Steven Hale
@iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Nashville Banner criminal justice / public safety reporter. “Death Row Welcomes You” author. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743/death-row-welcomes-you-by-steven-hale/
Tennessee’s three Episcopal bishops have released a joint statement on the death penalty. The state is set to execute Harold Nichols on Dec. 11.
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tennessee’s three Episcopal bishops have released a joint statement on the death penalty. The state is set to execute Harold Nichols on Dec. 11.
My sister shares a picture of this chalk message she encountered on a run this morning in Asheville, where people are expecting increased ICE presence.
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My sister shares a picture of this chalk message she encountered on a run this morning in Asheville, where people are expecting increased ICE presence.
15. Drive around town and see how many “OPRAH” tags you can find.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
15. Drive around town and see how many “OPRAH” tags you can find.
4. Go to the Music City Center and take a picture in the bathroom where this legendary coyote was trapped in 2019.
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
4. Go to the Music City Center and take a picture in the bathroom where this legendary coyote was trapped in 2019.
2. Go see the basket oak tree at Battle of Nashville Monument Park. It's standing in the same place it was 161 years ago during the Battle of Nashville. Here is a picture of my girls next to it a few years back. www.battleofnashvilletrust.org/battle-of-na...
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
2. Go see the basket oak tree at Battle of Nashville Monument Park. It's standing in the same place it was 161 years ago during the Battle of Nashville. Here is a picture of my girls next to it a few years back. www.battleofnashvilletrust.org/battle-of-na...
Yup, it’s giving “exiled” and “feeling hunted”
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yup, it’s giving “exiled” and “feeling hunted”
Actually maybe AI should just destroy humanity
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Actually maybe AI should just destroy humanity
I don’t mean to be a brat about this, it is not in the top 500 injustices, but am I wrong to assume this multi-step process is just a bet that they’ll get full payment from some people who don’t see this email or forget to do it? Obviously they could just… apply a $20 credit to everyone?
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I don’t mean to be a brat about this, it is not in the top 500 injustices, but am I wrong to assume this multi-step process is just a bet that they’ll get full payment from some people who don’t see this email or forget to do it? Obviously they could just… apply a $20 credit to everyone?
What a time to be alive
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What a time to be alive
Good news: the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social justice received a $1.2 million grant —> nashvillebanner.com/2025/10/28/n...
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Good news: the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social justice received a $1.2 million grant —> nashvillebanner.com/2025/10/28/n...
Today, the @nashvillescene.com has published one of the best photos I have ever seen. www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today, the @nashvillescene.com has published one of the best photos I have ever seen. www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...
Black Mountain, North Carolina.
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Black Mountain, North Carolina.
One Dolly moment I think of regularly is how she explained her decision to remove the word “Dixie” from a Dollywood attraction. In her perfectly Dolly way she presented it as the easy and obviously right thing to do.
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
One Dolly moment I think of regularly is how she explained her decision to remove the word “Dixie” from a Dollywood attraction. In her perfectly Dolly way she presented it as the easy and obviously right thing to do.
“I ain’t dead yet!” — Dolly Parton
October 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“I ain’t dead yet!” — Dolly Parton
Dear working parents, we wish you the best of luck and we will see you in hell.
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dear working parents, we wish you the best of luck and we will see you in hell.
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Tuesday … Wednesday
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Tuesday … Wednesday
Thank you for reading
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thank you for reading
I won’t apologize
September 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I won’t apologize
I don’t want to be dramatic but I want to die and actually may already be dead
August 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don’t want to be dramatic but I want to die and actually may already be dead
Some soulless chat bot is gonna hit her up with this? GTFOH.
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Some soulless chat bot is gonna hit her up with this? GTFOH.