Ask the Author: Susan Trott
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Susan Trott
Because stories arrive with their own shape. Some are quiet and literary; some are sweeping sci-fi; some are little mythic parables that refuse to stretch into a full novel. I follow the story where it leads, and each genre opens a different window.
Susan Trott
I’ve always loved first contact stories, but I wanted to write one from the perspective of the visitors—an advanced species fleeing their dying world and landing on Earth 30,000 years ago. What would they see in early humans? And what would early humans see in them? That tension fascinates me.
Susan Trott
It’s a modern fable about responsibility, consequence, and the unseen weight of the choices we make. It’s short, but meant to linger—like being told a story around a fire and discovering it meant more than you realized.
Susan Trott
The idea arrived while watching the trees on my property—especially one old oak that felt like it carried centuries inside it. I wondered what it would tell a young sapling, if trees could pass on stories the way humans do. The rest unfolded from that one question.
Susan Trott
I’m endlessly inspired by nature and memory—trees, water, ice, and the quiet ways the world communicates if we listen. Many of my stories begin with a moment outdoors that feels like it has something to say. The rest is just me trying to put the feeling into words.
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