Harpen Halcrow
@happyhalcrow.bsky.social
Hello y'all! I'm Harpen Halcrow, a queer author currently closeted offline for my safety, hoping to make a happy and secure digital space. Have a lovely and hope-filled day!
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December 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
yay for birds :)
Bird of the year for me this year was Scops Owl, 15 mins from the house and I'm unlikely to see another in Wales. Closely followed by Brown Shrike found by @peninsulabirds.bsky.social ace bird. Super Scops Owl photo by @shaunevans.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
yay for birds :)
very funny to engage with media through its fandom first. not optimal, but funny. is character like that bc fanon softens them or bc fanon shows them after their character arc? who is that guy? everyone collectively decided that Did Not Happen so i Did Not Know about it. this is humor to me
December 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
very funny to engage with media through its fandom first. not optimal, but funny. is character like that bc fanon softens them or bc fanon shows them after their character arc? who is that guy? everyone collectively decided that Did Not Happen so i Did Not Know about it. this is humor to me
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Good morning.
One from a few days ago.
One from a few days ago.
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Good morning.
One from a few days ago.
One from a few days ago.
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I would read books all day with Frankenstein’s creature. I’d also ask him what name he would like.
December 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I would read books all day with Frankenstein’s creature. I’d also ask him what name he would like.
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the american political system where you can tack random unrelated laws onto other laws is so infuriatingly stupid
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
the american political system where you can tack random unrelated laws onto other laws is so infuriatingly stupid
this was a lovely read, and a good reminder that i would love to 'look great' someday!
From time to time I burden you with some personal stuff, based on my belief that our values begin with who we are and where we came from.
I wanted to share some thoughts on what it means to get older. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/you-look-great
I wanted to share some thoughts on what it means to get older. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/you-look-great
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this was a lovely read, and a good reminder that i would love to 'look great' someday!
wrote a little piece about transness in the format of a love letter from a secret admirer if you wanna check it out :)
open.substack.com/pub/happyhal...
open.substack.com/pub/happyhal...
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
wrote a little piece about transness in the format of a love letter from a secret admirer if you wanna check it out :)
open.substack.com/pub/happyhal...
open.substack.com/pub/happyhal...
love these photos so much: the color! the texture! the light! :)
Happy Monday! I arrived on scene late for the first sunrise of winter when the sun was already high above the horizon, but as a reward the shimmer was super-wide and beautifully even. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
love these photos so much: the color! the texture! the light! :)
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If you are tired of people complaining about paywall access to journalism then imagine how tired people are of living in places like America where disinformation is free and journalism is a mandatory paid subscription
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you are tired of people complaining about paywall access to journalism then imagine how tired people are of living in places like America where disinformation is free and journalism is a mandatory paid subscription
very excited for this! always very curious about how other people research and their process for finding sources and origins :)
In the new year I want to do a series on HanksChannel called “find the papers” where I take a fun science fact and then actually find the papers that established that knowledge.
Anything you want me to dig up? I’ve already done “Male anglerfish are sexual parasites.”
Anything you want me to dig up? I’ve already done “Male anglerfish are sexual parasites.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
very excited for this! always very curious about how other people research and their process for finding sources and origins :)
another reminder that people can still appreciate the arts! huzzah and congratulations!
I GOT MY FIRST COMMISSION and they tipped me so much I’m both scared and happy and and I feel unworthy but IM SO GRATEFUL 😭😭
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
another reminder that people can still appreciate the arts! huzzah and congratulations!
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“Do you support ICE?”
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Do you support ICE?”
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
“Not really.”
“Hell f*ckin’ nah.”
These two dudes drink for free on us if we ever run into them in Minnesota 🍻
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oh cosmos that's pretty
Happy Thursday! We are almost through the week! We had a rather quiet sunrise with some interesting low clouds but enough to give a decent albeit faint shimmer on the water. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
oh cosmos that's pretty
there's so much to worry about but thank the cosmos for people who cover current events with clarity, it gives me more hope even with the depressing subject matter. the video is worth the watch, y'all! :)
Donald Trump lives in a completely different reality than the rest of America.
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
there's so much to worry about but thank the cosmos for people who cover current events with clarity, it gives me more hope even with the depressing subject matter. the video is worth the watch, y'all! :)
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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two incredible anecdotes back-to-back
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
two incredible anecdotes back-to-back
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I'm just gonna post a piece of my art from my files every day til the New Year because WHY NOT.
Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.
Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm just gonna post a piece of my art from my files every day til the New Year because WHY NOT.
Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.
Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.
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particle physics produces pretty images
December 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
particle physics produces pretty images
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Good morning, kids.
Have some light. Be safe out there.
Have some light. Be safe out there.
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Good morning, kids.
Have some light. Be safe out there.
Have some light. Be safe out there.
feels kinda ridiculous to schedule stuff on substack but i have to so i'm more consistent instead of just overloading people whenever i'm able to write. more of my feelings about writing will be posted tomorrow on substack lol.
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
feels kinda ridiculous to schedule stuff on substack but i have to so i'm more consistent instead of just overloading people whenever i'm able to write. more of my feelings about writing will be posted tomorrow on substack lol.