Kevin Harkness
@tkhark.bsky.social
Retired teacher, sometimes writer, author of the YA fantasy series: A War of Banes and Demons. Very fond of clouds.
Happy upcoming birthday! Be of good cheer. I’m 70 next month and my existence continues, in spite of shocks.
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Happy upcoming birthday! Be of good cheer. I’m 70 next month and my existence continues, in spite of shocks.
Those disappeared days of August have to go somewhere.
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Those disappeared days of August have to go somewhere.
Vacuum seal . . . and a really loud popping sound when you pull away.
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Vacuum seal . . . and a really loud popping sound when you pull away.
Headphones and loud music?
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Headphones and loud music?
There was an episode of Night Gallery called "The Doll" which was creepy enough. The final scene was oddly both terrifying and gratifying – a nice combination to pull off.
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 AM
There was an episode of Night Gallery called "The Doll" which was creepy enough. The final scene was oddly both terrifying and gratifying – a nice combination to pull off.
This is reasonable.
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
This is reasonable.
As a practical matter, can you really explain this without the hand gestures?
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As a practical matter, can you really explain this without the hand gestures?
Went to the Ghibli museum in October and saw all the character and background studies on the walls. Just amazing to see the evolution of ideas.
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Went to the Ghibli museum in October and saw all the character and background studies on the walls. Just amazing to see the evolution of ideas.
From apocalypse to paradise in a few hours.
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From apocalypse to paradise in a few hours.
I saw a bi-color squirrel yesterday, white on the top half and grey on the bottom half. So weird.
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I saw a bi-color squirrel yesterday, white on the top half and grey on the bottom half. So weird.
. . . but the AI editors chose ‘meat-sack’.
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
. . . but the AI editors chose ‘meat-sack’.
A map of the world.
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A map of the world.
youtu.be/vlSs36AUb5M
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906)
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December 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
youtu.be/vlSs36AUb5M
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The movie “Hugo” gives you a sense of the man and his work.
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The movie “Hugo” gives you a sense of the man and his work.
That movie pays back more than the price of admission in the first five minutes (train scene).
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
That movie pays back more than the price of admission in the first five minutes (train scene).
I’m jealous. Vancouver is deep into the November drizzles.
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m jealous. Vancouver is deep into the November drizzles.
If this is the cat that died and came back, and is now howling at nothing visible, you are one step away from a Stephen King novel.
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If this is the cat that died and came back, and is now howling at nothing visible, you are one step away from a Stephen King novel.
Pace yourself. It’s not a race.
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pace yourself. It’s not a race.
We did the same. Came back on Halloween after two weeks in Japan, and autumn pulled a jump scare.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We did the same. Came back on Halloween after two weeks in Japan, and autumn pulled a jump scare.
They will definitely be standing at the foot of your bed tonight. Good Luck!
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They will definitely be standing at the foot of your bed tonight. Good Luck!
Revenge is a list best served alphabetized.
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Revenge is a list best served alphabetized.
That younger self had a great faith in your future perspicacity.
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That younger self had a great faith in your future perspicacity.
Yuri saw the void and was not impressed.
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yuri saw the void and was not impressed.
Liked it a lot, but it tried to be a bit too noir.
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Liked it a lot, but it tried to be a bit too noir.