Grunkle Harm
@harmonwest.bsky.social
Midwestern writer, movie watcher, perv about town. He/him. Here as mental health allows, but don't count on it. Trans himbo. Writing lives on my site: harmcox.ghost.io. I don't DM but I do reply to Venmo @harmcoxrules.
Another day of getting she/her-ed in public despite the fact i look like the fat guy from Smash Mouth, great work everybody
(this is mostly an excuse to post this photo, but also: COME ON)
(this is mostly an excuse to post this photo, but also: COME ON)
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Another day of getting she/her-ed in public despite the fact i look like the fat guy from Smash Mouth, great work everybody
(this is mostly an excuse to post this photo, but also: COME ON)
(this is mostly an excuse to post this photo, but also: COME ON)
Took a bunch of photos of @toomanymouths.bsky.social and crew at the Weaklung show on Saturday. Playing with different lighting filters and saturations makes a huge difference.
January 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Took a bunch of photos of @toomanymouths.bsky.social and crew at the Weaklung show on Saturday. Playing with different lighting filters and saturations makes a huge difference.
He gives the newest survivors a rundown on the rules, and then they learn they're on their own. He is retiring, getting out of the death game so he can live his life. On his way out the door, he drops the lines i can't stop thinking about.
January 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
He gives the newest survivors a rundown on the rules, and then they learn they're on their own. He is retiring, getting out of the death game so he can live his life. On his way out the door, he drops the lines i can't stop thinking about.
As we apporach the end of a terrifying and difficult year, a sesonal reminder of what really matters: my beard finally grew in, and it looks great.
December 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As we apporach the end of a terrifying and difficult year, a sesonal reminder of what really matters: my beard finally grew in, and it looks great.
No disrespect to the OP, but this isn't congruent with the poets and working writers i know. Trans folks write about being working class all the time, and if we got platformed in the publishing world more people would be aware of that. We can't be a corrective to a system that does not value us.
December 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
No disrespect to the OP, but this isn't congruent with the poets and working writers i know. Trans folks write about being working class all the time, and if we got platformed in the publishing world more people would be aware of that. We can't be a corrective to a system that does not value us.
I think about this Brian Eno quote frequently when i am making art. No, it is not perfect, and that is why it is cool.
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I think about this Brian Eno quote frequently when i am making art. No, it is not perfect, and that is why it is cool.
Made a real good xmas gift i wanna show off. They are a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan so i made them a cute little joint case out of an old tin, one million stickers and some printed elements. I colored Sabrina in with acrylic markers using the technique they used to do to paint anime cells. Pleased!
December 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Made a real good xmas gift i wanna show off. They are a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan so i made them a cute little joint case out of an old tin, one million stickers and some printed elements. I colored Sabrina in with acrylic markers using the technique they used to do to paint anime cells. Pleased!
Me, a happy transsexual who moved to Chicago several years ago, watching the finale of the fun dumb-dumb show set adjacent to my hometown
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Me, a happy transsexual who moved to Chicago several years ago, watching the finale of the fun dumb-dumb show set adjacent to my hometown
Thanksgiving is nonsense but i am grateful to the demon Moloch for finally seeing fit to give me some sideburns ✨️🙏
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thanksgiving is nonsense but i am grateful to the demon Moloch for finally seeing fit to give me some sideburns ✨️🙏
Just for comparison, here's the original sign i repurposed. I was able to use the pumpkins to provide a color palette and create some swirly background elements. I used the "H" in "happy" to create a little stand for the tattoos to sit on. I love making stuff out of garbage!
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just for comparison, here's the original sign i repurposed. I was able to use the pumpkins to provide a color palette and create some swirly background elements. I used the "H" in "happy" to create a little stand for the tattoos to sit on. I love making stuff out of garbage!
Today in ephemera: i snagged some I SAW THE TV GLOW temp tattoos during the original run and they've been sitting in a drawer ever since. I repurposed a Halloween sign into a shadowbox display so i could show them off. Pictures don't do the rhinestones justice, but I'm pleased with it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Today in ephemera: i snagged some I SAW THE TV GLOW temp tattoos during the original run and they've been sitting in a drawer ever since. I repurposed a Halloween sign into a shadowbox display so i could show them off. Pictures don't do the rhinestones justice, but I'm pleased with it.
There is a scene in the movie where Mother congratulates a synth for capturing a specimen by saying "we are truly building better worlds" and all i could think of was the titular line sketch
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There is a scene in the movie where Mother congratulates a synth for capturing a specimen by saying "we are truly building better worlds" and all i could think of was the titular line sketch
if i had a dollar for every time my new name appeared on a dark-humored HBO comedy show helmed by a beloved Comedy Yeller, i would have two dollars!!!
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
if i had a dollar for every time my new name appeared on a dark-humored HBO comedy show helmed by a beloved Comedy Yeller, i would have two dollars!!!
Today in transmasculinity: after a lifetime of my weird deadname never appearing anywhere, i am unsure whether to be weirded out or delighted by THE CHAIR FACTORY's inclusion of a character named "Bahld Harmon."
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Today in transmasculinity: after a lifetime of my weird deadname never appearing anywhere, i am unsure whether to be weirded out or delighted by THE CHAIR FACTORY's inclusion of a character named "Bahld Harmon."
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) felt like a howl of pain this year. A monster tormented by the society he yearns for, a woman made from scraps meant to satiate his appetite. Neither gets an actual choice, neither has a real chance at the love and acceptance they seek. In this world, they belong dead.
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) felt like a howl of pain this year. A monster tormented by the society he yearns for, a woman made from scraps meant to satiate his appetite. Neither gets an actual choice, neither has a real chance at the love and acceptance they seek. In this world, they belong dead.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) was my favorite movie when I was a kid and it is still very good. I related to Seymour and was in love with Audrey, just like every other transmasculine dork. Aside from that, it's a great musical with a cool puppet that hates rich people as much as I do.
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) was my favorite movie when I was a kid and it is still very good. I related to Seymour and was in love with Audrey, just like every other transmasculine dork. Aside from that, it's a great musical with a cool puppet that hates rich people as much as I do.
If Democrats were an actual opposition party, more would point out that SNAP is real money and food retail businesses rely on it to stay open. Food retailers in low-resource areas are about to lose 40 million customers before the biggest grocery shopping days of the year. How will they survive?
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If Democrats were an actual opposition party, more would point out that SNAP is real money and food retail businesses rely on it to stay open. Food retailers in low-resource areas are about to lose 40 million customers before the biggest grocery shopping days of the year. How will they survive?
I always adore BRIDE, and seeing it in 35mm was a special treat. Today i was particularly taken with Dr. Pretorious, the villanous homosexual mad scientist who serves as the namesake for the villanous pansexual mad scientist in FROM BEYOND. The brotherhood of evil gays is strong in the mad sciences.
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I always adore BRIDE, and seeing it in 35mm was a special treat. Today i was particularly taken with Dr. Pretorious, the villanous homosexual mad scientist who serves as the namesake for the villanous pansexual mad scientist in FROM BEYOND. The brotherhood of evil gays is strong in the mad sciences.
DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) is the first horror movie I got obsessed with. It's an incredible film- Romero's worldbuilding and his deep understanding of human nature take it from a grueling gorefest to a genuinely moving experience. I did not know horror could do what it does before I watched this film.
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) is the first horror movie I got obsessed with. It's an incredible film- Romero's worldbuilding and his deep understanding of human nature take it from a grueling gorefest to a genuinely moving experience. I did not know horror could do what it does before I watched this film.
SMILEY FACE (2007) is the rarest trifecta of stoner films: actually funny, avoids dumb stoner cliches, and refreshingly accurate about the terrors of being too high in public. An intricate and v. Silly two-hour farce led by Faris, who deserves WAY more love for this performance. Araki has the range!
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SMILEY FACE (2007) is the rarest trifecta of stoner films: actually funny, avoids dumb stoner cliches, and refreshingly accurate about the terrors of being too high in public. An intricate and v. Silly two-hour farce led by Faris, who deserves WAY more love for this performance. Araki has the range!
I'm gonna finish this, damnit! THE BIRDS (1963) is one of my favorite Hitchcocks. Famous for its bird attack sequences, which are still surprisingly effective 50 years later. But it also deserves love for its weird sense of humor, gorgeous visuals, and an incredible first outing for Tippi Hedren.
October 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm gonna finish this, damnit! THE BIRDS (1963) is one of my favorite Hitchcocks. Famous for its bird attack sequences, which are still surprisingly effective 50 years later. But it also deserves love for its weird sense of humor, gorgeous visuals, and an incredible first outing for Tippi Hedren.
I love you, Chicago.
October 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I love you, Chicago.
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940): Finally made it to one of those damn Howard Hawks matinees at Music Box. The 4k restoration of a classic screwball comedy was worth getting up early. Seeing these old movies in a theater makes all the difference. Repertory theaters are a great reason to live in Chicago.
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940): Finally made it to one of those damn Howard Hawks matinees at Music Box. The 4k restoration of a classic screwball comedy was worth getting up early. Seeing these old movies in a theater makes all the difference. Repertory theaters are a great reason to live in Chicago.
At least i look cool today.
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At least i look cool today.
28 YEARS LATER (2025): i expected it to slap, i didn't expect it to be a stirring anti-fascist text. A mid-2000s zombie franchise reanimated as quality English folk horror w/a biting critique of right-wing isolationism and patriarchal violence. Maybe the best franchise return since FURY ROAD?
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
28 YEARS LATER (2025): i expected it to slap, i didn't expect it to be a stirring anti-fascist text. A mid-2000s zombie franchise reanimated as quality English folk horror w/a biting critique of right-wing isolationism and patriarchal violence. Maybe the best franchise return since FURY ROAD?