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Zachary Steele
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Author, editor, co-host of the Objectively Intelligent podcast, founder of Broadleaf Writers, worder of words. https://zacharysteele.com/
For 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.
March 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
You 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.
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Happy 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. ❤️🐈
February 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An "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!

www.ajc.com/things-to-do...
Bookshelf: Broadleaf Conference founder takes position with Hub City
Printers ink must run in Zachary Steele’s blood. Before he founded Broadleaf Writers Conference and before he wrote the novel “The Weight of Ashes,” he owned and operated a bookstore in Decatur called...
www.ajc.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Groundhog Day on Objectively Intelligent: player.captivate.fm/.../270a6c50...

#podcast #movies
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil sees his own shadow
Punxsutawney Phil has forecast six more weeks of winter in North America after seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rise 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: player.captivate.fm/.../270a6c50...
#podcast
February 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Big 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.
February 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Nikko's really nailing that high note in Bohemian Rhapsody. Cat's got game. Gotta give him props.
February 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Maybe 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?

#podcast
January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Snow 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.
January 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hey, 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 #podcasting
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 PM
My 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.

#cats
December 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM
My editorial team has punked out on me. So hard to find good help.

#cats #editing
December 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I 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
Review: Duality
Life is a constant parade of decisions, influenced at their core through years of joy and pain, through triumph and trauma. But what becomes of us when the weight of life’s heavy hand is too much f…
zacharysteele.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
It'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 #movies
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Nikko is not a fan of quantum physics.
December 9, 2024 at 12:43 PM
So, 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?
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Kicking 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 #podcast
December 3, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Just a little sneak peek from today's dual birthday celebration for Jess and Sadie!

This place is awesome.

At Darby Acre Farms and Safari.
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 PM
So, 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 #itsawonderfullife
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
For my #writers out there:

If you could improve one area of your writing now, what would it be?
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
This 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:
zacharysteele.com/the-objectiv...

#podcasts #movies #humor
November 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Lucubrate. The new "inconceivable".
😳
#words #doesnotmeanwhatyouthinkitmeans
November 20, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Back 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.

#florida
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Going 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 #books
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 PM