Reposted by Christopher SchellingSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 13/02/2026One time I had to check into a hotel with a person I'd been seeing but before we'd actually defined the relationship and in a panic I uttered the phrase 'My companion and I...' so instead of enjoying a romantic getaway we ended up solving a cosy murder in the English countryside instead. 0366 36
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Just when things are getting too unbearable, I hear young people using "crazy" and "insane" to describe "wild" and "unbelievable" again and I realize the world might just be healing itself 020 2
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This is what a review should be @kkoja.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.socialstrangehorizons.comCatherine the Ghost by Kathe KojaKoja is doing more than rewriting Brontë’s novel from a different perspective. 1123 12
Reposted by Christopher SchellingGretchen von Tongeln @metalligretch.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Potpourri should smell like your meanest grandmother. 0216 21
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Raise your hand if your husband is cleaning antique metal pillboxes with an electric toothbrush like mine is 060 6
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I miss being able to read the news without fear. I also miss short-sleeved t-shirts over long-sleeved t-shirts. Nice dad look, very comfy 2140 14
Reposted by Christopher SchellingJohn @notheotherjohn.bsky.social · 25/12/2023[feeling nostalgic on christmas] Bad guys used to fire pistols at peoples feet and make them dance in this country 0101 10
Reposted by Christopher Schellingfredesque @fredtaming.bsky.social · 22/05/2023mary: can you rub my feet joseph: is there a way i can do that without actually touching them, and yet somehow, as if by magic, you still benefit? mary: ok i can tell you're still angry 101343319 1.3K
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 05/12/2023My husband, pouring his first cup of morning coffee: “You’re lucky I’m speaking to you today after how horrible you were to me in my dream last night.” 080 8
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 28/11/2023Parade magazine is no longer stuffed into 30 million Sunday newspapers, but I can still claim that this online interview with my brother makes him the Most Widely Read Nephrologist in Americaparade.comparade.com 020 2
Reposted by Christopher SchellingLadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 07/11/202317 Ways to Style a Silk Scarf: 15 of Them Are Nooses! 051 5
Reposted by Christopher SchellingSargoth (gyromantically haberdashing iamb) @longersky.com · 20/11/2023WHAT DO WE WANT genre-defying meandering prose that touches upon the ambient moods which strike us in the quiet moments between doing something else WHEN DO WE WANT IT serendipitously arriving at us through means unseen but probably guided 221149 211
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 21/11/2023My life’s work invalidated by the Times 070 7
Reposted by Christopher SchellingFR🎃 V🎃 @frovo.bsky.social · 18/11/2023ADAM: oh look the McRib is back EVE: stop calling me that 184127996 4.1K
Reposted by Christopher SchellingRedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 12/11/2023I’ve decided to use my powers for good enough. 325485 254
Reposted by Christopher SchellingMeerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 02/11/2023🩸We are thrilled to announce March 2025 we'll be publishing the 1st new print edition in over 20 years of the classic of queer body horror, #SKIN by Kathe Koja, with a new introduction by Eric LaRocca! smpl.is/82hij @ericlarocca.bsky.social @crsripley.bsky.social #kathekoja 0235 23
Reposted by Christopher Schellingjourneyman folklorist @aniceburrito.bsky.social · 16/10/2023The joke is on you, Baby. 312632965 2.6K
Reposted by Christopher SchellingSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2023I met my wife through Twitter so I'm excited to see who I meet through this app. A second wife? Somebody else's wife? The possible wives are endless. 36214 62
Reposted by Christopher SchellingJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 16/09/2023my advice to young writers? if you buy coffee in brick packaging it can be tough to open, easy to spill, and difficult to reseal. the trick is to buy a can of coffee first, and when it runs out, reuse that can as a place to pour bricks of coffee in. i’m sorry, what was the question 411516220 1.5K
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 27/09/2023A vet assistant misread Mannix’s chart and called him “Maxine,” and he was like, “Quit using my drag name in the office, miss” 160 6
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 26/09/2023Chappell Roan (or as she’s called in this house, “Bi Taylor Swift”) was my weekend soundtrack, as she should be for any self-respecting 60YO man youtu.be/GR3Liudev18?... 010 1
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 21/09/2023Considering making my standard rejection letter a simple “Stop 2 End” because it’s somehow both ominous and polite, and it’s strong enough to keep politicians away 010 1
Christopher Schelling @crsripley.bsky.social · 19/09/2023When you start with a new therapist and they ask the dreaded question, “So why are you here?” 040 4