https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/ thecrankydragon - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:25:40 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios thecrankydragon personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/18134486/4201832 https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/857.html Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:25:40 GMT https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/857.html Title: Space Oddity<br />Words: 2,386 words<br />Rating: PG<br />Warning: Transphobia, suicidal ideation <br />Genre: Speculative urban fantasy<br />Summary: Recently outed trans woman, Natalia, finds hope and love in the Proteans.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/857.html#cutid1">Space Oddity</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thecrankydragon&ditemid=857" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/857.html urban fantasy build-a-bingo 2025 original fiction short fiction Space Oddity by Ramin Djawadi public 0 https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/665.html Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:59:45 GMT https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/665.html Title: Highwayman<br />Words: 1021<br />Rating: PG<br />Warning: Death-ish<br />Genre: Speculative Historical<br />Summary: Immortal highwayman "dies" for his crimes<br /><br />Inspired by the song "Highwayman" as performed by Murder by Death.<br /><br /><i>I was a highwayman<br />Along the coach roads I did ride<br />With sword and pistol by my side<br />Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade<br />Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade<br />The bastards hung me in the spring of '25<br />But I am still alive</i><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/665.html#cutid1">Highwayman</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thecrankydragon&ditemid=665" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/665.html speculative build-a-bingo 2025 historical short fiction original fiction Highwayman by Murder by Death public 0 https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/416.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:04:35 GMT https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/416.html Title: The Other Shore<br />Words: 1,095<br />Rating: PG<br />Warning: Suicide<br />Genre: Science Fiction<br />Summary: Farmer wakes up to an unhelpful robot and a ship of dead colonists<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/416.html#cutid1">The Other Shore</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thecrankydragon&ditemid=416" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://thecrankydragon.dreamwidth.org/416.html build-a-bingo 2025 science fiction short fiction original fiction The Other Shore by Murder by Death public 0