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Craig Rathbone (Writer)

@crathbone.bsky.social

Fortunate enough to have short stories published in several amazing anthologies! Also like to talk gaming, music and movies, animals and... I dunno, cars? LGBTQ+ folks are of course welcome, weird Nazis less so... https://linktr.ee/Winst0lf?s=09

2,013 Followers  |  2,078 Following  |  922 Posts  |  Joined: 23.07.2023  |  2.4532

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Ooooh ok, 5 things I like...

1. Reading/writing
2. Gaming
3. Movies
4. Cars
5. Animals

And I shall tag.. (no pressure now!)

@pix1001.bsky.social
@pixelgirlslays.bsky.social
@ohmiagod.bsky.social
@karliehatcher.bsky.social
@delawhere.bsky.social

13.02.2026 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy anniversary! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

03.02.2026 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pretty much, with a seam of Home Alone through it too!

25.12.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy Christmas Soph, have a great day!

25.12.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well when you put it like that... We may never know for sure!

25.12.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best Christmas movie is clearly this one:

25.12.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Always happy to find another fan! I think it helps that the plot is pretty unpredictable all the way through, just when you think you have it sussed it throws another curve ball

22.12.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cool, same order as me then! Hope you get as immersed into it as I did!

22.12.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it the first or second one you're playing? I actually started with 2, and am only now playing through the first one (hurray for black Friday Xbox sale!)

22.12.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So Microsoft gave me an ยฃ8 voucher for... Some reason (not complaining, maybe they like me)... I got Death Stranding with it.

Not played a Kojima game since MGS3 (on the PS2)... Kinda looking forward to making Norman Reedus carry loads of boxes around!

21.12.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.12.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing isn't it? We've been itching to return to Amsterdam since we visited last year, such a cool place, and good people too!

21.12.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's cos Henry is a wholesome mediaeval feller, can't help but want to take care of the poor hapless soul! Especially when he gets berated by Capon all the time

21.12.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Makes sense, got to look after yourself, and treat yourself to the sheer fanciness of the fountain, the highest evolution of the humble pen!

21.12.2025 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can't say I blame you it's a banger! Winter Soldier had this exchange between Cap and an evil Hydra computer containing a baddie from the first movie, the Tobey Jones delivers the line before he drops a missile on them both there is chilling. Something like "we are, both of us, out of time!"

20.12.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If I ever see it, I shall burn it in the incinerator of forgotten things! You are Pseudo, and that's that!

20.12.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I used to have a fountain pen in school, it was such a cool item, except I kept getting ink EVERYWHERE and had to surrender it after one too many school shirts looked like they'd been paintballed... They are magnificent things though, ooze fanciness

20.12.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a bangin' line from Barbossa (the best character in those movies btw), always fun to quote!

20.12.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, enjoy!

20.12.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gremlins 2, what a stone cold classic! Shame all the versions out there these days have the Hulk Hogan scene though, the VHS copy we had as kids had a John Wayne scene instead, which was much funnier!

19.12.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get to know me (video game edition) ๐ŸŽฎ

First game: Sonic the Hedgehog (8bit)

Last game: Kingdom Come Deliverance

Favorite game: Cyberpunk 2077

Worst game: So, so many...

Game Iโ€™ve played the most: Final Fantasy VII

Most surprising game: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Next game: Witcher 3 (again)

19.12.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beloved friends, I don't know half of you as well I should like etc., etc. so let's have a #AuthorInterview thread! Answer whatever questions suit your fancy.

19.12.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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In honour of my current gaming obsession: Henry of Skalitz and Sir Hans Capon!

18.12.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very true, you're on that frontline, and can provide really valuable insights just like those in your newsletter! And also gothic romance novels, it seems!

18.12.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That was a really interesting read! Amazing that a hormone change can also affect the imagination/way you think so much! Happy for you though, really cool that your imagination has been fired up and you're on a roll with a new WIP

18.12.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, dark doesn't quite cover it! The idea of animation for adults was an alien concept to me back then, really did open a lot of doors in my brain. The fact that the same friend introduced me to FFVII the same year says it all!

18.12.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Akira for me, my friend showed it to me after school one day when we were about 12, totally blew my mind!

18.12.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Review: The Neon Gods by Katee Robert Persephone makes a deal with Hades to get out of an arranged marriage to Zeus, but is she ready to find out whatโ€™s behind Hadesโ€™ glossy black door?

Review for Neon Gods by Katee Roberts is up: chapelorahamm.com/2025/12/17/r...

17.12.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Mr Bobby one would be cursed content, and destroy Epic Games from within... Nobody would walk away

16.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha thank you! May the automobile gods have mercy on my little Skoda

16.12.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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