David Varela

@writingstudio.bsky.social

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Degenerate freelancer. Narrative test pilot. Senior Narrative Designer on Clockwork Revolution at inXile. Provided interactive words for Wallace & Gromit, Sherlock, Need for Speed, Until Dawn 2, a bit of Star Wars and a lot of other games. 🔀davidvarela.com

Quote from article: “On Thursday, the Major League Soccer match between Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps was postponed because of poor air quality conditions in the Chicago area.”
Statue of Mary Seacole.
Headline from The Guardian: “Cape Verde produce another World Cup shock as Varela strike seals Uruguay draw.”
An Uber Eats ad that says "Enjoy 40% off Five Guys".
Antony Johnston’s AdventureX talk: *7 Fundamentals of a Great Story* Real characters at the centre of a story, making bad decisions that feel emotionally true, in a sequence that satisfies the audience by connecting events together in poetic ways.
Bueller the cat, snoozing with a smile on his face. Look at those feets!
Monochrome portrait of a woman with blue and red highlights.
Rory Bremner performing standup onboard a Thames clipper.
A booklet of ‘Subbuteo Rules and Regulations’.
Shuttle Voyage LCD game.
Plastic case for the Alien Trilogy, featuring the outline of a face hugger.
Bueller falling asleep in a cardboard box with his face smushed.
My ‘Daily readiness’ score for today is allegedly 100. As a percentage. Out of 100.
A Fitbit readout that says ‘Daily readiness: 15 (Today, Low)’. This is a percentage.
The skyline of Perplex City
An ad for 'Raid: Shadow Legends' calling it 'The Most Realistic PC Game of 2026.' The image shows a big-boobed warrior in a suit of armour that exposes her ample cleavage. Might be a problem in battle.
A handsome cat crossing three of his legs over each other.
A list of countries that have visited one page on my website this morning. Hello, Honduras!
Plain printed A4 poster that says: “SEEKING people to competitively tell me their worst breakup story until mine seems insignificant winner gets my ex's netflix password. must make me feel genuinely better about my situation Thursday 9th 7PM @ The Institute Bar”
Photo of a bag of M&S Food’s ‘Halloween Hallow Scream Munch’
Looks like Dredd to me.
"There once was a boy who lived in a tower. It wasn't a fairytale tower, like the kind you read about in books. There was no princess in this tower and no dragons surrounding it. This was a great concrete tower, tall and square, in the middle of the city. To be honest, it was pretty ugly and boring. There were mice, but that was about as exciting as it got."
Back-of-book blurb for 'The Boy with Half a Bike' written by David Varela, illustrated by Yami Prajapati.
15 unopened packs of Perplex City cards
A stripy cat sits in a pile of shredded wrapping paper.
A squirrel appears to be whispering to an attentive sunflower.
Graffiti of a woman with multicoloured hair crying multicoloured tears.
Connor Finch, Mark Gatiss & Polly Walker pose for the press.
not only stomach cramps but the kind of explosive diarrhoea that later becomes a war story. She crawled out of the bathroom and into her bed, where she curled into a ball, praying that dehydration might finally render her unconscious.
Graffiti of the word DEBUG.
A herd of deer cooling off in a stream in Richmond Park.
Big Ben and a blue sky
SAS cat hangs from a kitchen counter.
My dad, twinkling at my brother’s wedding
A black mug with the message I AM RUNNER FIVE.
Graffiti of a woman reading a doc called HOW TO RULE THE WORLD
Punky graffiti of a girl in a cap.
Graffiti of a black unicorn.
A flat white with a design of a bunny with a flower drawn in the milk.
A heavily tattooed man in a clown outfit sits slumped by a table lamp. Photo credit: Paul Soso.