Michael Harren
@michaelharren.com
pianist. composer. writer. performer. queer. vegan. he/him
I’ve been reading the Andy Warhol diaries which has been fun, though I seem to have arrived at his “racist pos” era.
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’ve been reading the Andy Warhol diaries which has been fun, though I seem to have arrived at his “racist pos” era.
So pleased to be returning to the podosphere featuring a conversation with @kevinasarobot.bsky.social
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So pleased to be returning to the podosphere featuring a conversation with @kevinasarobot.bsky.social
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356
I'm using patreon as the central place to share and connect about my work. most posts are public—not behind a paywall—so you can follow along with what i'm making: my podcast, sketches for my show, the boring admin stuff, all of it.
patreon.com/michaelharren
patreon.com/michaelharren
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm using patreon as the central place to share and connect about my work. most posts are public—not behind a paywall—so you can follow along with what i'm making: my podcast, sketches for my show, the boring admin stuff, all of it.
patreon.com/michaelharren
patreon.com/michaelharren
If you’re progressive but mock Greg Abbott’s wheelchair or T****’s body, you’re reinforcing the same oppression you claim to fight. Body shaming and ableism harm not just the target, but the communities we say we stand for.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If you’re progressive but mock Greg Abbott’s wheelchair or T****’s body, you’re reinforcing the same oppression you claim to fight. Body shaming and ableism harm not just the target, but the communities we say we stand for.
How, exactly, am I supposed to stay out of bed today?
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How, exactly, am I supposed to stay out of bed today?
New Patreon post about last week’s progress on The Luminiviria Project. ✨
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New Patreon post about last week’s progress on The Luminiviria Project. ✨
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren
Y’all - I am still reading books and it’s so fun. I didn’t realize how much I missed reading. Just finished “The Midnight Library” this morning and started “The River is Waiting.”
What are you reading right now?
What are you reading right now?
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Y’all - I am still reading books and it’s so fun. I didn’t realize how much I missed reading. Just finished “The Midnight Library” this morning and started “The River is Waiting.”
What are you reading right now?
What are you reading right now?
I've been reading again and moved over to StoryGraph. I'd love to connect with people there if you wanna!
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...
August 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I've been reading again and moved over to StoryGraph. I'd love to connect with people there if you wanna!
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...
Does being rich make people evil, or does being evil make you more likely to be rich?
July 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Does being rich make people evil, or does being evil make you more likely to be rich?
This started out looking very difficult but got super fun!
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July 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This started out looking very difficult but got super fun!
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I know some people are getting brain rot from using AI, but my gay hypothalamus is ✨thriving✨ via targeted “you peed” therapy.
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I know some people are getting brain rot from using AI, but my gay hypothalamus is ✨thriving✨ via targeted “you peed” therapy.
I have a ChatGPT thread for tax questions called "💀 Schedule C, You in Hell" and it still makes me chuckle.
June 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I have a ChatGPT thread for tax questions called "💀 Schedule C, You in Hell" and it still makes me chuckle.
Anyone else building a GPT therapist to process being gaslit by ChatGPT’s 2021 instructions and a 🎉?
June 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Anyone else building a GPT therapist to process being gaslit by ChatGPT’s 2021 instructions and a 🎉?
I am working on writing my first novel and learning how do to that effectively as I go. It's thrilling and overwhelming. Any good writer types I should follow here on Bluesky?
May 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I am working on writing my first novel and learning how do to that effectively as I go. It's thrilling and overwhelming. Any good writer types I should follow here on Bluesky?
Some solid progress on my latest project and excitement about my writing club which you should join.
Today in Luminiviria // 5.23.25 | Michael Harren
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May 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Some solid progress on my latest project and excitement about my writing club which you should join.
I just apologized to some tomatoes for not eating them before they went bad, but now I'm worried that's not what they were upset about.
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I just apologized to some tomatoes for not eating them before they went bad, but now I'm worried that's not what they were upset about.
What's the word for that tiny panic between saying "goodbye" at the end of Zoom therapy and scrambling to click "leave meeting" because you don't want to look weird?
May 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What's the word for that tiny panic between saying "goodbye" at the end of Zoom therapy and scrambling to click "leave meeting" because you don't want to look weird?
I am so here for the human rights messaging in today’s Apple News Mini-Crossword. 🏳️⚧️
April 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I am so here for the human rights messaging in today’s Apple News Mini-Crossword. 🏳️⚧️
This quote resonated so perfectly:
“Trump’s desire to censor drag performances is threatening in and of itself, indicative of the right-wing desire to treat all queer art as pornography and queer people themselves as obscenities.”
www.vox.com/culture/3998...
“Trump’s desire to censor drag performances is threatening in and of itself, indicative of the right-wing desire to treat all queer art as pornography and queer people themselves as obscenities.”
www.vox.com/culture/3998...
Trump’s petty revenge on the Kennedy Center
The theater world powerfully criticized the president’s first term. Now, he’s striking back.
www.vox.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This quote resonated so perfectly:
“Trump’s desire to censor drag performances is threatening in and of itself, indicative of the right-wing desire to treat all queer art as pornography and queer people themselves as obscenities.”
www.vox.com/culture/3998...
“Trump’s desire to censor drag performances is threatening in and of itself, indicative of the right-wing desire to treat all queer art as pornography and queer people themselves as obscenities.”
www.vox.com/culture/3998...
This is especially infuriating. The bigots are co-opting our movement in an attempt to erase transgender people.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is especially infuriating. The bigots are co-opting our movement in an attempt to erase transgender people.
Keeping up the momentum toward sharing weekly about my latest creative project. These posts are always free on my Patreon. Follow me there if you want to keep up!
This Week(ish) in Luminiviria // 2.4.25 | Michael Harren
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February 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Keeping up the momentum toward sharing weekly about my latest creative project. These posts are always free on my Patreon. Follow me there if you want to keep up!
Another interesting piece the erasure of queer history and culture.
The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all
By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Gallery of Art is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.
www.out.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Another interesting piece the erasure of queer history and culture.
I’m feeling so frustrated that my new enthusiasm for using AI landed at a time when big tech is so cheerfully supporting anti-everyone powers. Any thoughts on - jeez, anything? Any tech companies who aren’t supporting the erasure of my community?
January 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m feeling so frustrated that my new enthusiasm for using AI landed at a time when big tech is so cheerfully supporting anti-everyone powers. Any thoughts on - jeez, anything? Any tech companies who aren’t supporting the erasure of my community?
“Authoritarians rewrite history.”
From gay clubs to Maga anthem: the absurd, contested history of the Village People’s YMCA
A barely recognizable version of the band performed the 1978 classic at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest chapter in a strange tale of disco, feuds and showboating
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Authoritarians rewrite history.”
Reposted by Michael Harren
8 Critical Jimmy Carter Quotes You Won’t See in Most Mainstream Media Obits https://zeteo.com/p/8-critical-jimmy-carter-quotes-you?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2325511&post_id=153777964&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=hohft&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email @zeteo
8 Critical Jimmy Carter Quotes You Won’t See in Most Mainstream Media Obits
The late ex-president slammed US foreign policy, backed Bernie Sanders, and condemned Israeli ‘apartheid.'
zeteo.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:04 PM
8 Critical Jimmy Carter Quotes You Won’t See in Most Mainstream Media Obits https://zeteo.com/p/8-critical-jimmy-carter-quotes-you?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2325511&post_id=153777964&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=hohft&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email @zeteo