Stephen Fishbach
@stephenfishbach.bsky.social
2x Survivor loser. Pushcart Prize-winning writer. Host of the Paraphrase Podcast.
Novel forthcoming in January 2026.
Your reskeets of me are endorsements.
Novel forthcoming in January 2026.
Your reskeets of me are endorsements.
I asked my Alexa+ (forcibly upgraded against my will) for the weather and instead of telling me that it was 53 degrees it said,
"It's the perfect Christmas eve weather! Highs of 53 degrees with a low of 44. Just right for all your pre-Christmas activities."
"It's the perfect Christmas eve weather! Highs of 53 degrees with a low of 44. Just right for all your pre-Christmas activities."
December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I asked my Alexa+ (forcibly upgraded against my will) for the weather and instead of telling me that it was 53 degrees it said,
"It's the perfect Christmas eve weather! Highs of 53 degrees with a low of 44. Just right for all your pre-Christmas activities."
"It's the perfect Christmas eve weather! Highs of 53 degrees with a low of 44. Just right for all your pre-Christmas activities."
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Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
had to share this beautiful piece from my friend elliott bueler, about a favorite vinyl album...it's short and unexpectedly moving.
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/open-...
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Open Hand
Vinyl records are like watches – there’s no real need for them anymore, but try telling that to a collector. Do and you’ll discover as many reasons to collect as there are collectors. As an elder mill...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
had to share this beautiful piece from my friend elliott bueler, about a favorite vinyl album...it's short and unexpectedly moving.
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/open-...
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/open-...
Were Heidi and Sol’s cross-group advantages played at tribal or beforehand to a producer?
December 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Were Heidi and Sol’s cross-group advantages played at tribal or beforehand to a producer?
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Got to watch the latest Survivors Play Blood on the Clocktower.
It's a nice #Escape! with @stephenfishbach.bsky.social et al.
Had to make some updates...
It's a nice #Escape! with @stephenfishbach.bsky.social et al.
Had to make some updates...
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Got to watch the latest Survivors Play Blood on the Clocktower.
It's a nice #Escape! with @stephenfishbach.bsky.social et al.
Had to make some updates...
It's a nice #Escape! with @stephenfishbach.bsky.social et al.
Had to make some updates...
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I'm excited that our first reality blurred event of 2026 will be a conversation and Q&A with Survivor's @stephenfishbach.bsky.social about his forthcoming novel.
Register here—it's free, and five randomly selected attendees will get free copies of Stephen's book.
Register here—it's free, and five randomly selected attendees will get free copies of Stephen's book.
reality blurred events
Reality TV events hosted by reality blurred, the place for behind-the-scenes access and conversation.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm excited that our first reality blurred event of 2026 will be a conversation and Q&A with Survivor's @stephenfishbach.bsky.social about his forthcoming novel.
Register here—it's free, and five randomly selected attendees will get free copies of Stephen's book.
Register here—it's free, and five randomly selected attendees will get free copies of Stephen's book.
truly boggles the mind that it hasn't even been a year
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
truly boggles the mind that it hasn't even been a year
me to brand-new parents who are chuffed that their newborn is a great sleeper
a woman sitting in a carriage with the words " it will only get worse "
ALT: a woman sitting in a carriage with the words " it will only get worse "
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
me to brand-new parents who are chuffed that their newborn is a great sleeper
LIVE NOW!!!
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
LIVE NOW!!!
This is so sweet - @barnesandnoble.com is running a pre-order sweepstakes for Escape! If you order a copy now, you'll be entered to win exclusive Escape! merch and a $100 gift card!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-ste...
(You'll also still be eligible for the Reichenmap.)
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-ste...
(You'll also still be eligible for the Reichenmap.)
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is so sweet - @barnesandnoble.com is running a pre-order sweepstakes for Escape! If you order a copy now, you'll be entered to win exclusive Escape! merch and a $100 gift card!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-ste...
(You'll also still be eligible for the Reichenmap.)
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/escape-ste...
(You'll also still be eligible for the Reichenmap.)
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The serotonin hit when I opened my email to a new issue of The Confessional…I don’t drink soda but it feels like the pop of a fresh can and the first fizzy sip.
Also Escape! is one of the best books I’ve read this year and you should order a copy and support @stephenfishbach.bsky.social.
Also Escape! is one of the best books I’ve read this year and you should order a copy and support @stephenfishbach.bsky.social.
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The serotonin hit when I opened my email to a new issue of The Confessional…I don’t drink soda but it feels like the pop of a fresh can and the first fizzy sip.
Also Escape! is one of the best books I’ve read this year and you should order a copy and support @stephenfishbach.bsky.social.
Also Escape! is one of the best books I’ve read this year and you should order a copy and support @stephenfishbach.bsky.social.
was honored to write for @kevintedjacobs.bsky.social "The Confessional" newsletter. My whole life I wanted to be a writer, and I talk about the transformative experience that finally got me there:
www.realitytvnewsletters.com/p/how-a-mons...
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How a Monsoon on Survivor Changed My Life
Stephen Fishbach on how he finally gained the courage to write the novel he’d dreamed of
www.realitytvnewsletters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
was honored to write for @kevintedjacobs.bsky.social "The Confessional" newsletter. My whole life I wanted to be a writer, and I talk about the transformative experience that finally got me there:
www.realitytvnewsletters.com/p/how-a-mons...
www.realitytvnewsletters.com/p/how-a-mons...
for some reason I idiotically said on the Know-It-Alls that the pre-order map for Escape! will be 'color' but in fact it will be grayscale! This is
1) To evoke old-timey maps in some of my favorite adventure books
2) So I'm not actually losing money on every copy sold
1) To evoke old-timey maps in some of my favorite adventure books
2) So I'm not actually losing money on every copy sold
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
for some reason I idiotically said on the Know-It-Alls that the pre-order map for Escape! will be 'color' but in fact it will be grayscale! This is
1) To evoke old-timey maps in some of my favorite adventure books
2) So I'm not actually losing money on every copy sold
1) To evoke old-timey maps in some of my favorite adventure books
2) So I'm not actually losing money on every copy sold
this is the most amazing news I've had all month, a librarian organically recommending the book is SO COOL.
thank you for sharing it, Kristan!!
thank you for sharing it, Kristan!!
Had a librarian friend who doesn’t know anything about reality tv reach out to me and recommend @stephenfishbach.bsky.social ‘s Escape! Glad to see it’s made its way out of our little reality tv community!!
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
this is the most amazing news I've had all month, a librarian organically recommending the book is SO COOL.
thank you for sharing it, Kristan!!
thank you for sharing it, Kristan!!
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This book is bonkers. It includes prose walkthroughs of every level in the first three Super Mario games (plus Super Mario Land) with no screenshots whatsoever.
Imagine getting to, like, World 7-3 and having to come up with a fresh new way of writing "jump over the pipe."
Imagine getting to, like, World 7-3 and having to come up with a fresh new way of writing "jump over the pipe."
January 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
This book is bonkers. It includes prose walkthroughs of every level in the first three Super Mario games (plus Super Mario Land) with no screenshots whatsoever.
Imagine getting to, like, World 7-3 and having to come up with a fresh new way of writing "jump over the pipe."
Imagine getting to, like, World 7-3 and having to come up with a fresh new way of writing "jump over the pipe."
recording some ancillary content for the Escape! audiobook
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
recording some ancillary content for the Escape! audiobook
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French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
what the EFF is this and how do I rid myself of it?
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
what the EFF is this and how do I rid myself of it?
to any asking - if you already have a ticket, you do ~not~ need to rebuy!!
Good news! My Strand book event with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social sold out!! So we are moving to a BIGGER SPACE.
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
a man says " bigger equals better " in front of a natural history city stars poster
ALT: a man says " bigger equals better " in front of a natural history city stars poster
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
to any asking - if you already have a ticket, you do ~not~ need to rebuy!!
Good news! My Strand book event with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social sold out!! So we are moving to a BIGGER SPACE.
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
a man says " bigger equals better " in front of a natural history city stars poster
ALT: a man says " bigger equals better " in front of a natural history city stars poster
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Good news! My Strand book event with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social sold out!! So we are moving to a BIGGER SPACE.
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
Get tix now! January 30 @ 7pm!
www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-fi...
Insane life dream to appear on @hollywoodhandbook.bsky.social
Some good tips in this episode for anybody else trying to get on the show.
Some good tips in this episode for anybody else trying to get on the show.
Now that @stephenfishbach.bsky.social is finally back we can release his episode and retract his obituaries!
Watch: www.patreon.com/posts/143373...
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/143373...
Watch: www.patreon.com/posts/143373...
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/143373...
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Insane life dream to appear on @hollywoodhandbook.bsky.social
Some good tips in this episode for anybody else trying to get on the show.
Some good tips in this episode for anybody else trying to get on the show.