Christopher Preksta
@cpreksta.bsky.social
Writer/director. Echo Torch, Street Light Stories, The Mercury Men, and Pittsburgh Dad. chrispreksta.com
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If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?”
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?”
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
I wonder why “If you do drugs, you go to hell before you die” didn’t stick as Super Mario’s catch phrase.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I wonder why “If you do drugs, you go to hell before you die” didn’t stick as Super Mario’s catch phrase.
Radios or electronics behaving strangely before an alien arrival. Done to death and I love it every time.
What is one thing you fall for in a movie every single time?
May 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Radios or electronics behaving strangely before an alien arrival. Done to death and I love it every time.
I’m not much of a toy collector, but this figure was too good to pass up. Super Grover and I go way back.
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’m not much of a toy collector, but this figure was too good to pass up. Super Grover and I go way back.
I loathe the term “Content Creator.” It’s like calling a chef a “Calories Producer.”
May 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I loathe the term “Content Creator.” It’s like calling a chef a “Calories Producer.”
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Sinners invites a new bold business idea. What if people want to see movies because they like them and not due to a pavlovian response to being 12 years old once!?
April 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sinners invites a new bold business idea. What if people want to see movies because they like them and not due to a pavlovian response to being 12 years old once!?
Somehow an interesting filmmaker got something genuinely original out of Hollywood and into THEATERS. Sinners is worth the ticket.
April 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Somehow an interesting filmmaker got something genuinely original out of Hollywood and into THEATERS. Sinners is worth the ticket.
1/3rd of the way there and slowly making progress. Whew.
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
1/3rd of the way there and slowly making progress. Whew.
Been working on custom animations, sound fx, and music to create motion game boards that combine digital environments with physical game pieces and terrain. The effect makes for kinetic and memorable game moments where players feel they are in control of a thrilling movie scene.
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Been working on custom animations, sound fx, and music to create motion game boards that combine digital environments with physical game pieces and terrain. The effect makes for kinetic and memorable game moments where players feel they are in control of a thrilling movie scene.
Since @cyan.com changed puzzles in the new edition of Riven, that means new notes and a new journal! I made a D’ni numerical emblem for the cover.
March 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Since @cyan.com changed puzzles in the new edition of Riven, that means new notes and a new journal! I made a D’ni numerical emblem for the cover.
Five years later, there’s still these strange remnants from the worst year ever.
March 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Five years later, there’s still these strange remnants from the worst year ever.
1000% still call nearly every guy from high school by their last name. It’s strange when I have to refer to them by their first name when talking to their wife or kids.
March 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
1000% still call nearly every guy from high school by their last name. It’s strange when I have to refer to them by their first name when talking to their wife or kids.
A good article on the frustrating reality that every artist, first and foremost, MUST be a social media marketer. www.vox.com/culture/2024...
Everybody has to self-promote now. Nobody wants to.
So you want to be an artist. Do you have to start a TikTok?
www.vox.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A good article on the frustrating reality that every artist, first and foremost, MUST be a social media marketer. www.vox.com/culture/2024...
“Take these seeds and put them in your pockets, so at least sunflowers will grow when you die.”
This illustration originally came to mind at the start of the invasion of Ukraine, but the blustering of fools in the Oval Office prompted me to finally draw it. May the days of wicked men be few.
This illustration originally came to mind at the start of the invasion of Ukraine, but the blustering of fools in the Oval Office prompted me to finally draw it. May the days of wicked men be few.
March 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Take these seeds and put them in your pockets, so at least sunflowers will grow when you die.”
This illustration originally came to mind at the start of the invasion of Ukraine, but the blustering of fools in the Oval Office prompted me to finally draw it. May the days of wicked men be few.
This illustration originally came to mind at the start of the invasion of Ukraine, but the blustering of fools in the Oval Office prompted me to finally draw it. May the days of wicked men be few.
A feature film with zero dialogue just won an Oscar. Loved this movie.
March 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A feature film with zero dialogue just won an Oscar. Loved this movie.
Kristen Wiig as the green M&M singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis was one of those I-have-to-get-up-and-walk-around-the-room kind of laughs.
February 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Kristen Wiig as the green M&M singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis was one of those I-have-to-get-up-and-walk-around-the-room kind of laughs.
Marvel kind of feels like it’s in its Robert California / Andy is promoted to manager era.
February 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Marvel kind of feels like it’s in its Robert California / Andy is promoted to manager era.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
While creating something, the mental battle being waged in your mind of “this is exciting and awesome” versus “this is garbage and you’re wasting your time” sure is something.
Keep your head down, trudge forward, and have fun.
Keep your head down, trudge forward, and have fun.
February 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
While creating something, the mental battle being waged in your mind of “this is exciting and awesome” versus “this is garbage and you’re wasting your time” sure is something.
Keep your head down, trudge forward, and have fun.
Keep your head down, trudge forward, and have fun.
Writing for me is watching a scene in my mind an immeasurable number of times until ideas finally collide like atoms creating the most extraordinary feeling. My goal with the finished work is to replicate that delight in others. There’s no greater frustration than the work remaining private.
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Writing for me is watching a scene in my mind an immeasurable number of times until ideas finally collide like atoms creating the most extraordinary feeling. My goal with the finished work is to replicate that delight in others. There’s no greater frustration than the work remaining private.
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Alright, writers. Take a cue from Lynch: go be your weird damn selves and leave some fucking art in this world before you're gone.
January 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Alright, writers. Take a cue from Lynch: go be your weird damn selves and leave some fucking art in this world before you're gone.