David Hal Chester
@davidhalchester.bsky.social
L.A. screenwriter (10 produced female-driven feature dramas + counting 📽️ ) based in Tokyo. Here for arts, culture, screenwriting & occasional rants. I support BLM, POC, LGBTQ. Love, not hate. #screenwriting #screenplays #screenwriters
We are nearly at 144k views after "debuting" on Jan. 23, 2026!
"Too Tired For Tears" -- a song I wrote when I was on the verge of exhaustion -- has been arranged and performed by Samuel Macgregor (except for piano -- that's me!:) in a lyric video I created. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
"Too Tired For Tears" -- a song I wrote when I was on the verge of exhaustion -- has been arranged and performed by Samuel Macgregor (except for piano -- that's me!:) in a lyric video I created. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS-Lyric Video
YouTube video by David Hal Chester
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
We are nearly at 144k views after "debuting" on Jan. 23, 2026!
"Too Tired For Tears" -- a song I wrote when I was on the verge of exhaustion -- has been arranged and performed by Samuel Macgregor (except for piano -- that's me!:) in a lyric video I created. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
"Too Tired For Tears" -- a song I wrote when I was on the verge of exhaustion -- has been arranged and performed by Samuel Macgregor (except for piano -- that's me!:) in a lyric video I created. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS. We're past 50k views on YT!
Spotify peeps: If you like melodic pop country, please add this song to your Spotify playlists. :)
And hello to:
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Here ya go:
open.spotify.com/artist/5egdp...
Spotify peeps: If you like melodic pop country, please add this song to your Spotify playlists. :)
And hello to:
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Here ya go:
open.spotify.com/artist/5egdp...
Samuel Macgregor
open.spotify.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS. We're past 50k views on YT!
Spotify peeps: If you like melodic pop country, please add this song to your Spotify playlists. :)
And hello to:
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Here ya go:
open.spotify.com/artist/5egdp...
Spotify peeps: If you like melodic pop country, please add this song to your Spotify playlists. :)
And hello to:
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Here ya go:
open.spotify.com/artist/5egdp...
So, I have now entered "pinch me and wake me up" territory. Over 50k+ views in 5 days. Huh??
My words, music, piano, and lyric video creation. Sam's voice and arrangement. Seems to be... resonating?
Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
My words, music, piano, and lyric video creation. Sam's voice and arrangement. Seems to be... resonating?
Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS-Lyric Video
YouTube video by David Hal Chester
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
So, I have now entered "pinch me and wake me up" territory. Over 50k+ views in 5 days. Huh??
My words, music, piano, and lyric video creation. Sam's voice and arrangement. Seems to be... resonating?
Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
My words, music, piano, and lyric video creation. Sam's voice and arrangement. Seems to be... resonating?
Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
We've all been there! That's why I wrote this! Music/lyrics/piano: me. Vocals/Gtr/Arr. Samuel Macgregor
Lyric Video: Created with Flow.
If you've been too tired for tears, you're not alone! 25k views and counting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
Lyric Video: Created with Flow.
If you've been too tired for tears, you're not alone! 25k views and counting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS-Lyric Video
YouTube video by David Hal Chester
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 AM
We've all been there! That's why I wrote this! Music/lyrics/piano: me. Vocals/Gtr/Arr. Samuel Macgregor
Lyric Video: Created with Flow.
If you've been too tired for tears, you're not alone! 25k views and counting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
Lyric Video: Created with Flow.
If you've been too tired for tears, you're not alone! 25k views and counting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ev...
For those who don't have Spotify or other streaming platforms, my new song is available for free on SoundCloud. Hope you get a chance to listen. Thank you!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
TOO TIRED FOR TEARS (feat. Samuel Macgregor)
“Too Tired for Tears” was written during a period of major transition, when everything seemed to be moving at once. Even though I was emotionally exhausted, there was no time to stop — not even to she
soundcloud.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For those who don't have Spotify or other streaming platforms, my new song is available for free on SoundCloud. Hope you get a chance to listen. Thank you!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
Papa went country!
open.spotify.com/track/6OZSfN....
If you're in the mood to take a 3'11" break, here's my latest, featuring the amazing vocalist Samuel Macgregor.
I wrote the music and lyrics and played the piano. Samuel did the rest. He is NOT AI. He's very real. I lucked out.
open.spotify.com/track/6OZSfN....
If you're in the mood to take a 3'11" break, here's my latest, featuring the amazing vocalist Samuel Macgregor.
I wrote the music and lyrics and played the piano. Samuel did the rest. He is NOT AI. He's very real. I lucked out.
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Papa went country!
open.spotify.com/track/6OZSfN....
If you're in the mood to take a 3'11" break, here's my latest, featuring the amazing vocalist Samuel Macgregor.
I wrote the music and lyrics and played the piano. Samuel did the rest. He is NOT AI. He's very real. I lucked out.
open.spotify.com/track/6OZSfN....
If you're in the mood to take a 3'11" break, here's my latest, featuring the amazing vocalist Samuel Macgregor.
I wrote the music and lyrics and played the piano. Samuel did the rest. He is NOT AI. He's very real. I lucked out.
To those of you who use SoundCloud, here is a song I wrote and produced after the end of "Call My Agent!" This wonderful French show was my "best friend" all during Covid, so I was really crushed when it ended.
There will be more songs and lyric videos coming soon!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
There will be more songs and lyric videos coming soon!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
GOODBYE MY BEST FRIEND (featuring Aimée Blackschleger)
Written after the conclusion of the French series
soundcloud.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
To those of you who use SoundCloud, here is a song I wrote and produced after the end of "Call My Agent!" This wonderful French show was my "best friend" all during Covid, so I was really crushed when it ended.
There will be more songs and lyric videos coming soon!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
There will be more songs and lyric videos coming soon!
soundcloud.com/david-hal-ch...
Happy holidays all! Have any of my Creative Peeps written/published a YA novel? I'd love to know a bit about your journey and if the book is available on Amazon, etc., I'd like to purchase it.
LMK :)
LMK :)
December 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy holidays all! Have any of my Creative Peeps written/published a YA novel? I'd love to know a bit about your journey and if the book is available on Amazon, etc., I'd like to purchase it.
LMK :)
LMK :)
I came to Bluesky to escape the onslaught of negativity on Twitter (yeah, I know what it's called now) and Threads.
I can see that was a fantasy at best. Nonetheless:
I am here to engage with creatives. So, let's connect in the new year (or right now!). Happy holidays, all!
I can see that was a fantasy at best. Nonetheless:
I am here to engage with creatives. So, let's connect in the new year (or right now!). Happy holidays, all!
December 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I came to Bluesky to escape the onslaught of negativity on Twitter (yeah, I know what it's called now) and Threads.
I can see that was a fantasy at best. Nonetheless:
I am here to engage with creatives. So, let's connect in the new year (or right now!). Happy holidays, all!
I can see that was a fantasy at best. Nonetheless:
I am here to engage with creatives. So, let's connect in the new year (or right now!). Happy holidays, all!
12 years ago I produced "KEEPSAKE," a short about the troubled relationship between a dying man and his lesbian daughter. The film has survived and has found a new life on LESFLICKS. If you are so inclined, here is the website:
www.lesflicks.com/programs/kee...
www.lesflicks.com/programs/kee...
Keepsake (2013)
Watch Keepsake on LesflicksVOD - the home of authentic sapphic stories on screen with the largest single collection of lesbian & bisexual titles
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December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
12 years ago I produced "KEEPSAKE," a short about the troubled relationship between a dying man and his lesbian daughter. The film has survived and has found a new life on LESFLICKS. If you are so inclined, here is the website:
www.lesflicks.com/programs/kee...
www.lesflicks.com/programs/kee...
I was commissioned to write 3 YA novels at the start of '25. A genre I had NEVER done.
12 months later, Papa has FINISHED all 3. This has been an AMAZING journey. I wanted to bail EVERY SINGLE DAY, but the stories (ALL my ideas, all approved) were so rich with backstory, that I HAD to finish them.
12 months later, Papa has FINISHED all 3. This has been an AMAZING journey. I wanted to bail EVERY SINGLE DAY, but the stories (ALL my ideas, all approved) were so rich with backstory, that I HAD to finish them.
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I was commissioned to write 3 YA novels at the start of '25. A genre I had NEVER done.
12 months later, Papa has FINISHED all 3. This has been an AMAZING journey. I wanted to bail EVERY SINGLE DAY, but the stories (ALL my ideas, all approved) were so rich with backstory, that I HAD to finish them.
12 months later, Papa has FINISHED all 3. This has been an AMAZING journey. I wanted to bail EVERY SINGLE DAY, but the stories (ALL my ideas, all approved) were so rich with backstory, that I HAD to finish them.
Hey Creatives!
I came to Bluesky to interact w/ fellow creatives, specifically screenwriters, novelists, short story writers, and songwriters. Feel free to connect if you are in those "worlds."
Otherwise, finished TWO chapters of my 3rd commissioned YA book yesterday. 4 more to go!
I came to Bluesky to interact w/ fellow creatives, specifically screenwriters, novelists, short story writers, and songwriters. Feel free to connect if you are in those "worlds."
Otherwise, finished TWO chapters of my 3rd commissioned YA book yesterday. 4 more to go!
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hey Creatives!
I came to Bluesky to interact w/ fellow creatives, specifically screenwriters, novelists, short story writers, and songwriters. Feel free to connect if you are in those "worlds."
Otherwise, finished TWO chapters of my 3rd commissioned YA book yesterday. 4 more to go!
I came to Bluesky to interact w/ fellow creatives, specifically screenwriters, novelists, short story writers, and songwriters. Feel free to connect if you are in those "worlds."
Otherwise, finished TWO chapters of my 3rd commissioned YA book yesterday. 4 more to go!
Reposted by David Hal Chester
While certain people continue to post hateful comments and images, including those from the highest offices in the US, this is my world...
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
While certain people continue to post hateful comments and images, including those from the highest offices in the US, this is my world...
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
New blog post up!
www.davidhalchester.com/post/buildin...
www.davidhalchester.com/post/buildin...
Building A Community
One of my dear colleagues, Jon Meyers, an incredibly talented writer, teacher, and loving spirit, passed away suddenly a little over a week ago. It was a harsh reminder that one should never take anyt...
www.davidhalchester.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New blog post up!
www.davidhalchester.com/post/buildin...
www.davidhalchester.com/post/buildin...
I wanted to connect with other writers, and then this happened :)
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I wanted to connect with other writers, and then this happened :)
To people who want to interact with me: Thank you for your interest, but please do not send random questions to my Chatbox that make you sound like a bot. That's the fastest way for me to block you.
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
To people who want to interact with me: Thank you for your interest, but please do not send random questions to my Chatbox that make you sound like a bot. That's the fastest way for me to block you.
While certain people continue to post hateful comments and images, including those from the highest offices in the US, this is my world...
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
While certain people continue to post hateful comments and images, including those from the highest offices in the US, this is my world...
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
My beautiful boy Dandy, illuminated by sunshine and prism rainbows.
I'm happy in a world like this. I don't need hatred and finger-pointing.
No place is safe anymore from the poison of Drumpf and his sycophants. Why is WaPo pushing its articles on this platform? Why is Blue Sky allowing it?
This was supposed to be the "quiet" alternative. That didn't last long.
Guess I should start my own social media site for creatives.
This was supposed to be the "quiet" alternative. That didn't last long.
Guess I should start my own social media site for creatives.
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
No place is safe anymore from the poison of Drumpf and his sycophants. Why is WaPo pushing its articles on this platform? Why is Blue Sky allowing it?
This was supposed to be the "quiet" alternative. That didn't last long.
Guess I should start my own social media site for creatives.
This was supposed to be the "quiet" alternative. That didn't last long.
Guess I should start my own social media site for creatives.
So, Bluesky, touted as a "quieter" alternative to Twitter, has fully succumbed and now 80% of what I'm seeing is related to the Orange Klown and the hate he has generated. I had hoped to meet some kind, creative people here.
It's too late. I'm not going to wade through the hate anymore.
It's too late. I'm not going to wade through the hate anymore.
September 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
So, Bluesky, touted as a "quieter" alternative to Twitter, has fully succumbed and now 80% of what I'm seeing is related to the Orange Klown and the hate he has generated. I had hoped to meet some kind, creative people here.
It's too late. I'm not going to wade through the hate anymore.
It's too late. I'm not going to wade through the hate anymore.
I'm really sad. I came to bluesky, like I initially came to Twitter (I don't care what they call it that anymore) to meet creatives. In the beginning, Twitter was a godsend. Then it descended into political hell. I see Blusesky is leaning toward politics now. So, I guess I'll be here less and less.
September 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm really sad. I came to bluesky, like I initially came to Twitter (I don't care what they call it that anymore) to meet creatives. In the beginning, Twitter was a godsend. Then it descended into political hell. I see Blusesky is leaning toward politics now. So, I guess I'll be here less and less.
I came to Bluesky to escape the Klown and the cruelty he has engendered.
But apparently it is impossible. He poisons everything he touches. I'm saddened by the loss of so much. Billionaires flock around him like he's a g-d. He is not.
But apparently it is impossible. He poisons everything he touches. I'm saddened by the loss of so much. Billionaires flock around him like he's a g-d. He is not.
September 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I came to Bluesky to escape the Klown and the cruelty he has engendered.
But apparently it is impossible. He poisons everything he touches. I'm saddened by the loss of so much. Billionaires flock around him like he's a g-d. He is not.
But apparently it is impossible. He poisons everything he touches. I'm saddened by the loss of so much. Billionaires flock around him like he's a g-d. He is not.
To those that care: I came to Bluesky to get away from the hysteria regarding Klown and those who worship him. I'm here to connect with creatives. If you are an "investor" or a "political analyst," do not engage with me, as I will certainly not engage with you.
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To those that care: I came to Bluesky to get away from the hysteria regarding Klown and those who worship him. I'm here to connect with creatives. If you are an "investor" or a "political analyst," do not engage with me, as I will certainly not engage with you.
Bluesky felt like a welcome oasis away from the onslaught of political screaming and yelling. But it has now spilled over into Insta & Threads territory, and there is little to distinguish it from either. :(
August 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Bluesky felt like a welcome oasis away from the onslaught of political screaming and yelling. But it has now spilled over into Insta & Threads territory, and there is little to distinguish it from either. :(
Have you cried your big tears today?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgd...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Have you cried your big tears today?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgd...