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Abigail Shannon

@crasscookie.bsky.social

Freelance games & tech journalist, open to work! Previously Tabletop & Merch Writer at GamesRadar+. Words at PCGamer, Eurogamer, TechRadar, and more. Irish but chilling in England. Red hair and pronouns (she/they).

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A man in a leather jacket and green shirt with an earpiece and a brown ponytail, the "I refuse the question" guy.

A man in a leather jacket and green shirt with an earpiece and a brown ponytail, the "I refuse the question" guy.

White kid in a brown hoodie winding up a punch

White kid in a brown hoodie winding up a punch

Skinny white guy in a purple hoodie getting ready to roundhouse kick the shit out of the camera

Skinny white guy in a purple hoodie getting ready to roundhouse kick the shit out of the camera

Support/Tank/DPS

14.02.2026 13:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6885    ๐Ÿ” 1997    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

yepppp ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ
TMNT gatecrashing Lorwynโ€™s prerelease is really just the perfect metaphor for Magicโ€™s pacing problem atm

08.02.2026 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a hot bitch named breakfast

a hot bitch named breakfast

her?

06.02.2026 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I just woke up.
$425,000 for @translifeline.org. I feel like I must still be asleep, must still be dreaming that this is happening, but it's true.

You are all amazing. We have one day left. Let's make some magic! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

06.02.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 201    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Iโ€™m having surgery in a little over two weeks aaAAaAAaAAaaaAaa

Iโ€™m *very* apprehensive & sort of convinced Iโ€™ll end up leaving something important out of my recovery bag โ€” itโ€™s a bit like packing for the worldโ€™s shittest holiday.

06.02.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I canโ€™t adequately recreate the *pure rage, disgust, and betrayal* I felt when I found out pterosaurs arenโ€™t dinosaurs โ€ฆ it was a truly foundation-shaking moment for me.

How do you learn to trust again after something like that?

06.02.2026 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

someone is eating chicken nuggets in the gastroenterology outpatients waiting room rn

I am seething with jealousy

05.02.2026 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a scritchy scratchy pencil sketch of Ida Williams
the paper on her nose is grey, smudged and rubbing away. a little annotation points to the damage, reading โ€œoh nooo โ€ฆโ€

a scritchy scratchy pencil sketch of Ida Williams the paper on her nose is grey, smudged and rubbing away. a little annotation points to the damage, reading โ€œoh nooo โ€ฆโ€

this was fun but oooo I am very rusty !

what I like: she looks rather cute :>

what I could improve: angles, foreshortening + generally improving likeness

also maybe I oughta make the effort to get my actual art supplies so i donโ€™t destroy the page with the eraser w/ my cheap mechanical pencil โ€ฆ

05.02.2026 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Being a fascist is a deeply demoralizing experience. You have to not only radically alter your worldview to make reality fit into your unhinged schema, but that worldview is predicated on the notion that the weakest, most unworthy degenerate worms on the planet are somehow overpowering and humiliating you on a moment-by-moment basis.

In mechanical terms too, the lowered morale also reduces your volition scoreโ€”the more you indulge in your delusions, the less you are able to exercise self-control and self-awareness.

The point of fascism being mechanically detrimentalโ€”the ludonarrative themeโ€”is that fascism is an unequivocally self-destructive ideology, the practice of which only serves to nurture that self-destructive urge and turn it outward. It's not like Dark Side points in KotOR where you can access cool new abilities and get to enjoy being such a nasty lil rascal; you are not supposed to enjoy being a fascist in Disco Elysium. Fascism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike.

Being a fascist is a deeply demoralizing experience. You have to not only radically alter your worldview to make reality fit into your unhinged schema, but that worldview is predicated on the notion that the weakest, most unworthy degenerate worms on the planet are somehow overpowering and humiliating you on a moment-by-moment basis. In mechanical terms too, the lowered morale also reduces your volition scoreโ€”the more you indulge in your delusions, the less you are able to exercise self-control and self-awareness. The point of fascism being mechanically detrimentalโ€”the ludonarrative themeโ€”is that fascism is an unequivocally self-destructive ideology, the practice of which only serves to nurture that self-destructive urge and turn it outward. It's not like Dark Side points in KotOR where you can access cool new abilities and get to enjoy being such a nasty lil rascal; you are not supposed to enjoy being a fascist in Disco Elysium. Fascism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike.

03.02.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2904    ๐Ÿ” 915    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

I *have* been hearing this, big if true

01.02.2026 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a seal is crawling on a wooden dock in the water . Alt: a silly widdle seal going flop flop flop

this is a post about me

01.02.2026 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

how are you an inattentive magic player with ptsd? your ass is focused on the wrong triggers

01.02.2026 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed is a strong stance against slop Opinion | From Bagel and Schmear to Boggarts and Shriekmaw

www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gam...

A short op-ed from me on Lorwyn Eclipsed and the virtue of weird little things made by people. ๐ŸงŒ

30.01.2026 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I forgot the โ€œhโ€ in Sean-Ghaeilge, my secondary school Irish teacher is going to fly to England and beat me up

30.01.2026 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In my experience (east-coast Ireland Wexford/Wicklow/Dublin), I wouldnโ€™t say calling someone a yoke is *inherently* negative. Closer to being dismissive or cheeky, I guess? Like saying โ€œwhatsherfaceโ€ or โ€œso-and-soโ€.

30.01.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years; founded on the publications of the Engl... --v.1-5, A-S.--v.6, T-Z, also supplement, bibliography and grammar

Yoke has an entry in vol 6 of The English Dialect Dictionary from 1905

archive.org/details/engl...

This lil podcast on explores how the Sean-Gaeilge word for yoke was used (unfortunately not like the modern Hiberno-English version, that would be too easy an answer!)

radio.moli.ie/r/cuing-yoke

30.01.2026 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good

28.01.2026 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1536    ๐Ÿ” 482    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
TikTok Feminism is Not Your Friend
YouTube video by Broey Deschanel TikTok Feminism is Not Your Friend

youtu.be/A_C-G9M_0NI?...

โ€œEvery time I see feminism invoked in these ways on TikTok, itโ€™s almost always perverted [โ€ฆ] to push a rigid standard of feminine behaviour that neutralises womenโ€™s identities and ultimately upholds the tenets of patriarcho-capitalism.โ€

27.01.2026 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As @kimkelly.bsky.social recently wrote, "To die a politicized death in America is to be forever denied peace."

www.welcometohellworld.com/justificatio...

25.01.2026 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 307    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Gotchaโ€”letโ€™s dig into that step by step.

1. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. Youโ€™re not just immobileโ€”youโ€™re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ. That makes total senseโ€”itโ€™s a natural human impulse, and youโ€™ve been through a lot.

23.01.2026 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18557    ๐Ÿ” 5995    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 198    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
A fat free, high protein oatmeal โ€œcakeโ€. It looks like something youโ€™d find on the dinner table of the Baker family from resi 7.

A fat free, high protein oatmeal โ€œcakeโ€. It looks like something youโ€™d find on the dinner table of the Baker family from resi 7.

Iโ€™m committing self-inflicted human rights abuses in the kitchen right now.

Iโ€™m doing evil, dark-sided shit.

A ghostly apparition of Julia Child just manifested in my home and choke-slammed me to the ground.

20.01.2026 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A local 30-something is up in arms over the review scores assigned on video game and entertainment media website IGN while simultaneously feeling urged to label every woman in his life with the same number rating.
paletteswap.site/dif...

18.01.2026 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 184    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge congrats on the putrid, stinking angel youโ€™ve brought into the world ๐ŸคŽ

18.01.2026 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bowl wheetabix and milk with frozen berries and syrup
a lil candle is stabbed into it

A bowl wheetabix and milk with frozen berries and syrup a lil candle is stabbed into it

really pushing the boundaries of โ€œbirthday cakeโ€ this year

16.01.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gloom by Keith Baker: a card game where you stack negative experiences on your family members, with the aim lowering their self worth enough to kill them.

Gloom by Keith Baker: a card game where you stack negative experiences on your family members, with the aim lowering their self worth enough to kill them.

this game is my autobiography over the last year or so

15.01.2026 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Silly to overestimate how quickly the NHS gets things done!

I *hoping* I get chopped up in summer.

However, now I need gallbladder surgery too โ€ฆ and Iโ€™m getting tested for arthritis (I <3 collecting debuffs).

In the meantime Iโ€™m just living slow, taking lotsa pain drugs, and writing when I can!

15.01.2026 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a drawing of a hideous little hamster beaming with joy

a drawing of a hideous little hamster beaming with joy

a nasty little creature with its tongue out ๐Ÿ˜›

a nasty little creature with its tongue out ๐Ÿ˜›

an ugly hamster cries with happiness

an ugly hamster cries with happiness

the beast is overcome with emotion

the beast is overcome with emotion

Crying because I finally got approved for a laparoscopy to treat my endometriosis โ€ฆ we are back in truly unimaginable ways !!!!!1!!!

11.08.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hi there. Iโ€™m looking to speak to creatives/artists/art enjoyers who would categorize them self as anti generative AI. If you have time for a conversation, it would help me greatly.

Thank you

05.08.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A woman looks at a mirror, blank-faced. In it, her reflection smiles. Text reads: "I love looking at myself in the mirror".

A woman looks at a mirror, blank-faced. In it, her reflection smiles. Text reads: "I love looking at myself in the mirror".

Looking good!

05.08.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 by The Mountain Goats

Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 by The Mountain Goats

fighting happysad tears in public SHEEeeeeeeEEEEEeeesh

05.08.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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