Craig Playstead
Craig Playstead

Upper Left Coast
Writer & Content Strategist

 
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Words change everything

Content that connects

I’m a Pacific Northwest writer who creates smart stories and digital experiences that connect to readers and bring value to your brand.

A unique combination of editorial and content skills, business acumen, and leadership have helped deliver powerful results for some of tech’s biggest brands, including AT&T Entertainment, Microsoft, and T-Mobile.

Currently living in a suburb of Seattle where the coffee is still great, but the weather is questionable. Learn more…

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Let’s discuss how I can help you with your content and copy.

“Craig has a great skill for determining and delivering the correct tone for the storytelling.”
— Tom Rigas, Lead Game Designer
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Check out my freelance writing and branded content creation

Everything from movies and TV writing, why you don’t recline on a flight, and even music

 

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THE BLOG: DON’T LET THE GLASSES FOOL YOU

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Moving Up Is Not Graduating
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Moving Up Is Not Graduating
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Moving up is not graduating. You don't "graduate" from the 4th grade.

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The Best Bill Murray Movies Ever
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The Best Bill Murray Movies Ever
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There’s so much of Bill Murray’s work sprinkled throughout my everyday life that it actually scares me sometimes. He came along at a very impressionable age for me, so picking the best Bill Murray movies is like picking my favorite kid, but I’ve spent way too much time thinking about this. Here's the difinitive list of Bill Murray's best movies. 

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The Showdown in My Front Yard
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My Life
The Showdown in My Front Yard
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My Life

It was one of those days ... The second I walked through the front door from a long day at work, it was one piece of bad news after another.  I had no idea what was really waiting for me under my lawn...

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My Life
The Best Will Ferrell Movie Quotes
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The Best Will Ferrell Movie Quotes
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You’ll laugh ten times reading the Top 10 Will Ferrell Movie Quotes of All-time from Seattle writer Craig Playstead.

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Should I Get A Divorce?
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Should I Get A Divorce?
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Divorce is something that you should avoid at all costs. The grass is not always greener. Your kids will suffer no matter how well you think you've worked it out, your friends will suffer, and your family will suffer. Most of all, you will suffer in ways you never thought - even if you're the one pushing for it. It is a tragedy on par with a death in the family.

Here are the things no one ever tells you about divorce. 

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Dishes and Slobber Were Raining From the Sky
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Dogs, My Life
Dishes and Slobber Were Raining From the Sky
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Dogs, My Life

Our house also seems to be utter chaos at all waking hours; someone is always in costume, half-finished kid projects strewn about, and we're by far the loudest house on the block. 

True to form, last night ... there was an incident. 

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Dogs, My Life

 

“I laughed so hard!
Hi! You don’t know me, but I just had to tell you how much I enjoyed this article that you wrote on parenthood. I laughed so hard because it was all so incredibly funny and true.”
— Tanya
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