Graeme Strachan
@gstrachan.bsky.social
Writer | he/him (available for hire)
BAFTA Member
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Tall, Scottish, friendly, occasionally handsome (not actually an Alpaca)
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Graeme Strachan
@gstrachan.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Just to let people know, I am probably going to be applying for any and all game writing jobs that are coming up for the rest of the year.
I have a hankering to get writing on a nice project with some cool people. I miss the creative banter of that process.
So hit me up if you know of anything!
I have a hankering to get writing on a nice project with some cool people. I miss the creative banter of that process.
So hit me up if you know of anything!
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Ok, #Pluribus is pretty damn slow this week.
This is mostly just filler, and that's in a show that was mostly filler anyway.
As a writer, I'm banging my head off a wall watching this and screaming "GET TO THE NEXT PLOT POINT!"
This is mostly just filler, and that's in a show that was mostly filler anyway.
As a writer, I'm banging my head off a wall watching this and screaming "GET TO THE NEXT PLOT POINT!"
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ok, #Pluribus is pretty damn slow this week.
This is mostly just filler, and that's in a show that was mostly filler anyway.
As a writer, I'm banging my head off a wall watching this and screaming "GET TO THE NEXT PLOT POINT!"
This is mostly just filler, and that's in a show that was mostly filler anyway.
As a writer, I'm banging my head off a wall watching this and screaming "GET TO THE NEXT PLOT POINT!"
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Maybe I'm insane, but I'd love it if someone could explain to me the basic theory behind why governments lean towards caring more about corporations and financial industries rather than making sure that citizens have more money in their pockets.
Assuming it's not just corruption.
Assuming it's not just corruption.
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Maybe I'm insane, but I'd love it if someone could explain to me the basic theory behind why governments lean towards caring more about corporations and financial industries rather than making sure that citizens have more money in their pockets.
Assuming it's not just corruption.
Assuming it's not just corruption.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
25% of core game dev jobs lost in Germany since 2023 is just an absolutely wild number.
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
Turbulent times: A snapshot of the German #gamesindustry. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevjobs #layoffs #jobsearch #startups #gamefunding #Computerspieleförderung igmonline.de/story/igm-13...
Stürmische Zeiten: Die deutsche Games-Branche – eine Momentaufnahme
Keine Frage: Die allgemeine Krise der Games-Branche betrifft auch die hiesige Spieleproduktion. Studios werden geschlossen, Jobs gehen verloren, das Fahrwasser für die aktiven Studios wird rauer. Von ...
igmonline.de
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
25% of core game dev jobs lost in Germany since 2023 is just an absolutely wild number.
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
"Compared to 2023, this means that around 25 percent of jobs in the industry have been lost."
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
We have lost every single internet platform that informed the world about what's really happening in Palestine. Every single one.
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
We have lost every single internet platform that informed the world about what's really happening in Palestine. Every single one.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
Theatre news: WGGB new writing encouragement awards announced
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Olwen Wymark Awards allow its members to thank "those who have given them a positive experience in new writing" over the past year.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wggb-ne...
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Olwen Wymark Awards allow its members to thank "those who have given them a positive experience in new writing" over the past year.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wggb-ne...
Theatre news: WGGB new writing encouragement awards announced
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Olwen Wymark Awards allow its members to thank
www.britishtheatreguide.info
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Theatre news: WGGB new writing encouragement awards announced
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Olwen Wymark Awards allow its members to thank "those who have given them a positive experience in new writing" over the past year.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wggb-ne...
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Olwen Wymark Awards allow its members to thank "those who have given them a positive experience in new writing" over the past year.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/wggb-ne...
So… can we all agree that #Pluribus has some clever ideas in it, but it’s really… really… really fucking slow.
I mean on a scene to scene level as well as on an episodic one.
Honestly (based on the first 4 episode) this should have been a single 2 hour movie.
I mean on a scene to scene level as well as on an episodic one.
Honestly (based on the first 4 episode) this should have been a single 2 hour movie.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
So… can we all agree that #Pluribus has some clever ideas in it, but it’s really… really… really fucking slow.
I mean on a scene to scene level as well as on an episodic one.
Honestly (based on the first 4 episode) this should have been a single 2 hour movie.
I mean on a scene to scene level as well as on an episodic one.
Honestly (based on the first 4 episode) this should have been a single 2 hour movie.
Getting to the end of the original Uncharted, and my God this game is a slog.
I completely mixed it up with Uncharted 2 in my head. That one was at least fun.
I completely mixed it up with Uncharted 2 in my head. That one was at least fun.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Getting to the end of the original Uncharted, and my God this game is a slog.
I completely mixed it up with Uncharted 2 in my head. That one was at least fun.
I completely mixed it up with Uncharted 2 in my head. That one was at least fun.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
You know the bubble is cooked when it can be explained like this.
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You know the bubble is cooked when it can be explained like this.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
I swear, Labour’s current goal seems to literally be to see how many traditional Labour voters they can disgust, by trying to out Tory the Tories.
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I swear, Labour’s current goal seems to literally be to see how many traditional Labour voters they can disgust, by trying to out Tory the Tories.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
Labour policy: Helping families who've been utterly hammered by greedy energy companies? ❌️
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Labour policy: Helping families who've been utterly hammered by greedy energy companies? ❌️
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Helping thieving AI companies who profit off everyone else amd continually target creative industries? ✅️
If I describe the rage I just felt reading this, I would be banned from this site.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
The layers of 2025 Fucking Bullshit™ in this story are many.
- Awful, stupid AI art.
- Awful, stupid assumptions on its politics from flag-shaggers.
- Stupid assumptions on what it's about from some lefties.
It's just shit all over.
- Awful, stupid AI art.
- Awful, stupid assumptions on its politics from flag-shaggers.
- Stupid assumptions on what it's about from some lefties.
It's just shit all over.
It’s the exclusive everyone wanted, the story that will win next year’s Pulitzer…
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
I can reveal London’s giant AI generated Christmas artwork, the subject of much online mockery, is being torn down - and I honestly *genuinely* think you’ll never guess why. www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
London's giant AI artwork to be torn down
The bizarre story of why a much-talked-about creation is being torn down. Plus: Docklands Light Railway extension, giant laser stalks the night sky, and more tales of Android phone theft rejection.
www.londoncentric.media
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The layers of 2025 Fucking Bullshit™ in this story are many.
- Awful, stupid AI art.
- Awful, stupid assumptions on its politics from flag-shaggers.
- Stupid assumptions on what it's about from some lefties.
It's just shit all over.
- Awful, stupid AI art.
- Awful, stupid assumptions on its politics from flag-shaggers.
- Stupid assumptions on what it's about from some lefties.
It's just shit all over.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
Theatre review: La bohème from Scottish Opera at Festival Theatre Edinburgh
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/la-b...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/la-b...
Theatre review: La bohème from Scottish Opera at Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Theatre review of La bohème (Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigia Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa) from Scottish Opera at Festival Theatre Edinburgh - reviewer: Graeme Strachan
www.britishtheatreguide.info
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Theatre review: La bohème from Scottish Opera at Festival Theatre Edinburgh
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/la-b...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/la-b...
Happy #InternationalMensDay.
If there is a boy or man in your life who needs support, or help, or maybe just a friendly ear, today is the day to remember that maybe they want help they don't ask for.
Be kind, be supportive. Take care all.
If there is a boy or man in your life who needs support, or help, or maybe just a friendly ear, today is the day to remember that maybe they want help they don't ask for.
Be kind, be supportive. Take care all.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy #InternationalMensDay.
If there is a boy or man in your life who needs support, or help, or maybe just a friendly ear, today is the day to remember that maybe they want help they don't ask for.
Be kind, be supportive. Take care all.
If there is a boy or man in your life who needs support, or help, or maybe just a friendly ear, today is the day to remember that maybe they want help they don't ask for.
Be kind, be supportive. Take care all.
Apparently I missed a really good soccer-ball game tonight.
Also Scotland have qualified for the World Cup. (First time in 28 years)
Oh well.
Also Scotland have qualified for the World Cup. (First time in 28 years)
Oh well.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Apparently I missed a really good soccer-ball game tonight.
Also Scotland have qualified for the World Cup. (First time in 28 years)
Oh well.
Also Scotland have qualified for the World Cup. (First time in 28 years)
Oh well.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
Picked up the Uncharted trilogy remaster the other week for buttons it’s weird replaying the original one.
It’s so… wee and rushed in comparison to later and similar games.
It’s so… wee and rushed in comparison to later and similar games.
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Picked up the Uncharted trilogy remaster the other week for buttons it’s weird replaying the original one.
It’s so… wee and rushed in comparison to later and similar games.
It’s so… wee and rushed in comparison to later and similar games.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
This.
I hate networking. Especially online.
Mainly since most people mistake my probably autistic sardonic chat for being scornful, unless they hear me talk IRL.
But also, it always feels so fake, and so many of the most “popular” folks are so inauthentic sounding.
I hate networking. Especially online.
Mainly since most people mistake my probably autistic sardonic chat for being scornful, unless they hear me talk IRL.
But also, it always feels so fake, and so many of the most “popular” folks are so inauthentic sounding.
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This.
I hate networking. Especially online.
Mainly since most people mistake my probably autistic sardonic chat for being scornful, unless they hear me talk IRL.
But also, it always feels so fake, and so many of the most “popular” folks are so inauthentic sounding.
I hate networking. Especially online.
Mainly since most people mistake my probably autistic sardonic chat for being scornful, unless they hear me talk IRL.
But also, it always feels so fake, and so many of the most “popular” folks are so inauthentic sounding.
Reposted by Graeme Strachan
Our web site is intermittently unavailable at the moment, which seems to be due to an issue with @radar.cloudflare.com's servers so nothing we can do except wait for them to fix it. Apologies for the inconvenience.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our web site is intermittently unavailable at the moment, which seems to be due to an issue with @radar.cloudflare.com's servers so nothing we can do except wait for them to fix it. Apologies for the inconvenience.