brightknightie | Snowflake Challenge '26 #1 (Icebreaker)

snowflake_challenge: Icebreaker: "Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it."

I'm Brightknightie, a middle-aged fan who loves Dreamwidth and wishes we could all spend more time playing fandom with each other here. I've updated my Dreamwidth profile. I won't repeat here those profile points of who I am fannishly; most of you here know them already.

I will say that the fandoms that I'd most love to discuss these days are The Legend of Zelda (all incarnations) and Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon, 1983-85), and those are what I expect I'm most likely to write fic for this year, myself, give or take exchanges. I'm hoping for a solid year in the MCU; we shall see. I occasionally post about comics; I'm looking forward to the inaugural Thundarr the Barbarian run launching soon. I lost my Journey to the West touchstones when I left Twitter and still miss that; it's too bad they don't do Dreamwidth. I'm happy to reply about Trek, Who, HL, FK, B5, Buffyverse, Pokémon, Robotech, Sailor Moon, Ruroni Kenshin, Zorro; the works of Lois McMaster Bujold, Sherry Thomas, Rex Stout, Alexandre Dumas, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins; and many, many more; I'm not highly likely to post about them myself.

For most of its run, this journal was specifically about Forever Knight (FK); that's changed. I've been bringing more diverse subjects to it in recent years and it is now generically fannish. I rarely post about real life -- this is my fannish space -- but I think most here know that I have a full-time job, fence (foil and rapier-and-dagger), and am Catholic (please don't leap to conclusions; ask if you want to know).

Why am I doing the snowflake challenge? I'd like to help support the vitality of our Dreamwidth community! I hope to engage and be engaged with more here all year round. I'd love to find more folks who want to chat about The Legend of Zelda and Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon), of course! And I'd love to find more new and missed and discovered fannish things to delight in with you. ♥

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It is good to see more posts!

Yes! I hope the inspiration spreads out smooth and steady to flow gently all year.

>> I'm Brightknightie, a middle-aged fan who loves Dreamwidth and wishes we could all spend more time playing fandom with each other here. <<

I'm with you on that! You might like Fannish 50 or Full Content on Dreamwidth over at

goals_on_dw.

allbingo hosts a new fest each month. January is Public Domain Day Bingo. The 2026 Community Calendar is up if you want to see future fests or volunteer to host one in your favorite fandom(s).

>> Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon, 1983-85) <<

I loved that too. :D

>>I'm looking forward to the inaugural Thundarr the Barbarian run launching soon <<

Hadn't heard about the comic, but loved the cartoon -- truly one of the best science fantasy cartoons.

>> I'm happy to reply about Trek, Who, HL, FK, B5, Buffyverse, Pokémon, Robotech, Sailor Moon, Ruroni Kenshin, Zorro; the works of Lois McMaster Bujold, Sherry Thomas, Rex Stout, Alexandre Dumas, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins; and many, many more; I'm not highly likely to post about them myself.<<

We have some overlap. :D I don't post a high amount of fannish content, but I do occasionally. However! Fannish prompts are okay in the Poetry Fishbowl or Creative Jam because I can use those as freebies.

>>I've been bringing more fannish subjects to it in recent years.<<

Yay!

>> fence (foil and rapier-and-dagger), <<

That is awesome. :D

>> I'd like to help support the vitality of our Dreamwidth community! <<

Consider joining

newcomers. It's meant to help folks learn how DW works and where to find things they'll like here. Having some experienced folks to answer questions and make recommendations is very helpful.

Thank you for dropping by, and thank you for the recommendations. :-) I see your regular posts on

fandom_on_dw and

fandomcalendar, and often include links to your events in my monthly lists of fests and ficathons people might want to engage in.

Dungeons & Dragons (cartoon) ... ♥ ! I could not possibly have imagined on those Saturday mornings that I could still love it this much (or that it would still stand up this well) at the age I am now.

If you happen to find that you or someone you know wants to check out those upcoming Thundarr the Barbarian comics, the first hits the stands -- boy, is that phrase dated! -- on January 28 from Dynamite Comics. It will be the very first time Thundarr the Barbarian has ever been in comic-book form. (D&DC got its very first shot at comics during the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves promotional burst. Sadly, those comics didn't live up to the source material; I have critiques. Perhaps they'll try again someday.)

>> often include links to your events in my monthly lists of fests and ficathons people might want to engage in.<<

Thank you so much for boosting the signal!

>> Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves promotional burst. Sadly, those comics didn't live up to the source material <<

I quite liked the movie though. They had me at "black dragon breathing acid."

Good luck with the challenge!

Thank you; you, too! And thank you for dropping by over here. :-D

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