Craig Shackleton
@craigshackleton.com
SFF writer and Swordplay instructor || Founder of Ottawa Swordplay || Lapsed TTRPG writer || AuDHD
Currently seeking representation for my third novel and working on my fourth.
Currently seeking representation for my third novel and working on my fourth.
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Craig Shackleton
@craigshackleton.com
· Oct 8
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I could play it back to listen in on the whole conversation but I could also punch myself in the head with a sampling drill and I was not going to do that, either.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I could play it back to listen in on the whole conversation but I could also punch myself in the head with a sampling drill and I was not going to do that, either.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
I am really enjoying Clues by Sam, which I learned about from Amal's posts.
I am good at logic puzzles, but Amal is better.
I am good at logic puzzles, but Amal is better.
2/3 of these errors were of the “fuck I meant the other one” variety & 1 was a genuine error
I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Nov 9th 2025) in less than 21 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Nov 9th 2025) in less than 21 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I am really enjoying Clues by Sam, which I learned about from Amal's posts.
I am good at logic puzzles, but Amal is better.
I am good at logic puzzles, but Amal is better.
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
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Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
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Ottawa folks! Please come see my smash-hit show about an historic all-woman gang. Playing next week (Nov 13-16) @gctclive.bsky.social for 5 shows only!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ottawa folks! Please come see my smash-hit show about an historic all-woman gang. Playing next week (Nov 13-16) @gctclive.bsky.social for 5 shows only!
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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youre welcome
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
youre welcome
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Want a unique art piece for your game or project? I can help with that!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at dieselpunk1921@gmail.com!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at dieselpunk1921@gmail.com!
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Want a unique art piece for your game or project? I can help with that!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at dieselpunk1921@gmail.com!
I am happy to do non-commercial ($100 with 1 free revision) and commercial ($200 with 1 free revision), sized 8.5x11, 17x11, and more!
Feel free to DM or email me at dieselpunk1921@gmail.com!
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QRP with your dark art 🖤
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
QRP with your dark art 🖤
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OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Principal Narrative Designer | Creative Assembly
As a Principal Narrative Designer, you will be tasked with creating and implementing engaging dialogue and compelling characters. You will craft the game's narrative journey while collaborating with t...
www.creative-assembly.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
Gunpowder Milkshake.
Fav non-comic book movie that feels like a comic book movie?
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Gunpowder Milkshake.
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The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
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You don’t have to thank me for doing my stupid job. But it is nice.
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
You don’t have to thank me for doing my stupid job. But it is nice.
There is snow and it is not melting as soon as it lands.
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There is snow and it is not melting as soon as it lands.
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Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
OTTAWA - With Yarmouth MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals due to "Poilievre's leadership style", the CPC leader has responded "My leadership style is the ab...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
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Two signed and personalized paperbacks from me (I will ship) currently going for a song in the Pulp Literature auction, which goes until the end of November. They would make nice gifts. app.galabid.com/kpr2025/item...
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Two signed and personalized paperbacks from me (I will ship) currently going for a song in the Pulp Literature auction, which goes until the end of November. They would make nice gifts. app.galabid.com/kpr2025/item...
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Hey! Apparently it's #IReadCanadian day! If only there was somewhere readers looking for new #Canadian SFF authors to read could find a bunch of them all in one place... 🤔
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Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three eBook : Kotowych, Stephen: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three eBook : Kotowych, Stephen: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey! Apparently it's #IReadCanadian day! If only there was somewhere readers looking for new #Canadian SFF authors to read could find a bunch of them all in one place... 🤔
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