Stefan Fatsis
@stefanfatsis.bsky.social
Author: Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary
Also: Word Freak, A Few Seconds of Panic, Wild & Outside
Ex: Hang Up and Listen, WSJ, NPR, AP, Daily Pennsylvanian, Pel Mel
Also: Word Freak, A Few Seconds of Panic, Wild & Outside
Ex: Hang Up and Listen, WSJ, NPR, AP, Daily Pennsylvanian, Pel Mel
Sure this was epic but the 1921 World Series ended in Game 8 “in a cloud of dust” at third base on a double play turned by George “High Pockets” Kelly
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sure this was epic but the 1921 World Series ended in Game 8 “in a cloud of dust” at third base on a double play turned by George “High Pockets” Kelly
Big Vanderbilt basketball fan now am I
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Big Vanderbilt basketball fan now am I
Super fun to be back on the show with these fine people (not pictured: also-fine producer Kevin Bendis)
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Super fun to be back on the show with these fine people (not pictured: also-fine producer Kevin Bendis)
Happy pub day to me!
Also pictured, bottom to top: Webster's Third (1961); battered Webster's New World (1974; my first dictionary); Webster's Collegiate, Fifth Edition (inscribed by my immigrant father in 1949)
Also pictured, bottom to top: Webster's Third (1961); battered Webster's New World (1974; my first dictionary); Webster's Collegiate, Fifth Edition (inscribed by my immigrant father in 1949)
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy pub day to me!
Also pictured, bottom to top: Webster's Third (1961); battered Webster's New World (1974; my first dictionary); Webster's Collegiate, Fifth Edition (inscribed by my immigrant father in 1949)
Also pictured, bottom to top: Webster's Third (1961); battered Webster's New World (1974; my first dictionary); Webster's Collegiate, Fifth Edition (inscribed by my immigrant father in 1949)
And lovedddd going on @taliasherman.bsky.social's podcast, Tomayto Tomahto
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Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
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October 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
And lovedddd going on @taliasherman.bsky.social's podcast, Tomayto Tomahto
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/.../the-thri....
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/.../the-thri....
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
And loveddddd going on @taliasherman.bsky.social's podcast Tomayto Tomahto
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thrill-of-and-threat-to-the-modern/id1616430508?i=1000731382130
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thrill-of-and-threat-to-the-modern/id1616430508?i=1000731382130
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
And loveddddd going on @taliasherman.bsky.social's podcast Tomayto Tomahto
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thrill-of-and-threat-to-the-modern/id1616430508?i=1000731382130
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thrill-of-and-threat-to-the-modern/id1616430508?i=1000731382130
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4VZBvfNsNCBkr4zEwchhhi
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wLcKwQSNcEs&t=5s
I chatted with @grammargirl.bsky.social this week.
Watch: youtu.be/gBLn1ZOMpr0
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ste...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
Watch: youtu.be/gBLn1ZOMpr0
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ste...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I chatted with @grammargirl.bsky.social this week.
Watch: youtu.be/gBLn1ZOMpr0
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ste...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
Watch: youtu.be/gBLn1ZOMpr0
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ste...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
A bunch more stops are scheduled—I've got tour posters, like Mötley Crüe!—with more in the works
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A bunch more stops are scheduled—I've got tour posters, like Mötley Crüe!—with more in the works
My new book, UNABRIDGED, published by @groveatlantic.bsky.social, is out! It took a long time to report and write and I'm proud of it and would be grateful if you bought it and would love to see people when I'm traveling to promote it. Consider this an official book thread
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My new book, UNABRIDGED, published by @groveatlantic.bsky.social, is out! It took a long time to report and write and I'm proud of it and would be grateful if you bought it and would love to see people when I'm traveling to promote it. Consider this an official book thread
A friend writes (from a bus on the way to a Free DC protest):
September 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A friend writes (from a bus on the way to a Free DC protest):
From Jane Leavy’s new book “Make Me Commissioner”:
September 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
From Jane Leavy’s new book “Make Me Commissioner”:
Found these legends at my Sunday softball pickup game at Turtle Park in Washington DC
August 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Found these legends at my Sunday softball pickup game at Turtle Park in Washington DC
Defending North American Scrabble champ Mack Meller just made the sick player of TRABEATED to force a deciding Game 5 of the Scrabble Players Championship. Check out the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/ObGxnQh...
August 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Defending North American Scrabble champ Mack Meller just made the sick player of TRABEATED to force a deciding Game 5 of the Scrabble Players Championship. Check out the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/ObGxnQh...
Rally now in Crescent Harbor Shelter. King George singing
June 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Rally now in Crescent Harbor Shelter. King George singing
