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Ted Anthony

@anthonyted

Writer. Editor. Director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation at AP. Aspiring innovator, always. Interests: American culture, life’s miscellany, China, baseball, Star Trek, highway rest stops, kindness. PGH/NYC. unsortedbutsignificant.substack.com

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Do you have seven seconds? Then I have an entire world for you. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

07.03.2026 18:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Let them talk. Let yourself listen. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

07.03.2026 04:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Picture Book Storytelling Snapshot: A vivid and cartoony way of delivering numbers effectively.

I take @anthonyted.bsky.social recommendations to heart, because they are about the love of things.

Picture Book open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

05.03.2026 20:59 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Today’s Storylines challenges you to tell a story about something that doesn’t interest you. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

05.03.2026 01:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nuts and gum, together at last. The joy of unlikely pairings in today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

04.03.2026 00:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sometimes photos need words — and sometimes it’s a better story with them. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

03.03.2026 00:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Let’s look at pictures. Today’s Storylines showcases a nice little example of data visualization. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

02.03.2026 02:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Storylines: Your February rewind. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

28.02.2026 22:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Little bits of storytelling from all over. Today’s Storylines, sampler edition. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

28.02.2026 00:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Every supervillain has a tale. Even the most pathetic ones. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

27.02.2026 00:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You’re a storyteller. So plunder your archives for ideas. The latest Storylines. substack.com/@unsortedbut...

25.02.2026 21:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On death, storytelling … and recipes. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

24.02.2026 21:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are all stories in the end. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

23.02.2026 19:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's a momentary goodbye, & they are important. I once had a brief chat at an airport with Neil Sedaka. One phrase stuck: "Our comings & goings are the most important moments." I've wondered at the truth of that for a very long time. Conclusion? I'd hate to be asleep through all the middling stuff.🤓

22.02.2026 18:12 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What’s the last thing you will say in your story? Trust me, it matters. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

22.02.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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We need to think more about how we tell stories about how we tell stories. If that sounds like garble (it isn’t), check out the latest Storylines for more. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

22.02.2026 01:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Containing Multitudes The same raw materials can be built out in entirely different ways.

Food for thought from @anthonyted.bsky.social Re: How information can be packaged for consumption.
"In the wrong hands, this ability can be dangerous — as we see daily with the misinformation and disinformation that floods our feeds."
What's on your plate?

open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

21.02.2026 18:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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You have the ingredients of the story. What recipe will you make? The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

21.02.2026 03:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An everyday walk becomes a meditation on forever — in just one paragraph. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

19.02.2026 20:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is the storyteller “life’s dilettante”? The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

18.02.2026 19:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Beatles just threw you off a balcony. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

17.02.2026 19:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You can disrupt your own storytelling, to positive effect. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

16.02.2026 21:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Feed Your Head My father’s random notecards.

@anthonyted.bsky.social knows how to write about the past w/o sounding maudlin. And so fascinating: Who knew about 'notecard folders' (made of leather no-less!)??🤓

Feed Your Head open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

16.02.2026 01:33 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Photos — lost and found, in a manner of speaking.
open.substack.com/pub/unsorted...

16.02.2026 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My father left me a message from beyond the grave: juggling monkeys. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

15.02.2026 22:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On Valentine’s Day, a sliver of good songwriting. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

14.02.2026 18:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some of the things that are working for me as I try to pull off a daily writing project. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

13.02.2026 21:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The end is only the beginning. Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

12.02.2026 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What does buying cheap vintage baseball cards on eBay have to do with modern storytelling? Today’s Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

10.02.2026 22:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I have a journal that I write in less than twice a year. It has a very specific purpose. The latest Storylines. open.substack.com/pub/anthonyt...

09.02.2026 21:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0