Tropical Schedule and World Cup Fever
To quote my then-three-year-old nephew: It's just too damn hot; why this World Cup has touched my heart; quick update on pitching
The Bachelor (Note)Pad: Blane Bachelor's Newsletter
Weekly(ish) updates about media opportunities, travel talk/tips, and random musings, plus a sprinkling of spooky stuff (because it's always Halloween in my soul).
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Pink Skies
A fantastic concert; a new SLS; THAT NYT story; and a few source requests
Feeling Sheepish
Back in action; a really cool award; and the collective frustration around crickets
Behind Bars
Misadventures in the clink; press trip update; this, that, and the other
Sweet Spring
A delicious event with the perfect invitation; a flag-tastic source request; and a not-so-sweet slump
Primavera
Springing forward (but not just yet); some fun clips; and a timely urgent source request
Very Superstitious
An ominous date; a fiery horse; the backstory of a seemingly routine news story
Speaking of Witch
IMM in New York; all the witchy things in Salem; source requests; yadda yadda
Jetlag vs. the Fire Horse
The woes of jetlag; source request; IMM bound; and finding my fire horse energy
Ho-Ho-Holy Crap, How Is 2025 Almost Over?
End-of-year energy levels; my favorite stories of 2025; and a partridge in a pear tree
Disco Miffy
Plus a Subject Line Smackdown, recently published stories, and more odds and ends.
Boo-Yah
Hot off the keyboard, the Halloween 2025 Edition. Read it and freak.
Witchy Woman
Spooky season in Scotland; a few clips; and a heartfelt thank you
Burnt Out and Blue
Slogging through, and an update on pitching
Look Mom, No Hands
My kid's mad biking skillz; published clips; this and that
Spooky Season Starts Extra Early This Year
That big announcement I've been hinting at; a source request; and a lovely reader email
Back Into the Fray
The usual re-entry challenges; media requests; and, coming soon, a big new project
Holy Hades, It's Hot
I'm melting; media opp; and an easy, breezy phrase that I loved
Hed, Dek, TK: Journalism Jargon 101
Another stint at the editor's desk; a guide to TK and more journo lingo; published stories; *&^!
Pausing
Taking a moment; media opps on crazy deadline; and how is it already almost June?