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Kari Maaren
@angrykem.bsky.social
Author of 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 (Tor 2017) and 𝘐𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 (webcomic). Plays many musical instruments and takes pictures of every bird. She/her.
Harp at the wind. I mean hark at the wind. Whatever.

#improv #music #harp

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Hark at the Wind: Improv 2,316 (Ogden lever harp)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In a new It Never Rains comic, the tea is not enough. itneverrainscomic.com/20251128.html
It Never Rains
itneverrainscomic.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Some Thursday night weirdness.

#improv #music #piano #balafon

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Sticks and Stones: Improv 2,315 (small balafon and Roland FP-30x digital piano)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Those gnome feet star in a lot of my videos.

#improv #music #ukulele #BaritoneUkulele

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Listen to the Gnome Feet: Improv 2,314 (Kala baritone ukulele)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The abyss is, of course, staring back at me.

#improv #music #lyre #Luthieros

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Staring Into the Abyss: Improv 2,313 (Luthieros Lyre of Olympus)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
In a new It Never Rains comic, Iz runs up against the problematic nature of humanity. itneverrainscomic.com/20251126.html
It Never Rains
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Lurking on its own is all right. Ominous lurking is over the top.

#improv #music #piano

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Ominous Lurking: Improv 2,312 (Roland FP-30x digital piano)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My book is on this site. It's out of print in its print edition, so literally the only money I make from it is from ebook royalties. That amounts to, like, $40-$80 CDN per year at this point. "But authors are so rich!"

In completely unrelated news, libraries are awesome.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.

Yes, stole it.

I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.

🖕
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In a new It Never Rains comic, Iz is COMPLETELY FINE IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY. itneverrainscomic.com/20251124.html
It Never Rains
itneverrainscomic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Happy Mixolydian Sunday, just because.

#improv #music #piano

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Weird and Increasingly Confident: Improv 2,311 (Roland FP-30x digital piano)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The tiny #TongueDrum gets all melancholy.

#improv #music

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Sad Robot: Improv 2,310 (tongue drum and Roland FP-30x digital piano)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Life is disappointing, but harps never are.

#improv #music #harp

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Into the Hole in the Middle: Improv 2,309 (Ogden lever harp)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My solution to the existence of hidden spiders is to hope they remain hidden forever.

#improv #music #lyre #Luthieros

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Hidden Spider: Improv 2,308 (Luthieros Lyre of Olympus)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
In a new It Never Rains comic, Iz gets a shock, and Rose reacts instantly. itneverrainscomic.com/20251121.html
It Never Rains
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November 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Too many thoughts. Thoughts cause insomnia.

#improv #music #kalimba

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Thinky Thoughts: Improv 2,307 (Hugh Tracey Ab alto kalimba)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In a new It Never Rains comic, Mr. Jones makes a reference.

itneverrainscomic.com/20251119.html
It Never Rains
itneverrainscomic.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This #improv owes everything to my fear of spiders. Don't ask.

#music #piano #TongueDrum

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Little Gnome Feet: Improv 2,306 (tongue drum)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
One should always hide one's feelings behind a #ukulele.

#improv #music #BaritoneUkulele

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Pretending: Improv 2,305 (Kala baritone ukulele)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In a new It Never Rains comic, Uncle Aloysius strikes again. itneverrainscomic.com/20251117.html
It Never Rains
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November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I'm not sure why harmonics are cooler than other kinds of notes, but they are.

#improv #music #lyre #Luthieros

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Of the Spheres: Improv 2,303 (Luthieros Lyre of Olympus)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My #harp lesson this week consisted mostly of me and my teacher talking about lyres, but at least I played the harp for a bit afterwards.

#improv #music

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It Runs Deep: Improv 2,301 (Ogden lever harp)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In a new It Never Rains comic, there are anxieties. itneverrainscomic.com/20251114.html
It Never Rains
itneverrainscomic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
2,300 is a lot of improvs, actually.

#improv #music #kalimba

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The Stroppiest: Improv 2,300 (Hugh Tracey treble D kalimba)
YouTube video by The Improvyssey
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November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM