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Oleander Craw
@oleandercraw.bsky.social
Author of THE WARDS WILL FALL (2025), DEVOURING FORTUNE (coming 2026) || Writer of queer dark SFF novels for readers who want to chew on something weird and evocative. Keep it monstrous, y'all || 🚫NO AI || they/he 🏳️‍⚧️

https://www.oleandercraw.com/
Chapter 5 of THE WARDS WILL FALL is now live!!

The situation with the Third Company is only continuing to worsen, and it's looking more dubious that they'll make it through the night...

Updates Monday. Free to read or listen.
www.oleandercraw.com/the-wards-wi...
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Chapter 4 of THE WARDS WILL FALL is live!

Maxwell gets a look at the RITD's secret project that Ivan has been working on and the enormity of the responsibility he's been tasked with.

Read (or listen) for free. New chapters release every Monday.

www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-list/
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The beginning of an amused smile crooked Not-Ivan’s lips. “Anger suits you better than apathetic resignation. It’s more useful.”

I commissioned @polinagipp.bsky.social for some character art of Maxwell and Not-Ivan (not yet introduced!) for TWWF and oohhhh my god, LOVE

(Ward design by Soren Häxan)
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I used to use Notion before it enshittified, but now I use Obsidian to keep revisions and book information organized. It's a lot of work, but a detailed revision plan helps keep me from getting overwhelmed with edits.
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Important notes from this morning's revision outlining.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Working on Stormforks revisions some more this morning. Zenjil mentions one of my favorite characters in this book - a sentient astral diner named Burger Burger who is in desperate need of a union.

This book is a love letter to X-Files and Going Postal, can't wait to share more one day!

#WIPSnips
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Aaand Chapter 3 of THE WARDS WILL FALL is now up!

I think a lot of us have had a Theurgical Officer Davis in our lives at some point. Can Maxwell trust Davis? Hmm, remains to be seen.

A new chapter every Monday. Read (or listen) for free.

Link to the chapter list -
www.oleandercraw.com/toc/
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I got the ink one lol.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Putting together a detailed revision plan for Stormforks this morning so here's a snippet from this project. Zenjil the disaster went and slept with their golden retriever boss Henn in the middle of their life blowing up, and it's going about as awkwardly as you'd expect.

#WIPSnips
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Noodling around and recording more audio chapters tonight, having a blast
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This pothos I got is super cool and the photo really doesn't do its leaf pattern justice. It's like silver glitter sharpie bright in full light. Just gorgeous
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Maxwell has some thoughts on the Sanctorium he's being brought to. He'll take any excuse to nerd out about ancient architecture he can get.

#WIPSnips
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Accountability posttt
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good night
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I love that this is the kind of junk mail I get
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I stole her brains
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Accountability postttt
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
THE WARDS WILL FALL release day! (M/M dark fantasy)
Come read the first chapter. New chapters release for free on Mondays.

www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-one/

👁️ Expedition to a rotting magic city
👁️ Possessed and becoming Something Else
👁️ Ancient magic is returning

Cover by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
CabaRestle was some of the most fun I've had in a long time and desperately needed this year. Drag? Burlesque? Pro wrestling?? All together???
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The way I've been waiting for these lemons to ripen ALL SUMMER. My first citrus harvest will be soon
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Writing retreat a huge success. Met some extremely cool people, wrote and read some cool words and got to see some neat ruined canal aqueducts
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I do not have a photo from tonight but how am I supposed to stay focused when I have the most needy elderly dog
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Their tails kinda form a heart :]
October 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Slowly adding to my unusual plant situation and waiting impatiently for the black bat flower I ordered to ship (photo not mine).

I love that it blooms around Halloween. A perfect plant.
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Book cover release day!! I'm thrilled to share this absolutely fantastic cover illustrated by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social. I feel so incredibly lucky!

THE WARDS WILL FALL is a fantasy novel with a mm relationship releasing October 27, 2025. Read for free on my newsletter.

www.oleandercraw.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM