JourneyCasts

Ruminations about the outdoors, writing, fly fishing, guitar, literature...

By Arnie Sabatelli

· Launched 4 years ago

“Arnie skillfully blends the life of the mind with the beauty of the natural world.”

Laura Hurwitz, The Long and Short of It

“this is my former professor and mentor's substack. great discussions and features on art, poetry, teaching, hemingway, exegesis, flyfishing, AND it includes his own work.”

Steve Barichko, self serve pie house

JourneyCasts

Tribute
On fishing a small stream with a special fly rod.
May 26 • Arnie Sabatelli

Firsts
Some reflections on opening our Adirondack cabin on my own.
Apr 27 • Arnie Sabatelli

A Trip to Mexico, a Poem
From the high-mountain walks my wife and I took up into the hills surrounding the village we have visited for many years now.
Apr 17 • Arnie Sabatelli

Most Popular
Parallel Universes
Sep 10, 2022 • Arnie Sabatelli

Fishing With Brad
Oct 1, 2022 • Arnie Sabatelli

Snapshots from an Unplanned Writing Hiatus
May 15, 2025 • Arnie Sabatelli

On Not Giving Thanks
Nov 24, 2025 • Arnie Sabatelli

The Fish
Dec 2, 2024 • Arnie Sabatelli

Sadness, Fear, Everything Changed
Nov 19, 2024 • Arnie Sabatelli

New Hemingway Podcast in the Making
Some thoughts on the opening paragraphs of the novel A Farewell to Arms.
Mar 27 • Arnie Sabatelli

Brooklyn, Hygge, War

Fugue-ing
Bach as antidote.
Feb 19 • Arnie Sabatelli

Launch Week
My new book of fly fishing essays has kept me busy.
Feb 10 • Arnie Sabatelli

Protest Song
On the difficulty and essentialness of making art in times of political upheaval.
Jan 27 • Arnie Sabatelli

Climb
From the opening pages of my next book on the Adirondacks.
Jan 5 • Arnie Sabatelli

Off Season
A free-flowing contemplation on feeling "off" when not at my Adirondack cabin.
Dec 14, 2025 • Arnie Sabatelli

Winterwatching
An early winter poem.
Dec 2, 2025 • Arnie Sabatelli

On Not Giving Thanks
A haunting memory from a Montana fishing trip and the need to remember.
Nov 24, 2025 • Arnie Sabatelli