Ari Stemple
@aristemple.bsky.social
they/them/theirs
writer, artist, grad student
writer, artist, grad student
nothing like writing an essay outline at two in the morning after getting home from the movies to remind me that I no longer consume media in a normal way, if I ever did
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
nothing like writing an essay outline at two in the morning after getting home from the movies to remind me that I no longer consume media in a normal way, if I ever did
was driving down a street in a neighborhood I’ve lived in all my life and thought huh. there are more…dinosaurs…on this block…than I remember…
September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
was driving down a street in a neighborhood I’ve lived in all my life and thought huh. there are more…dinosaurs…on this block…than I remember…
me: I should sleep curled in awkward positions with my wrists bent under my pillow
also me: why ouchy
also me: why ouchy
September 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
me: I should sleep curled in awkward positions with my wrists bent under my pillow
also me: why ouchy
also me: why ouchy
me: okay, let’s work on a non-embarrassing story idea
brain: hnnngh giant robots
me: okay this was predictably unhelpful
brain: hnnngh giant robots
me: okay this was predictably unhelpful
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
me: okay, let’s work on a non-embarrassing story idea
brain: hnnngh giant robots
me: okay this was predictably unhelpful
brain: hnnngh giant robots
me: okay this was predictably unhelpful
@adamstemple.bsky.social getting home from a weekend of gigs: and now my watch has ended
(posted with permission because he can’t feel his hands)
(posted with permission because he can’t feel his hands)
August 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@adamstemple.bsky.social getting home from a weekend of gigs: and now my watch has ended
(posted with permission because he can’t feel his hands)
(posted with permission because he can’t feel his hands)
hey did you guys know that at night the top of a water tower looks just like a ufo because I didn’t know that
August 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
hey did you guys know that at night the top of a water tower looks just like a ufo because I didn’t know that
Reposted by Ari Stemple
I got mad about AI so I made this comic about The Fucking Point of it all (1/7)
August 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I got mad about AI so I made this comic about The Fucking Point of it all (1/7)
I have shin splints and tendinitis and a master’s degree
July 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I have shin splints and tendinitis and a master’s degree
me in class: the scene is effective because of the inherent humanness of this one transient moment
also me in class: page 69? nice
also me in class: page 69? nice
July 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
me in class: the scene is effective because of the inherent humanness of this one transient moment
also me in class: page 69? nice
also me in class: page 69? nice
me: great job, brain! we finished formatting! now we just have to send the email.
brain: what if we do the e-mail wrong and the printers show up at our house and beat us up
me: why do you always do this
brain: what if we do the e-mail wrong and the printers show up at our house and beat us up
me: why do you always do this
July 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
me: great job, brain! we finished formatting! now we just have to send the email.
brain: what if we do the e-mail wrong and the printers show up at our house and beat us up
me: why do you always do this
brain: what if we do the e-mail wrong and the printers show up at our house and beat us up
me: why do you always do this
the commercials I’m seeing are making me very concerned about the other people that enjoy this television program
July 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
the commercials I’m seeing are making me very concerned about the other people that enjoy this television program
me: alright brain! time to finish our thesis.
brain: then why did you get a tetanus shot AND a vivid booster yesterday, dummy? we can’t feel our arms.
me: okay I’m going to need you to check that attitude
brain: then why did you get a tetanus shot AND a vivid booster yesterday, dummy? we can’t feel our arms.
me: okay I’m going to need you to check that attitude
July 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
me: alright brain! time to finish our thesis.
brain: then why did you get a tetanus shot AND a vivid booster yesterday, dummy? we can’t feel our arms.
me: okay I’m going to need you to check that attitude
brain: then why did you get a tetanus shot AND a vivid booster yesterday, dummy? we can’t feel our arms.
me: okay I’m going to need you to check that attitude
me telling my dad where to take out semicolons in his manuscript 🤝 my dad telling me where to add semicolons in my manuscript
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
me telling my dad where to take out semicolons in his manuscript 🤝 my dad telling me where to add semicolons in my manuscript
me trying to write a lesson plan
June 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
me trying to write a lesson plan
Hummingbird - A Haiku
An airplane bathroom
Is just a port a potty
with motion sickness
An airplane bathroom
Is just a port a potty
with motion sickness
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hummingbird - A Haiku
An airplane bathroom
Is just a port a potty
with motion sickness
An airplane bathroom
Is just a port a potty
with motion sickness
there is a nonzero chance I will write a poem about Jane Austen and autism by the end of the day
May 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
there is a nonzero chance I will write a poem about Jane Austen and autism by the end of the day
Grad school has me designing dnd characters who gazed at forbidden knowledge and went mildly insane
April 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Grad school has me designing dnd characters who gazed at forbidden knowledge and went mildly insane
Reposted by Ari Stemple
putting a warning in my master’s presentation for academic analysis of anime characters
April 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
putting a warning in my master’s presentation for academic analysis of anime characters
me, playing tabletop rpgs: I will pepper in the fact that I had a pirate phase—
April 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
me, playing tabletop rpgs: I will pepper in the fact that I had a pirate phase—
Sunflowers - A Broku
The sun hides its face
Two blooms turn to each other
You’re my whole world, bro
The sun hides its face
Two blooms turn to each other
You’re my whole world, bro
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sunflowers - A Broku
The sun hides its face
Two blooms turn to each other
You’re my whole world, bro
The sun hides its face
Two blooms turn to each other
You’re my whole world, bro
Reposted by Ari Stemple
Purim starts tonight!!
The tale of Esther-- of a heroine who had to hide her Jewishness to survive in a foreign court--was v important to Crypto-Jews, who appeared to convert to survive the Inquisition but secretly practiced their religion at home.
Their story, & why it matters for us as Christian Nationalism rises:
Their story, & why it matters for us as Christian Nationalism rises:
Esther: The Patron, uh, Saint of Crypto-Jewry
honoring the legacies of those living double life
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Purim starts tonight!!
today my phone autocorrected duck to fuck? did I jump timelines?
March 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
today my phone autocorrected duck to fuck? did I jump timelines?
should I feel bad that 50% of the things I've done today have been "watch fall guy"
February 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
should I feel bad that 50% of the things I've done today have been "watch fall guy"