Tony Sarrecchia
@tonythescribe.bsky.social
Writer. Storyteller. Occasional troublemaker.
Thrillers • Audio drama • Cold Cuts: strange history and everyday absurdity.
https://www.tonysarrecchia.com
Thrillers • Audio drama • Cold Cuts: strange history and everyday absurdity.
https://www.tonysarrecchia.com
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The Strange and Wonderful Comfort of Writing Rituals
Why fountain pens, rotten apples, and even coffins can convince our brains it’s time to write
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Every writer has a ritual. Some are just a little more… unique than others.
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Stop writing to please the robots; write for yourself. Humans own the punctuation, and we’re not afraid to use it. open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
The Robots Stole My Semicolon
Stop Letting AI Detectors Edit You
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September 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Stop writing to please the robots; write for yourself. Humans own the punctuation, and we’re not afraid to use it. open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
In the summer of 1979, I was a rising high school senior trying to listen to something—anything—other than the Bee Gees.
Half a country away, the Chicago White Sox were blowing up disco records.
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Half a country away, the Chicago White Sox were blowing up disco records.
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The Night the Sox Killed Disco
It started as a radio bit. Forty-seven years later, we're still arguing about what it meant.
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August 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In the summer of 1979, I was a rising high school senior trying to listen to something—anything—other than the Bee Gees.
Half a country away, the Chicago White Sox were blowing up disco records.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/the-night-...
Half a country away, the Chicago White Sox were blowing up disco records.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/the-night-...
Every writer has a ritual. Some are just a little more… unique than others.
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
The Strange and Wonderful Comfort of Writing Rituals
Why fountain pens, rotten apples, and even coffins can convince our brains it’s time to write
open.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Every writer has a ritual. Some are just a little more… unique than others.
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
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And the semicolon; parallelism; the Oxford comma; sentence fragments; parentheses; and starting sentences with “And” or “But.”
August 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
And the semicolon; parallelism; the Oxford comma; sentence fragments; parentheses; and starting sentences with “And” or “But.”
One last trip to the Bronx before I put this one to bed.
The Yankees once gave 25,000 kids baseball bats.
What could possibly go wrong?
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The Yankees once gave 25,000 kids baseball bats.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Free Baseball Bats in the Bronx
For decades, the Yankees celebrated Bat Day by handing thousands of wooden bats to fans at Yankee Stadium. What could possibly go wrong?
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August 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
One last trip to the Bronx before I put this one to bed.
The Yankees once gave 25,000 kids baseball bats.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
The Yankees once gave 25,000 kids baseball bats.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
🎶 Take me out to the ball game.
Give me some peanuts and a melee weapon—
Wait. What?
For years, Yankees fans entered the stadium and left carrying free wooden bats.
Because someone thought 25,000 baseball bats in the Bronx was a good idea.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
Give me some peanuts and a melee weapon—
Wait. What?
For years, Yankees fans entered the stadium and left carrying free wooden bats.
Because someone thought 25,000 baseball bats in the Bronx was a good idea.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
Free Baseball Bats in the Bronx
What could possibly go wrong?
www.tonysarrecchia.com
August 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
🎶 Take me out to the ball game.
Give me some peanuts and a melee weapon—
Wait. What?
For years, Yankees fans entered the stadium and left carrying free wooden bats.
Because someone thought 25,000 baseball bats in the Bronx was a good idea.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
Give me some peanuts and a melee weapon—
Wait. What?
For years, Yankees fans entered the stadium and left carrying free wooden bats.
Because someone thought 25,000 baseball bats in the Bronx was a good idea.
www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/free-baseb...
August 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Pleased to announce I just crossed 200 subscribers on my Substack.
Thank you to everyone who’s been reading, sharing, and cheering me on. I appreciate every one of you.
If you’ve been enjoying the essays but haven’t subscribed yet, this seems like an excellent time to fix that. TonySarrecchia.com
Thank you to everyone who’s been reading, sharing, and cheering me on. I appreciate every one of you.
If you’ve been enjoying the essays but haven’t subscribed yet, this seems like an excellent time to fix that. TonySarrecchia.com
July 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Pleased to announce I just crossed 200 subscribers on my Substack.
Thank you to everyone who’s been reading, sharing, and cheering me on. I appreciate every one of you.
If you’ve been enjoying the essays but haven’t subscribed yet, this seems like an excellent time to fix that. TonySarrecchia.com
Thank you to everyone who’s been reading, sharing, and cheering me on. I appreciate every one of you.
If you’ve been enjoying the essays but haven’t subscribed yet, this seems like an excellent time to fix that. TonySarrecchia.com
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr... Folks say they want historical accuracy, but do they?
Do you really want King Arthur and the boys wearing leather armor and living in mud-and-wood castles? Or do you want shiny steel, war horses the size of Hummers, and fairy-tale castles?
Let’s talk about it.
Do you really want King Arthur and the boys wearing leather armor and living in mud-and-wood castles? Or do you want shiny steel, war horses the size of Hummers, and fairy-tale castles?
Let’s talk about it.
We Want Historical Accuracy
Do We Though?
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July 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr... Folks say they want historical accuracy, but do they?
Do you really want King Arthur and the boys wearing leather armor and living in mud-and-wood castles? Or do you want shiny steel, war horses the size of Hummers, and fairy-tale castles?
Let’s talk about it.
Do you really want King Arthur and the boys wearing leather armor and living in mud-and-wood castles? Or do you want shiny steel, war horses the size of Hummers, and fairy-tale castles?
Let’s talk about it.
Generation Jones is old enough to remember when every appliance came with a repair manual.
Now my refrigerator wants to download a firmware update before it tells me why the ice maker is angry.
Progress is a funny word.
Now my refrigerator wants to download a firmware update before it tells me why the ice maker is angry.
Progress is a funny word.
July 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Generation Jones is old enough to remember when every appliance came with a repair manual.
Now my refrigerator wants to download a firmware update before it tells me why the ice maker is angry.
Progress is a funny word.
Now my refrigerator wants to download a firmware update before it tells me why the ice maker is angry.
Progress is a funny word.
That time I learned street smarts don’t equal Florida smarts.
Everything in Florida Wants to Kill You
That's Why I Live in Georgia
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July 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
That time I learned street smarts don’t equal Florida smarts.
Please update your vocabulary accordingly.
July 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Please update your vocabulary accordingly.
The trolls are wrong. The Odyssey is awesome. We just got out of the theater, and I highly recommend it—and would see it again. Anne Hathaway deserves an Oscar, and the spectacle is everything you expect from a Nolan film. 🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️/5
July 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The trolls are wrong. The Odyssey is awesome. We just got out of the theater, and I highly recommend it—and would see it again. Anne Hathaway deserves an Oscar, and the spectacle is everything you expect from a Nolan film. 🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️🗡️/5
I thought growing up around New York had made me street-smart.
Then I moved to Florida and learned that none of those skills mattered against an insect the size of an em dash.
Then I moved to Florida and learned that none of those skills mattered against an insect the size of an em dash.
Everything in Florida Wants to Kill You
That's Why I Live in Georgia
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July 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I thought growing up around New York had made me street-smart.
Then I moved to Florida and learned that none of those skills mattered against an insect the size of an em dash.
Then I moved to Florida and learned that none of those skills mattered against an insect the size of an em dash.
Are you watching FROM on MGM+? Every season answers one question and introduces about 75 more. I have a theory (it’s not bunnies) on why we keep watching anyway.
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From From Series
ALT: From From Series
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July 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Are you watching FROM on MGM+? Every season answers one question and introduces about 75 more. I have a theory (it’s not bunnies) on why we keep watching anyway.
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PseudoPod | The Sound of Horror
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July 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Tagging 👆 @tonythescribe.bsky.social @alasdairstuart.com @kibitzer.bsky.social
Everything we do is funded by you. If you can, please go to pseudopod.org and click FEED THE POD
PseudoPod is part of the Escape Artists Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
Everything we do is funded by you. If you can, please go to pseudopod.org and click FEED THE POD
PseudoPod is part of the Escape Artists Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
Every season of FROM answers one question and introduces 74½ more. That shouldn’t work. But it absolutely does. I think I know why.
The Monster in Your Head
The psychology behind mystery-box TV
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July 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Every season of FROM answers one question and introduces 74½ more. That shouldn’t work. But it absolutely does. I think I know why.
The Home Run Derby reminds us that baseball is the only sport where batting practice can become prime-time television.
….I’m okay with that.
….I’m okay with that.
Bugs Bunny's Epic Baseball Hit
ALT: Bugs Bunny's Epic Baseball Hit
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July 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Home Run Derby reminds us that baseball is the only sport where batting practice can become prime-time television.
….I’m okay with that.
….I’m okay with that.
There’s a parasite in the U.S. that causes explosive diarrhea. You can get it from fresh produce.
Know what’s never given me explosive diarrhea?
Whiskey.
Know what’s never given me explosive diarrhea?
Whiskey.
July 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
There’s a parasite in the U.S. that causes explosive diarrhea. You can get it from fresh produce.
Know what’s never given me explosive diarrhea?
Whiskey.
Know what’s never given me explosive diarrhea?
Whiskey.
The problem with “life before cell phones was better” is that I remember life before cell phones.
Here’s one from the archives.
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Here’s one from the archives.
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What Did We Do Before Cell Phones?
Probably something dangerous
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July 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The problem with “life before cell phones was better” is that I remember life before cell phones.
Here’s one from the archives.
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Here’s one from the archives.
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This 4th of July weekend, consider this: We stole the wrong idea from the British. Lawns? Really? We could’ve had moats. Not only would a moat be awesome, it would show those door-to-door peddlers who they’re dealing with. Wanna sell me something? Get past the alligators.
Alligator Asks for Lunch
ALT: Alligator Asks for Lunch
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July 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This 4th of July weekend, consider this: We stole the wrong idea from the British. Lawns? Really? We could’ve had moats. Not only would a moat be awesome, it would show those door-to-door peddlers who they’re dealing with. Wanna sell me something? Get past the alligators.
This week on Cold Cuts:
Remember when we used to own stuff?
Now, everything is a subscription—including you.
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Remember when we used to own stuff?
Now, everything is a subscription—including you.
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Everything Is a Subscription, Including You
It’s just a couple of bucks
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July 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
This week on Cold Cuts:
Remember when we used to own stuff?
Now, everything is a subscription—including you.
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
Remember when we used to own stuff?
Now, everything is a subscription—including you.
open.substack.com/pub/tonysarr...
I’ll be a guest on This Week With Indies this Sunday (6/28).
We’ll be talking about blogging, essays, articles, newsletters, and the writing authors do outside of books; and how it helps the larger writing life.
Join me at noon eastern (4:00pm UTC/GMT) on 6/28
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We’ll be talking about blogging, essays, articles, newsletters, and the writing authors do outside of books; and how it helps the larger writing life.
Join me at noon eastern (4:00pm UTC/GMT) on 6/28
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Expressing Yourself Through Blogs and Articles on This Week In Indies for June 28th, 2026
YouTube video by GoIndieNow
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June 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I’ll be a guest on This Week With Indies this Sunday (6/28).
We’ll be talking about blogging, essays, articles, newsletters, and the writing authors do outside of books; and how it helps the larger writing life.
Join me at noon eastern (4:00pm UTC/GMT) on 6/28
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBB2...
We’ll be talking about blogging, essays, articles, newsletters, and the writing authors do outside of books; and how it helps the larger writing life.
Join me at noon eastern (4:00pm UTC/GMT) on 6/28
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBB2...
Why is it almost always a dude in a pick-up truck with a Punisher decal? www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/the-punish...
The Punisher Called
He wants his logo back
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June 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Why is it almost always a dude in a pick-up truck with a Punisher decal? www.tonysarrecchia.com/p/the-punish...