Do Dragons Practice Religion?

Do you practice religion?

Welcome to a new episode of Dragon Street Talk! I gotta keep this short cause I got somewhere to be.

Sukuna (I guess that’s his name now)

I do! I worship the Grand Lord of Winter, Cosima Andino Karrucci! He holds the best parties, has the best win, teaches the best wisdom and helps those of us who pray to him every day. I’ve been a devout follower for years. He’s never let me down.

Nxoe

The Moon is my only religion.

She amplifies my power, I give her my prayer.

The Moon and I are in a symbiosis and I am thankful to be her Chosen One.

Interviewer: so that means you and Asunmo are her emissaries?

Nxoe: Who? Who the fuck is Asunmo???

Interviewer: ahhhh Nevermind.

Ava Marie

I do. There’s a beautiful winter dragon named Samael who I met before I left for Aqualet. I was dying in a snowstorm and he descended and cleared all of the snow by blowing it away. I don’t think a winter dragon could do that. I just thought they make more snow. I then watched him do things like heal people who got stuck on the mountain. He healed me! When I got home I googled him and found out he was a dragon god! Been praying to him ever since.

Interviewer: wait… AREN’T YOU A HUMAN???

Ashuton

This may come as a surprise to you but I do. I know I was born from something, but what of the universe itself? Despite what our tech and scientists might uncover, something had to have created the particles that led to this universe’s existence. I just know it.

In my head, science and religion go hand in hand. Science solves the ‘why.’ Religion provides the ‘who.’

Interviewer: interesting. I never would’ve thought you of all people would be religious considering you gave birth to most progenitor dragons.

Ashuton: ah, you mean The Vessel did.

Interviewer: that’s still you!

Ashuton: I guess…

Thank you for joining us for another episode of Dragon Street Talk. This one was shorter than usual, but that’s because I am in a rush. I have a very important interview to conduct with Rin.

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#TimeTravelAuthors 05/29 A weird comp (any medium) for your time travel story

Part 3

Volume 2 of #TimeTravelingGhost (still to be written) could be comped with The Time Machine by H. G. Wells or any of his other dystopian, surreal portrayals of the future. I recently read some of these and realized the visual and textural parallels.

It is likely I will borrow some of the scenery from them for that volume.

The Time Machine:

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#TimeTravelingGhost #TimeTravelAuthors 05/29. A weird comp (any medium) for your time travel story

A less well-known alternate is: White Rabbit – URZE & CHAD, Mexico City, Mexico:

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#TimeTravelAuthors 05/29 A weird comp (any medium) for your time travel story

Salvador dali

The melting clocks were an obvious choice, but given the weird religious themes in #TimeTravelingGhost I am going to go with ““the temptation:”

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Rin’s Past Jobs

What jobs have you had?

Today on Dragon Street Talk, we interview just one dragon again today. We have Rin, because I feel he is the best choice for this answer.

Rin

Hmmmmmmm~ what jobs did I have? Well, after I embarrassed my parents by sleeping with their (now former) political allies when I was a teenager, I was forced to volunteer at homeless shelters.

It didn’t last that long cause I made friends with a cute guy, brought him home, cleaned him up and tried to sleep with him. I gave him money and sent him to his family in Milano. He still sends me letters.

My job after that was working at a car dealership in Turino. I might’ve gotten caught driving one of them but but in my defense I thought I was supposed to. You know, show the person how it runs.

My next job was working at an art gallery in Firenze. I used to bring people to the back room so they could give me backshots. I don’t regret it. Artists and art appreciators sometimes know how to hit the spot more than most. Best thing is, I never got caught. My parents only found out because one of my trades decided to visit when my parents were VISITING MY JOB, talking bout some “where’s the beautiful prince that works here?”

Imagine having to explain that to your parents.

Anyways, some more failed jobs later and my dad sent me to work at a club with my uncle Massimo, seeing my hypersexuality as an uncontrollable tool to lure in their targets and enemies.

Interviewer: whoa.

Rin: I know.

Interviewer: I was speechless. First off, why are you like this? Secondly, that’s quite sad that your only use is being in a brothel.

Rin: It’s not sad. It’s my job. I met my best friends, I get to serve my family while still keeping my hole filled, and I get to take down traffickers.

Interviewer: but you have options to not be like this.

Rin: it’s not that easy, and I don’t hate my job. It’s not the worst thing in the world. Do you know how many hatchlings I saved before they could end up like me??

Interviewer: (it was at this moment I noticed his voice was breaking. Shit)

Rin: if I can keep a single hatchling from ending up like me… then my job is worth it. Worth it. Nobody understands this. They just see me singing and dancing and think it’s all sunshine and rainbows. I have heard the vilest things because the people I sleep with trust me with their secrets. I have put my immortal body through hell just to obtain information the regular polizia could not.

Interviewer: (He’s in a full breakdown. He’s crying so many tears. I need to stop this).

I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry. I didn’t know it meant so much for you.

(I gave him a hug, since I pretty much did insult his line of work it seems)

Thank you for sharing that with us. Here’s a tissue.

Rin: (sigh) whatever. (*sniff*)

Interviewer: thank you for watching another episode of Dragon Street Talk. We hope to see you again next week, viewer.

Rin: ……..don’t you mean…. Tomorrow?

Interviewer: oh! Yes! Right! Tomorrow.

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Night Maze (The Cat Lady Chronicles #4) by Helen Harper
Release Date May 29, 2026
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https://www.risingshadow.net/book/80596-night-maze

In Praise of My Favorite Clunky TTRPG

https://alexanderkeane.com/2026/05/29/in-praise-of-my-favorite-clunky-ttrpg/

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https://open.substack.com/pub/evanderlfragoso/p/the-story-timeline?r=5d3dar&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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