chs
@iamchs.bsky.social
Dear to me the hour when all the world doth sleep.
Writer of mysteries and gothic-inflected adventures.
www.christianhydesmith.com
Writer of mysteries and gothic-inflected adventures.
www.christianhydesmith.com
I feel there were better excuses in 2019?
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I feel there were better excuses in 2019?
Yeah. There's a reason I'm a writer and not a TV personality.
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Yeah. There's a reason I'm a writer and not a TV personality.
Oh so there ARE people who liked it?
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Oh so there ARE people who liked it?
Always trust your gut, except when it's lying to you.
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Always trust your gut, except when it's lying to you.
You're literally the only person making this claim.
Prove it.
Prove it.
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
You're literally the only person making this claim.
Prove it.
Prove it.
Did you think the claim was that emerald mines don't exist, period?
January 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Did you think the claim was that emerald mines don't exist, period?
That was never even the claim. The claim was an emerald mine in Zambia.
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
That was never even the claim. The claim was an emerald mine in Zambia.
Reposted by chs
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A negative cannot be proven.
The burden of proof is on you.
The burden of proof is on you.
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A negative cannot be proven.
The burden of proof is on you.
The burden of proof is on you.
I just informed you.
The evidence would be the notable lack of evidence FOR its existence. Or maybe you can point it out for me?
The evidence would be the notable lack of evidence FOR its existence. Or maybe you can point it out for me?
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I just informed you.
The evidence would be the notable lack of evidence FOR its existence. Or maybe you can point it out for me?
The evidence would be the notable lack of evidence FOR its existence. Or maybe you can point it out for me?
We had that when I was little. (No, I'm not *that* old!)
A big bus with books that you could borrow. Even came out to the countryside and drove up on our driveway and everything.
A big bus with books that you could borrow. Even came out to the countryside and drove up on our driveway and everything.
January 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
We had that when I was little. (No, I'm not *that* old!)
A big bus with books that you could borrow. Even came out to the countryside and drove up on our driveway and everything.
A big bus with books that you could borrow. Even came out to the countryside and drove up on our driveway and everything.
That'd be the right way then.
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
That'd be the right way then.
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
1) It's a digital mockup.
2) No animal is killed for leather. It's a byproduct.
Have a good day!
2) No animal is killed for leather. It's a byproduct.
Have a good day!
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
1) It's a digital mockup.
2) No animal is killed for leather. It's a byproduct.
Have a good day!
2) No animal is killed for leather. It's a byproduct.
Have a good day!
Well, you are fortunate, that's the easiest thing to implement.
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Well, you are fortunate, that's the easiest thing to implement.
Hate Elon all you want but there was no emerald mine.
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Hate Elon all you want but there was no emerald mine.
I've said this forever!
For pop-science books especially, often it's enough just to read their descriptions. Humans have two modes of thought: one fast and instinctive, the other slow and logical. Now you've read Thinking Fast & Slow!
For pop-science books especially, often it's enough just to read their descriptions. Humans have two modes of thought: one fast and instinctive, the other slow and logical. Now you've read Thinking Fast & Slow!
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I've said this forever!
For pop-science books especially, often it's enough just to read their descriptions. Humans have two modes of thought: one fast and instinctive, the other slow and logical. Now you've read Thinking Fast & Slow!
For pop-science books especially, often it's enough just to read their descriptions. Humans have two modes of thought: one fast and instinctive, the other slow and logical. Now you've read Thinking Fast & Slow!
She is afraid of being required to live by rules that leave unbearable things unheld.
She has seen what grows in that absence.
#BluePitHype
She has seen what grows in that absence.
#BluePitHype
January 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
She is afraid of being required to live by rules that leave unbearable things unheld.
She has seen what grows in that absence.
#BluePitHype
She has seen what grows in that absence.
#BluePitHype
She loves warmth.
The press of bodies around a fire, the weight of another person’s presence nearby, the reassurance of breath, while the dark keeps its distance.
#BluePitHype
The press of bodies around a fire, the weight of another person’s presence nearby, the reassurance of breath, while the dark keeps its distance.
#BluePitHype
January 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
She loves warmth.
The press of bodies around a fire, the weight of another person’s presence nearby, the reassurance of breath, while the dark keeps its distance.
#BluePitHype
The press of bodies around a fire, the weight of another person’s presence nearby, the reassurance of breath, while the dark keeps its distance.
#BluePitHype
She is proud that she knows when something has been hurried to a conclusion.
She has learned to stay where others are eager to move on, and to recognise the difference between an ending and a reckoning.
#BluePitHype
She has learned to stay where others are eager to move on, and to recognise the difference between an ending and a reckoning.
#BluePitHype
January 11, 2026 at 4:13 AM
She is proud that she knows when something has been hurried to a conclusion.
She has learned to stay where others are eager to move on, and to recognise the difference between an ending and a reckoning.
#BluePitHype
She has learned to stay where others are eager to move on, and to recognise the difference between an ending and a reckoning.
#BluePitHype
Sounds interesting! What kind of character is the modern Julius Caesar?
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Sounds interesting! What kind of character is the modern Julius Caesar?
Haha, just gave it a shot! The vibe is pretty clear, and figured they would function as good foils for each other. I'm sure there's a lot going on under the surface that isn't got at so easily.
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Haha, just gave it a shot! The vibe is pretty clear, and figured they would function as good foils for each other. I'm sure there's a lot going on under the surface that isn't got at so easily.