Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at the Salt Shed in Chicago on their Wild Gods tour, an incredible performance. And equally as mesmerizing as Nick Cave himself was his collaborator, multi-instrumentalist @warrenellis.bsky.social.
This is "Wild God," 14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Panel.
This is "Wild God," 14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Panel.
July 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Last spring, I saw Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at the Salt Shed in Chicago on their Wild Gods tour, an incredible performance. And equally as mesmerizing as Nick Cave himself was his collaborator, multi-instrumentalist @warrenellis.bsky.social.
This is "Wild God," 14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Panel.
This is "Wild God," 14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Panel.
This is my first of what will probably be a few pieces inspired by our recent trip to France. Our niece was studying in Aix-en-Provence and lived a short (uphill) hike from Cezanne's stomping grounds. "Terrain des Peintres," featuring the glorious Montagne Saint-Victoire. 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas.
June 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is my first of what will probably be a few pieces inspired by our recent trip to France. Our niece was studying in Aix-en-Provence and lived a short (uphill) hike from Cezanne's stomping grounds. "Terrain des Peintres," featuring the glorious Montagne Saint-Victoire. 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas.
RIP Brian Wilson. The default iPhone text message notification is the same note as the beginning of Sloop John B, and that always pops into my head when someone is blowing up my cell.
June 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
RIP Brian Wilson. The default iPhone text message notification is the same note as the beginning of Sloop John B, and that always pops into my head when someone is blowing up my cell.
Hey Conclave, how about picking @michaelianblack.bsky.social? He’s-a so nice.
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hey Conclave, how about picking @michaelianblack.bsky.social? He’s-a so nice.
This is "Antarctic Sunrise." Saw a photo a friend of a friend took in Antarctica and knew I'd have to paint it on the extra-wide canvas I had sitting around. 18" x 36" oil on canvas.
April 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is "Antarctic Sunrise." Saw a photo a friend of a friend took in Antarctica and knew I'd have to paint it on the extra-wide canvas I had sitting around. 18" x 36" oil on canvas.
In 2019, I did a painting called Mountaintop Vineyard that was my first attempt at an original composition. It was painting #8, so expectations were low, and I met them.
This one from the weekend feels a little more my speed. Mountaintop Vineyard, Op. 3 - 11" x 14" Oil on Canvas.
This one from the weekend feels a little more my speed. Mountaintop Vineyard, Op. 3 - 11" x 14" Oil on Canvas.
February 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
In 2019, I did a painting called Mountaintop Vineyard that was my first attempt at an original composition. It was painting #8, so expectations were low, and I met them.
This one from the weekend feels a little more my speed. Mountaintop Vineyard, Op. 3 - 11" x 14" Oil on Canvas.
This one from the weekend feels a little more my speed. Mountaintop Vineyard, Op. 3 - 11" x 14" Oil on Canvas.
Took a short vacation to Charleston, SC in December and saw some of the world's most incredible sunsets. This was based on a photo taken from the back yard of the AirBnB my brother rented. "Lowcountry Sunset" - 24" x 18" Oil on Canvas.
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Took a short vacation to Charleston, SC in December and saw some of the world's most incredible sunsets. This was based on a photo taken from the back yard of the AirBnB my brother rented. "Lowcountry Sunset" - 24" x 18" Oil on Canvas.
This Tuesday, I'll be leading a free seminar on submitting your writing to literary journals. Sign up at visit.northbrook.info/event/11680173 (and don't be alarmed that the description says Sara Cutaia is running it--I'm pinch-hitting). 7:00-8:30 CST. Hope to see your smiling face in a Zoom window!
Northbrook Writes: Submission Guidelines
Editor-in-chief of Arcturus magazine Sara Cutaia will show you how to find the right journals and magazines to submit your work to.
visit.northbrook.info
January 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This Tuesday, I'll be leading a free seminar on submitting your writing to literary journals. Sign up at visit.northbrook.info/event/11680173 (and don't be alarmed that the description says Sara Cutaia is running it--I'm pinch-hitting). 7:00-8:30 CST. Hope to see your smiling face in a Zoom window!
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We created this online month of publishing education 4 years ago, for:
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- You, a person who wants to publish a novel
- The guy who published his first story collection with a small press and is now looking for an agent
- Your friend who wants to "pick your brain about publishing"
- Steve
- Everyone
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The full schedule is out now, too, including a keynote conversation with the inimitable Gillian Flynn.
The full schedule is out now, too, including a keynote conversation with the inimitable Gillian Flynn.
Pub Crawl - StoryStudio Chicago
Pub Crawl: An Online Publishing Intensive is curated by Artistic Director Rebecca Makkai as a month-long virtual Festival of literary talent.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We created this online month of publishing education 4 years ago, for:
- You, a person who wants to publish a novel
- The guy who published his first story collection with a small press and is now looking for an agent
- Your friend who wants to "pick your brain about publishing"
- Steve
- Everyone
- You, a person who wants to publish a novel
- The guy who published his first story collection with a small press and is now looking for an agent
- Your friend who wants to "pick your brain about publishing"
- Steve
- Everyone
Hot off the easel: Valley of the Rockies - 22” x 28” Oil on Canvas
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Hot off the easel: Valley of the Rockies - 22” x 28” Oil on Canvas
This is another version of a painting I did two years ago. It's a smaller canvas and done wet on wet, but I think it holds up well to the original, considering how long that one took me. 11" x 14" Oil on Panel (alla prima).
December 1, 2024 at 11:32 PM
This is another version of a painting I did two years ago. It's a smaller canvas and done wet on wet, but I think it holds up well to the original, considering how long that one took me. 11" x 14" Oil on Panel (alla prima).
I’m a little worried that the Bears are going to hire Tony LaRussa.
November 30, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I’m a little worried that the Bears are going to hire Tony LaRussa.
Just got a fortune cookie with no fortune in it, so remember me fondly, I guess.
November 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Just got a fortune cookie with no fortune in it, so remember me fondly, I guess.
A quick single-session painting today. Likely the first of many from our trip to Rocky Mountain NP. Rocky Cascades - 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas (alla prima). Also, if you're interested, I post time-lapse videos of most of my paintings on youtube, so like and subscribe, as they say. youtu.be/oebbuXeTmzs
November 10, 2024 at 12:54 AM
A quick single-session painting today. Likely the first of many from our trip to Rocky Mountain NP. Rocky Cascades - 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas (alla prima). Also, if you're interested, I post time-lapse videos of most of my paintings on youtube, so like and subscribe, as they say. youtu.be/oebbuXeTmzs