Author, editor, co-host of the Objectively Intelligent podcast, founder of Broadleaf Writers, worder of words. https://zacharysteele.com/https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3llekbq7lbc2rFor all who celebrate, a very blessed Opening Day to you. May it bring you joy and peace, and may your chosen ones perform with effort and good health, so you may, in turn, keep your blood pressure under control. Amen.27 Mar 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3llekbq7lbc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lle6jebwsc2aYou know, for the longest time I had the hardest time grasping what "gaslighting" meant. Just couldn't get there. The last two months have fixed that.27 Mar 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lle6jebwsc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3li2qzrdp7s2aHappy Gotcha Day, Winnie! You snuck in just under the pandemic wire 5 years ago today. Sure, if you had your choice we'd be a 1 cat family (yes, we know Nikko isn't a cat but rather a spawn of evil in a cat shaped body 🙄), but you're still Queen Winnifred the Regal and no one can take that away. ❤️🐈13 Feb 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2qzrdp7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lho6ws6ysc24An "it me" in the AJC today. Behind a paywall, so some of it is blurred (unless you subscribe obviously). Thanks to Suzanne Van Atten for the article! https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/bookshelf-broadleaf-conference-founder-takes-position-with-hub-city/KYFXVU24NRGQ7MJJZZ7UD2GD4I/08 Feb 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lho6ws6ysc24https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lh76rcckxc2c"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg0j8zjlr9o Groundhog Day on Objectively Intelligent: https://player.captivate.fm/.../270a6c50-f420-44c1-9fb7.../ #podcast #movies02 Feb 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh76rcckxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lh76qbay6k2cRise and shine, campers ... It's Groundhog Day! Easily one of the best Bill Murray films. Drop your favorite lines or gifs, give it a listen, see the movie, and watch that first step. It's a doozy! On all platforms, free on zacharysteele.com or here: https://player.captivate.fm/.../270a6c50-f420-44c1-9fb7.../ #podcast02 Feb 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh76qbay6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lh5mgqm7gs2rBig news! I've accepted a job as manager of Hub City Bookshop! It's a fabulous opportunity and I'm looking forward to being part of the @hubcitypress.bsky.social family.01 Feb 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5mgqm7gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lh5mcyssik2rNikko's really nailing that high note in Bohemian Rhapsody. Cat's got game. Gotta give him props.01 Feb 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5mcyssik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lgb2hjpcs22tMaybe you like the Mummy, maybe you don't. But it's time Brendan Fraser was given more credit for his previous films, including one underrated film that showed his range (albeit in a comedic way). Hop on board for a revisit of The Mummy. It's fun. Do you have any favorite Fraser films? #podcast21 Jan 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb2hjpcs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lfggk4huqk2bSnow way. Snow problem, dude. Snow big deal, I don't care. Um. Snow. I don't know. I guess all you peoples in the ATL area stole all the snow, but it was enough here for a few hours of fun and pics w Jess and Sadie. That's a win.11 Jan 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfggk4huqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3le2q4vyz6k2dHey, so you're probably watching this today or tomorrow anyway, so here's a bonus episode this week to add some background to a Christmas classic. Merry Christmas Available everywhere and free at zacharysteele.com/the-objectively-intelligent-podcast/. #podcast #podcasting24 Dec 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2q4vyz6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3ldrov5ymhs27My Junior Editor was back on the job this morning. Hope is we'll have things cleared out for the holiday break. I don't have the heart to tell him his vacation time doesn't kick in until next year. I'll probably send him an email from the beach. #cats21 Dec 2024 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrov5ymhs27https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3ld7bqw3b4c24My editorial team has punked out on me. So hard to find good help. #cats #editing13 Dec 2024 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7bqw3b4c24https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3ld74hxo5zk2cI had the privilege of watching DUALITY, the latest play written and directed by Anthony Laura. I've offered my full thoughts in a review, which is now up at zacharysteele.com/review-duality/. #review #theater #play #actors #acting https://zacharysteele.com/review-duality/13 Dec 2024 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld74hxo5zk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lcxglvxiy22uIt's not only time to head back to Bedford Falls, but it's time to dig into my (likely) unpopular take on IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Free on zacharysteele.com or available anywhere podcasts are found. #podcast #podcasting #itsawonderfullife #christmas #movies10 Dec 2024 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxglvxiy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lcuqua3x7k2lNikko is not a fan of quantum physics.09 Dec 2024 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuqua3x7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lciiq4vjmc2mSo, as one who is not prone to throwing or attending parties, a question for those who do: You know that one guest that, sure, yes, you invited, and when they got there it was all swell and entertaining, but then as the event wears on they become downright unpleasant? How do you get them to leave?04 Dec 2024 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lciiq4vjmc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lcfvb4k76k2iKicking off the holiday season with the oft-debated classic, Die Hard. It's great, but that's not much of a debate. The debate is: Is it a Christmas movie? I have the definitive answer! Available on all platforms or free at zacharysteele.com. #movie #christmas #holidaymovies #humor #podcast03 Dec 2024 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfvb4k76k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lcbjmhyqc22vJust a little sneak peek from today's dual birthday celebration for Jess and Sadie! This place is awesome. At Darby Acre Farms and Safari.01 Dec 2024 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbjmhyqc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lbriudgxis2qSo, admittedly, I hadn't seen It's a Wondeful Life until last night. Today Germ and I are recording an episode of Objectively Intelligent on it. I have opinions, some of them likely unpopular. But I am curious: What is it about this film that you love, or that you don't? #movies #itsawonderfullife25 Nov 2024 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbriudgxis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lbf5rx4yg224For my #writers out there: If you could improve one area of your writing now, what would it be?20 Nov 2024 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf5rx4yg224https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lbf5q7zirk24This one was definitely fun. One of my favorites, not only to watch but to quote. As always, give it a listen anywhere you absorb podcasts. Including Spotify, Apple, Amazon/Audible, and free on my site at: https://zacharysteele.com/the-objectively-intelligent.../ #podcasts #movies #humor20 Nov 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf5q7zirk24https://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lbf4ewwqnk2wLucubrate. The new "inconceivable". 😳 #words #doesnotmeanwhatyouthinkitmeans20 Nov 2024 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf4ewwqnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lb7z36t2j22rBack in my native state for the week. Florida, where the roads are like dry lava beds, where pink stucco is a birthright, where 'education' is a four-letter word. Where the pleasantness of a mid-November day isn't measured by the 80 degree temperature, but the lack of tourists. #florida18 Nov 2024 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7z36t2j22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3lb3suxdrc22lGoing to give this app a shot. Looking to connect with readers, writers, editors, people who like to laugh, any anyone who is wise enough to know that baseball is the greatest game on Earth. #writingcommunity #baseball #braves #writing #books16 Nov 2024 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3suxdrc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3law723uhdc2sOnion FTW. https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/the-onion-buys-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-1236210061/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR20oyprQGHqFpUC4miGYmg_PnxdRjQTgqGpoxcZRo0kahJG2-zD5NABjTE_aem_qzwc3uloXGsmgxW9CoGgvQ#recipient_hashed=50e27e7dff634b4c17624afbb76f4f1ef779c68cfafe7d84fb641f6a9e04609d&recipient_salt=ff88d74bcf0f42171b75c6a2c8aabb36fcbf00e04234191d098b0e11262e55ba&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=566098_11-14-2024&utm_term=1144768514 Nov 2024 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3law723uhdc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3kldawexbe22vIt floors me to see words like these from some truly amazing talents. Nate's journey is such a personal one, a coming of age story told through a different, and quite colorful, lens. I'm proud of it and more hopeful of its potential in the world than anything I've ever written.13 Feb 2024 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kldawexbe22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3kldawexbe22vIt floors me to see words like these from some truly amazing talents. Nate's journey is such a personal one, a coming of age story told through a different, and quite colorful, lens. I'm proud of it and more hopeful of its potential in the world than anything I've ever written.13 Feb 2024 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kldawexbe22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharysteele.bsky.social/post/3kcgrc53lbb2iI'm seeing a complete absence of hashtags, which is happyjoychefskiss. Anyone know if those are useful here or can I burn them all in fire?23 Oct 2023 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:uj7xsiihonerkcqn5r3ec7ve/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcgrc53lbb2i