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Nathan Curtis

@tshellstudio.bsky.social

Autistic puzzle constructor in the Boston area; part-time math teacher and recovering composer. I post variety puzzles at www.patreon.com/nathancurtis, and my latest puzzle hunt is available at verwalds-treasures.tortoiseshellstudio.com. He/him/his

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Latest posts by tshellstudio.bsky.social on Bluesky

Note that it's the Andrew Mellon Foundation, founded by one of the massively rich banking tycoons of the turn of the 20th century, back when robber barons rehabilitated their image by promoting culture, not being pathologically jealous of it.

13.02.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But your honor, I have these ticket stubs for "Melania"!

12.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the last several days, I have been working on and off on drawing weirdly specific things for a puzzle. Just me, an iPad, and Procreate. I am not an artist by any means, and my people are vaguely terrifying if you look at them too closely, but I am very pleased with the results. AI can suck it.

11.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You two are too cute

05.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

I nearly forgot today is Tuesday, but I will be streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 20 minutes!

04.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But they've had my favorite burgers since Christopher's closed

01.02.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All Star Sandwich Bar? Might not satisfy 1.

31.01.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 20 minutes!

28.01.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 20 minutes! Will I still be in post-Mystery Hunt hangover mode? Only one way to find out!

21.01.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While doing post-Mystery Hunt tab maintenance, I came across a whole set of hidden tabs with my work from the MH in...2024.

Maybe this is why Opera kept having memory issues.

20.01.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No streaming tonight, as I'm dealing with some difficult personal news.

14.01.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't help that this puzzle has something like 96 words in it. Why couldn't I have written a nice neat Pathfinder instead?

13.01.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I reeeealllly don't want to write clues today but I reeeeealllly gotta.

13.01.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like how you could actually have Γ‘'s crossing each other

13.01.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No stream today, as I will be entertaining friends. Stay tuned next week for more live puzzle construction!

06.01.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do any of my fellow Patreon creators know how to temporarily take down a post without deleting it outright? I can go into the specifics privately, but I don't want to say much more publicly.

06.01.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If anything, solving in pencil shows a willingness to make mistakes that I value more than the certitude of one's knowledge

06.01.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just learn to do one of them left-handed. I recommend not the guitar.

01.01.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing my last constructing stream of the year at twtich.tv/tshellstudio in 20 minutes!

31.12.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RADDLE The daily word transformation game

I was so busy today I forgot to promote a thing! I made a guest puzzle for today's Raddle at raddle.quest! Thanks to @pzlr.org for inviting me to contribute!

30.12.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RADDLE The daily word transformation game

I was so busy today I forgot to promote a thing! I made a guest puzzle for today's Raddle at raddle.quest! Thanks to @pzlr.org for inviting me to contribute!

30.12.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

It's Tuesday night, so I'll be streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in about 20 minutes!

24.12.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I am firmly on the "ennial" side, which is a little weird because most of the people I interacted with when I was making formative social ties in my 20's were a bit older than me and squarely in Gen X

17.12.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Streaming puzzle construction at www.twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 20 minutes! Come and watch me make what will be my first puzzle of 2026!

17.12.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know some people who are scared of insects and would totally be cowed by a fly.

15.12.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah well. Worth a shot.

15.12.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @eruditorumpress.com this is a total longshot but do you have any friends/family in the Boston area who will be traveling to Ithaca for the holidays or vice versa? I'm trying to return a package that is prohibitively expensive to ship.

15.12.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get more from Nathan Curtis on Patreon creating Variety Crossword and Logic Puzzles

My latest bonus puzzle, a Super Sixes, is up on Patreon! If you want to see it, visit www.patreon.com/c/nathancurtis and pledge $2/month or more to get access to this puzzle and more, every single month!

15.12.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 25 minutes!

10.12.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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tshellstudio - Twitch tshellstudio streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.

Streaming puzzle construction at twitch.tv/tshellstudio in 30 minutes! Come and watch me make a seasonal variety grid!

03.12.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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