Graham Hays
@grahamhays.bsky.social
Vanderbilt Communications, D1Softball.com, erstwhile ESPN person. Most often found at the intersection of beach volleyball and biathlon. Or wandering around my Indiana town in the mornings.
Rediscovered writing for the joy of telling a story. And loved being my own photographer. For a great independent site and about a remarkable rising star in a sport that I adore. sandcastvolleyball.com/valentina-go...
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rediscovered writing for the joy of telling a story. And loved being my own photographer. For a great independent site and about a remarkable rising star in a sport that I adore. sandcastvolleyball.com/valentina-go...
Still good with “sleigh,” right? Someone needs to know by next week …
Avoid the journalese terms slay, slaying and slain. Use kill, killing or killed instead.
See the Stylebook's homicide, murder, manslaughter entry for more guidance.
See the Stylebook's homicide, murder, manslaughter entry for more guidance.
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Still good with “sleigh,” right? Someone needs to know by next week …
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Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
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Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
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Total success to the first college/university that pledges to be AI-free and brand it as an opportunity to receive a real education.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Total success to the first college/university that pledges to be AI-free and brand it as an opportunity to receive a real education.
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My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
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Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary
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⛰️🏔️ Episode 20 is now live! 🏔️⛰️
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
⛰️🏔️ Episode 20 is now live! 🏔️⛰️
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
In this episode, we look at the amazing story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Find out how the world's largest empire rose, flourished, and finally fell in ash and flame.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYd...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6AeH...
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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Using ChatGPT
August 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Using ChatGPT
After winning an NCAA title, Anhelina Khmil circled the globe as part of a summer to remember for Ukrainian beach volleyball—success she hopes will keep people thinking about her country. sandcastvolleyball.com/anhelina-khm...
Anhelina Khmil and a Ukrainian Summer to Remember - SANDCAST: A beach volleyball podcast
It isn’t that Anhelina Khmil doesn’t appreciate the bronze medal she won alongside partner Valentyna […]
sandcastvolleyball.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
After winning an NCAA title, Anhelina Khmil circled the globe as part of a summer to remember for Ukrainian beach volleyball—success she hopes will keep people thinking about her country. sandcastvolleyball.com/anhelina-khm...
Heading east from Dusseldorf. Ergo Nürnberg. That’s humor for all the copy editors out there.
August 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Heading east from Dusseldorf. Ergo Nürnberg. That’s humor for all the copy editors out there.
Six years ago today sitting in the media room in Reims for USWNT-Spain in the Round of 16. Feels like yesterday and a lifetime. Glad there are still people like Abi doing cool enough things with Juventus to let me drift back into the international game for a moment. vucommodores.com/the-italian-...
The Italian Job
Abi Brighton is one of many Vanderbilt graduates who landed a job with a global industry leader—in her case, legendary Italian soccer club Juventus
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June 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Six years ago today sitting in the media room in Reims for USWNT-Spain in the Round of 16. Feels like yesterday and a lifetime. Glad there are still people like Abi doing cool enough things with Juventus to let me drift back into the international game for a moment. vucommodores.com/the-italian-...
Little Norwegian football for a smile on a Sunday. But if they were fully committed to the bit, the ref would have sent him to the VAR screen.
June 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Little Norwegian football for a smile on a Sunday. But if they were fully committed to the bit, the ref would have sent him to the VAR screen.
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On the last weekend of May,we have "Kyiv days" -Kyiv's "birthday"
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
May 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On the last weekend of May,we have "Kyiv days" -Kyiv's "birthday"
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
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REVEALED: A Daily Puzzle Game
Guess the topic using the fewest reveals and hints!
www.britannica.com/games/revealed
Guess the topic using the fewest reveals and hints!
www.britannica.com/games/revealed
May 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
REVEALED: A Daily Puzzle Game
Guess the topic using the fewest reveals and hints!
www.britannica.com/games/revealed
Guess the topic using the fewest reveals and hints!
www.britannica.com/games/revealed
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On May 18, 1980, Richard Lasher got up early to get some photos at Spirit Lake. Instead, he was forced to stop because of the massive, explosive Mount St. Helens eruption and captured this iconic photo with his own red Ford Pinto on the road. 🧪⚒️ #OTD
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
May 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
On May 18, 1980, Richard Lasher got up early to get some photos at Spirit Lake. Instead, he was forced to stop because of the massive, explosive Mount St. Helens eruption and captured this iconic photo with his own red Ford Pinto on the road. 🧪⚒️ #OTD
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
Watching Vanderbilt volleyball this spring, Kati Berezowitz jumped out because, well, 5’3 stands out on a D1 court. But there is always more to the story, in this case a family legacy and a desire to be part of the relaunched program’s first spring. vucommodores.com/the-first-sp...
The First Spring
To blaze her own trail in a volleyball family, Kati Berezowitz enrolled at Vanderbilt a semester early so she could be a part of the program’s first spring
vucommodores.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Watching Vanderbilt volleyball this spring, Kati Berezowitz jumped out because, well, 5’3 stands out on a D1 court. But there is always more to the story, in this case a family legacy and a desire to be part of the relaunched program’s first spring. vucommodores.com/the-first-sp...
Looking for your help if you're starting out in athletics communications. What would you like to hear discussed during a CSC panel on writing effectively?
Could be identifying compelling subjects, interview advice, story planning/structuring, anything at all.
Could be identifying compelling subjects, interview advice, story planning/structuring, anything at all.
May 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Looking for your help if you're starting out in athletics communications. What would you like to hear discussed during a CSC panel on writing effectively?
Could be identifying compelling subjects, interview advice, story planning/structuring, anything at all.
Could be identifying compelling subjects, interview advice, story planning/structuring, anything at all.
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Trampled to death by a horse called Pivot to Video
A colt named Journalism is the betting favorite in this weekend's Kentucky Derby. If metaphor carries the day, that poor horse is gonna break down and get boltgunned right to hell in front of millions.
April 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trampled to death by a horse called Pivot to Video
Interesting time to have just finished (by coincidence) Alan Taylor’s excellent book. Gets into some origins of Canadian nationalism. Randomly and fortuitously, my high school had a Canadian history class back in the day, but I’m still woefully ignorant of too much of its story.
April 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Interesting time to have just finished (by coincidence) Alan Taylor’s excellent book. Gets into some origins of Canadian nationalism. Randomly and fortuitously, my high school had a Canadian history class back in the day, but I’m still woefully ignorant of too much of its story.
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Please go and amplify any information about the massive russian attack on Ukraine tonight.
Please don't let them terrorise us while now one is looking.
And btw, 9th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️
Please don't let them terrorise us while now one is looking.
And btw, 9th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️
April 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Please go and amplify any information about the massive russian attack on Ukraine tonight.
Please don't let them terrorise us while now one is looking.
And btw, 9th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️
Please don't let them terrorise us while now one is looking.
And btw, 9th explosion in Kharkiv ‼️
Indiana time travel
April 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Indiana time travel
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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) denied the request of Ukraine's Futsal Assosication to hold a minute of silence before the Euro 2026 qualifying match for the victims of the Russian terrorist attack in Sumy⤵️
April 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) denied the request of Ukraine's Futsal Assosication to hold a minute of silence before the Euro 2026 qualifying match for the victims of the Russian terrorist attack in Sumy⤵️