The Dread Pirate Roberts
@skeffington.bsky.social
Pulp Writer. Poet. Bohemian. Reprobate. Demiromantic Asexual. Seeking an escape from hard work. Views my own, except when they're someone else's. (He/Him, fine with They)
No DMs, please.
https://sites.google.com/view/ajrobertspulpwriter/home
No DMs, please.
https://sites.google.com/view/ajrobertspulpwriter/home
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Here's why Skyrim is weird.
The dramatic chant when you level up sounds almost like "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
The dramatic chant when you level up sounds almost like "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
Here's why Skyrim is weird.
The game is written in such a way that everyone you meet treats you as the main character. Everyone in Skyrim is just waiting to react to your main-character-ness. Nobody has anything else going on in their life.
The game is written in such a way that everyone you meet treats you as the main character. Everyone in Skyrim is just waiting to react to your main-character-ness. Nobody has anything else going on in their life.
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here's why Skyrim is weird.
The dramatic chant when you level up sounds almost like "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
The dramatic chant when you level up sounds almost like "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
One of the worst things about job hunting is sending out a load of applications and then not getting any response.
I can understand not being able to respond to everything due to volume. But if you're doing that, the very least you can do is give people a timeframe where they can expect a response.
I can understand not being able to respond to everything due to volume. But if you're doing that, the very least you can do is give people a timeframe where they can expect a response.
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
One of the worst things about job hunting is sending out a load of applications and then not getting any response.
I can understand not being able to respond to everything due to volume. But if you're doing that, the very least you can do is give people a timeframe where they can expect a response.
I can understand not being able to respond to everything due to volume. But if you're doing that, the very least you can do is give people a timeframe where they can expect a response.
#AwesomeCharacters Erm...Kestrel certainly has a bleak outlook of the future and is prone to stupid risks.
Scar's hoping for something better behind his stoic nature. He wants to keep Kestrel under control so they can share it.
Scar's hoping for something better behind his stoic nature. He wants to keep Kestrel under control so they can share it.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How much does your character think about the future?
Do they have plans for retirement and a pension set up? A distant dream but no real plans? Do they live each day as it comes and never think about it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
How much does your character think about the future?
Do they have plans for retirement and a pension set up? A distant dream but no real plans? Do they live each day as it comes and never think about it?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#AwesomeCharacters Erm...Kestrel certainly has a bleak outlook of the future and is prone to stupid risks.
Scar's hoping for something better behind his stoic nature. He wants to keep Kestrel under control so they can share it.
Scar's hoping for something better behind his stoic nature. He wants to keep Kestrel under control so they can share it.
Watching Die Hard tonight.
Yes, I’m in the “It’s a Christmas film” crowd.
Honestly, $640 million in bearer bonds sounds really nice right now. Despite the fact they were being phased out before the film was even released
Yes, I’m in the “It’s a Christmas film” crowd.
Honestly, $640 million in bearer bonds sounds really nice right now. Despite the fact they were being phased out before the film was even released
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Watching Die Hard tonight.
Yes, I’m in the “It’s a Christmas film” crowd.
Honestly, $640 million in bearer bonds sounds really nice right now. Despite the fact they were being phased out before the film was even released
Yes, I’m in the “It’s a Christmas film” crowd.
Honestly, $640 million in bearer bonds sounds really nice right now. Despite the fact they were being phased out before the film was even released
Random shower thought: Is 6, 7 just a disguised 86 47?
It should be if not.
It should be if not.
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Random shower thought: Is 6, 7 just a disguised 86 47?
It should be if not.
It should be if not.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
#WeeknightWriters Well, I've got a couple of rpg sessions.
Q4: What can you do in the next three days to make the next week of #FirstDraftFall easier for yourself? #WeeknightWriters
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#WeeknightWriters Well, I've got a couple of rpg sessions.
"Ah, Jonatan Bayfalls. Have you been naughty or nice this year?"
"Well...the evidence was circumstantial and they never proved it was me. Does that count?"
"Well...the evidence was circumstantial and they never proved it was me. Does that count?"
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Ah, Jonatan Bayfalls. Have you been naughty or nice this year?"
"Well...the evidence was circumstantial and they never proved it was me. Does that count?"
"Well...the evidence was circumstantial and they never proved it was me. Does that count?"
#WeeknightWriters Finding the energy to work on it.
Q2: Are you struggling with anything specific in your #FirstDraftFall project? Tell us about it and we’ll see how we can help! #WeeknightWriters
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#WeeknightWriters Finding the energy to work on it.
#WeeknightWriters Disheartened. Wishing I had the same spark I did starting that I did planning over October.
Q1: How are you feeling about your #FirstDraftFall progress so far? Excited? Disheartened? #WeeknightWriters
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#WeeknightWriters Disheartened. Wishing I had the same spark I did starting that I did planning over October.
#AwesomeCharacters Kestrel and Scar are wanderers. If they're lucky, they can get a room at an inn or have a hammock on a ship.
If not, then it's a back alley or a prison cell.
If not, then it's a back alley or a prison cell.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#AwesomeCharacters Kestrel and Scar are wanderers. If they're lucky, they can get a room at an inn or have a hammock on a ship.
If not, then it's a back alley or a prison cell.
If not, then it's a back alley or a prison cell.
#WeeknightWriters I'm Andy, a writer of pulpy action/adventure. Unfortunately, job hunting stresses have meant I've had to put my #FirstDraftFall project on hold.
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your #FirstDraftFall project is going!
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#WeeknightWriters I'm Andy, a writer of pulpy action/adventure. Unfortunately, job hunting stresses have meant I've had to put my #FirstDraftFall project on hold.
(Content warning for bloody violence. View at your own risk.)
Can he go after the AI companies next?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlL...
Can he go after the AI companies next?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlL...
Santa And Coke | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim
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December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
(Content warning for bloody violence. View at your own risk.)
Can he go after the AI companies next?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlL...
Can he go after the AI companies next?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlL...
I've somehow started a contest on LinkedIn with the fastest time people have received rejection emails for job applications.
Mine was eleven minutes. Some people have received it in less.
Mine was eleven minutes. Some people have received it in less.
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I've somehow started a contest on LinkedIn with the fastest time people have received rejection emails for job applications.
Mine was eleven minutes. Some people have received it in less.
Mine was eleven minutes. Some people have received it in less.
Venting frustrations
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Venting frustrations
Reposted by The Dread Pirate Roberts
#DecemberWorldbuilders In The Bayfalls, Potionology is taught at the Wardale Arcane College by an Alchemist called Professor Wharton Waite.
He also runs a lucrative side gig as an unlicensed potion vendor known as "Heidelberg".
He also runs a lucrative side gig as an unlicensed potion vendor known as "Heidelberg".
Yap at me, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Does your world have any chemists or alchemists? Are they living at the time of your characters' journey or are they ancient history? What did they discover? What *is* chemistry or alchemy in your setting?
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders In The Bayfalls, Potionology is taught at the Wardale Arcane College by an Alchemist called Professor Wharton Waite.
He also runs a lucrative side gig as an unlicensed potion vendor known as "Heidelberg".
He also runs a lucrative side gig as an unlicensed potion vendor known as "Heidelberg".
Reposted by The Dread Pirate Roberts
All I want for Christmas is universal basic income paid for by a wealth tax.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
All I want for Christmas is universal basic income paid for by a wealth tax.
Just re-worded a job title on my CV.
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check-In: How did your writing go today?
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just re-worded a job title on my CV.
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Sick of giving Bezos money? 👎
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sick of giving Bezos money? 👎
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
Still want to buy books and support authors? 👍
Your local bookshop ✨ is a great place to start, but here are some more online resources to add to your routine 🛒
#BookSky #HolidayShopping
Reposted by The Dread Pirate Roberts
How about a self promo day? If you're an indie author, share your latest release and tell everybody about it :) #WritingPrompt
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How about a self promo day? If you're an indie author, share your latest release and tell everybody about it :) #WritingPrompt
What my true love failed to realise is that my home is not an aviary.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What my true love failed to realise is that my home is not an aviary.
"Thanks for listening, children. This is a Galaxy News Radio Christmas with Three Dog."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Thanks for listening, children. This is a Galaxy News Radio Christmas with Three Dog."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026
Money, Pizza, Travel
Money, Pizza, Travel
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭
Crabs
New
Car
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Crabs
New
Car
...welll
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026
Money, Pizza, Travel
Money, Pizza, Travel
Seeing an advert for a job board which takes place on a train makes me imagine that there's a secret deal between the job board and the railway to advertise roles that are anywhere but local so people have to buy train tickets.
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Seeing an advert for a job board which takes place on a train makes me imagine that there's a secret deal between the job board and the railway to advertise roles that are anywhere but local so people have to buy train tickets.