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Kate Gray

@hownottodraw.bsky.social

I write games and jokes. Sometimes both. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง in ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โŒ› past: games journalist & critic @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, Kotaku, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc ๐Ÿ”ฎ present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure

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Latest posts by hownottodraw.bsky.social on Bluesky

he sees chu when you're sleepin
he knows when you're awake

registeel is comiiiing to towwwwwn

07.12.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need to know how Jams Bond doesn't poison himself though. seems like it would be close to him and his breathing tubes

07.12.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i think it would be rad to make some sort of board game or perhaps trading card illustrations with beautiful traditional art

just putting that out into the universe in case any of you make such things

eyes emoji

07.12.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

eyes emoji

your art would be so cool on a board game!!!!

07.12.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
It's a photo of me in the country side looking happy. The frame around this photo says "The Indie Game Awards - 2025 Nominee"

It's a photo of me in the country side looking happy. The frame around this photo says "The Indie Game Awards - 2025 Nominee"

If you're looking for a community manager / social content / marketing person for your game then I'm very much looking for more work!

And as a side note I'm nominated in the @indiegameawards.gg for Community Management for my work at @strangescaffold.bsky.social!

RTs appreciated!

06.12.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

James bond spy watch contains poison gas and secret telephone. my watch contains counting the number of my foots, and emails. the future SUCKS

07.12.2025 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nintendo Confirms that Mailman Dragonite would be my friend

(Source: tinyurl.com/yhtxf78z)

29.11.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1691    ๐Ÿ” 695    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

he goes beep boop

07.12.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This year everyone is getting a tail sock!

06.12.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 990    ๐Ÿ” 258    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I think it's wonderful that there's a lot of well-known and interesting thinkers in the games space these days and we don't necessarily have to only listen to people who had reserved seats at the bar ten years ago.

05.12.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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me: youโ€™re certain i have to be in the kiln to clean it

the evil potter: but of course my tender boy

me: (blushing) whatever you say boss man ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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i love you

03.12.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 434    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

I appreciate snappy editing! But these people are not very good editors and some of them goof it up real bad

05.12.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay so here's the trouble with short form videos these dayPeople editing them like to overlap their audiAnd so every single sentence ends up with thTalking over themselves and it's reallHard to understand if you've got audiProcessing issues

05.12.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

brb inventing a new genre which is about fantasy portals getting isekai'd into a world where they're still appreciated

05.12.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did some of my study at Exeter on magic (in Ancient Rome and Greece) and it was proper fun

05.12.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My go-tos that haven't already been mentioned:

- Recipe Tin Eats is amazing for a slew of Asian recipes

- The Flavour Bible literally just tells you what ingredients taste good together (e.g. carrot + orange). Great for inspiration

- The Food Lab is always my first source for anything

05.12.2025 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

do you have The Food Lab? I love it so much. Excellent recipes, but also science-based testing so you can see WHY the recipe works.

I wish Kenji's uncomfortably awkward wife-related anecdotes were dialed back about 50% but otherwise it's a 10/10

05.12.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GOODEST OF LUCKS TO YOUUUUU ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

04.12.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the instructions say "take one scoop with food" but that's it??? I hope I don't have to snort an entire scoop of unknown powder

04.12.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I REALLY HOPE NOT

04.12.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the ingredients are SO boring, it's just vitamins and caffeine and citric acid, lol

I don't know why the copy is soooo extra!

04.12.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

blow day EVERYDAY

04.12.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A packet of supplemental powder that you're supposed to drink before the gym. it's called BLOW and it says that it is a high energy muscle vascularisation, whatever that is. it says it includes hardcore stimulants, clinical dosage, and blow day every day??? okay then

it is pink lemonade flavour

A packet of supplemental powder that you're supposed to drink before the gym. it's called BLOW and it says that it is a high energy muscle vascularisation, whatever that is. it says it includes hardcore stimulants, clinical dosage, and blow day every day??? okay then it is pink lemonade flavour

here is the copy on the other side of the packet, and I promise this is 100% accurate, typos and weird phrasing included:

"blow is a one of a kind pre-workout! from the second you inhale blow you will feel the most hardcore stimulant blend you have ever experience before. backed by science this laboratory well-researched formula will help to enhance motor performance, promote alertness, and enhance cognitive performance. added key ingredients to help the body to metabolize fats! don't be surprised by the goosebumps or the euphoric effect during your workout. this cognitive performance enhancer and skin stretching pumps formula is not for the rookies. It should only be used by healthy adults capable of handling hardcore intense workouts. blow can only be described as wow! nothing like blow in the market today."

here is the copy on the other side of the packet, and I promise this is 100% accurate, typos and weird phrasing included: "blow is a one of a kind pre-workout! from the second you inhale blow you will feel the most hardcore stimulant blend you have ever experience before. backed by science this laboratory well-researched formula will help to enhance motor performance, promote alertness, and enhance cognitive performance. added key ingredients to help the body to metabolize fats! don't be surprised by the goosebumps or the euphoric effect during your workout. this cognitive performance enhancer and skin stretching pumps formula is not for the rookies. It should only be used by healthy adults capable of handling hardcore intense workouts. blow can only be described as wow! nothing like blow in the market today."

are exercise supplement copywriters okay????

04.12.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Flat illustration featuring a Titmouse and Chickadee eating from a green feeder while a Mourning Dove eats seeds that have fallen on the snowy ground.

Flat illustration featuring a Titmouse and Chickadee eating from a green feeder while a Mourning Dove eats seeds that have fallen on the snowy ground.

03.12.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 724    ๐Ÿ” 237    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Iโ€™ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesnโ€™t make you dumb it just makes you nice

04.12.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7246    ๐Ÿ” 1552    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106

mmm yeah, fair enough! it's quite a quick game but probably too samey. it's got a lot of Vampire Survivors in it, only with persistent upgrades instead of run-based ones

04.12.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the skill tree adds a fair bit (bombs, missiles, turrets, more lasers, etc) and each new area has new hazards, but ultimately the levels are always "avoid getting killed, shoot the asteroids, shoot the enemies, kill the boss", so if you're not into that then give it a miss!

04.12.2025 01:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

did you play Astro Prospector? it's not 100% idle but it sure itches that scratch

04.12.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year

03.12.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4517    ๐Ÿ” 1388    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

in the stripped club. straight up "Tossin it", and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. my Grumley

04.12.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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