Who the heck do I think I am?

I decided it was high time to organize my literary contributions to LJ a little better. This is just the SPN stuff for now; at some point I will include all the other fic, including HP and assorted other fandoms. These are in mostly chronological order, except for a hodgepodge post at the end. Some have been posted here; others in specific comms; others at my wee_chesters community.

Unless specifically noted, all my stuff in Supernatural is pretty much Gen and not rated higher than R. I have nothing against Wincest, but haven't written any (so far). None of the crossovers require knowledge of the crossed material.

Posted Supernatural Fiction:

Wouldn't It Be Nice? (1/1) John/Mary - HET NC-17
1976 - John can't wait until they can stop sneaking around.

Contract to Expand (1/1)
1983 - Mary’s on medical bed-rest; Dean’s been sick and can’t sleep; and John would give anything to be able to lie down.

Are We There Yet? (1/1)
1984 – John Winchester? Meet Jim Murphy.

First Family (1/1)
1984 – John and Dean straighten out the division of labor on the road.

A Good Visit (1/1)
1985 – Sometimes even stuffed animals know where they belong. John drops the boys off with Pastor Jim hastily and Sam forgets to grab…Bunny.

Training Wheels (1/1)
January 24, 1986 – Dean’s first driving lesson.

Sam Winchester: Big Brother (1/1)
June 1986 - John’s first thought when Dean told him Sam had an imaginary friend was, That’s nice. But his second thought was…Oh, Christ, I hope it really is just imaginary.

Sometimes a Day Goes By (1/1)
1988 – Dean had told Sam that Dad had issued a gag order about Mom…. But as with so much that Dean told Sam about their family, it was a lie.

Fifty Percent
1989 / 2007: See below for description

Trost und Freude (Seventeen Chapters, Completed: 75,000 words)
1990 – John goes undercover to look into a series of accidents at the local mall. Meanwhile, Dean and Sam respond to Christmas-season festivities at school with unexpected results.

Mother's Day (1/1)
1990? 1991? - Dean thinks John has a concussion. He doesn't. Supernatural Fanfiction Awards Featured Story (June 2008)

Leapin’ Lizards (Four Chapters, Completed: 18,500 words)
July 8, 1991 – Dr. Sam Beckett Leaps in to save a life, which is not unusual…what’s unusual is that he’s saving it from an angry spirit. Quantum Leap crossover

Soup (1/1)
1991 – A 12-year-old Dean plays nurse for an 8-year-old Sammy with a cold.

Guns & Ammo (1/1)
1992 – Sam and Dean discuss the proper filing system for weapons, who's to blame for Dad's injury, and why Sam is a bitch.

Harvester of Eyes (Six Chapters, Completed: 26,000 words)
1994 – John gets wind of a hunt that he doesn’t want the boys anywhere near. But taking them far from danger actually puts them in its path, when they stumble into an open doorway to the Dreaming. Sandman crossover.

Rescue Me (1/1)
1995 – Sam accepts an invitation to a birthday party, only to learn it’s really not what he was expecting. Dean to the rescue! Or not quite….

Levels of Achievement (1/1)
1994 / 1996 – Dean Winchester vs. the SATs. First he has to take them, and then he has to face the consequences.

A Loaded God Complex (Summergen)
A Loaded God Complex (personal journal) (Posted in Three Parts, Completed: 21,945 words)
1996 - The demon-worshipping cult that John has been tracking chooses Sam’s Middle School as their target. But John doesn’t know that there’s already another investigator on the case. Medium crossover (but pre-series, so not necessary to know anything about Medium). Written for dodger_winslow as part of the 2008 spn_summergen exchange.

Men of Good Fortune (1/1)
2002 / 1985 – John reflects on how Dean came to be a living Hoover. Set pre-series, while Sam is at Stanford, with a flashback to wee!Dean.

The Children's Hour (1/1)
Seasons 1-2ish - Sam and Dean investigate a haunting in a preschool class.

Fifty Percent (Five Chapters in six posts, with art by sazzlette. Completed, 46,450 words)
In 2007, while cleaning out John’s storage locker, Sam finds an envelope from his father addressed to someone from their past. Dean objects, but Sam finds a hunt in the area. In 1989, shortly after the shtriga hunt, the Winchesters settle in small-town Ohio while John figures out whether or not he can keep hunting.

Pass the Pork-Barrel Salt (1/1)
2007 ish… - Where do they get all that salt? West Wing crossover, collaboration with etakyma

Five Times...Dean Didn't Do What Was Asked of Him (1/1)
1988; 1992; 1995; 2007; 2008

Five Times…Dean Didn’t Get There in the Impala (1/1)
1989; 1991; 1994; 2006; 2008

Assorted "Fic-or-Treat" Flopsies and three "First Line" Drabbles
1999; 2007; 1995; 2003; 1988; 1993; 2006; 1984

Crossed Wires (1/1)
Scott Carey, Layla Rourke, rock salt - A flopsy for the spn_thur_nights challenge.

That's it so far, but there's lots more in the wings....

This has been a rather intense week. And no, I'm not cutting it. So there.

A short while ago, I offered to record a bunch of audio narration files for a pervasive game that flourish and a friend of hers were working on, called Civilite. The narratives took several locations around the MIT campus and transformed them into 19th-C. Parisian locations. It was so cool-sounding that I asked if I could play in the play-test.

And I did.

But it came on perhaps the busiest week I've had since I've been back after Christmas. Arisia was last weekend - convenient, in one sense, as it was just up the street from MIT, but also resulting in much walking and many late nights. Then this week, I had rehearsals every night, including two for the Weston gala performance last night, plus the gala itself, and plus there was voting this week (which did, like, no good, of course), and a few other miscellaneous errands (groceries, etc.).

On the upside, I did a LOT of walking this week, so it was good for me to get out and be active.

On the downside, it sapped a lot of energy.

I didn't suck at the game, but it was hard to not have easy access to the campus at all hours, as some of the other players did. I at least managed my planned double-cross expertly, though it's interesting that the character's post-game story included some negative consequences, though the character still survived and managed to escape to a less illustrious existence. That's not so surprising, though, considering some of the goals of the research study component of the play-test. Ethical choices and pressures, indeed. I am not really all that burdened with those. ;^D


I also did really well all week with the dieting - mostly because I was out and didn't spend money on any food while I was out, and didn't have time for anything more than micromeals before going out again - and then of course, this weekend. Blown. Spent a lot of money going out with the cast of the gala, too, but well, that was social, at least. Must get back out of the habit of drinking, as it more than doubles the bill. Diet Coke is just fine without that shot of Jack in. I don't need a margarita, either. (Although I *WAS* good Friday and had a salad instead of dessert, but Saturday we had cheesecake and brownies and I split chicken fingers with another cast member. Today? Leftover cake, sigh. Cheese and crackers for dinner. then a piece of cheescake for dessert. Must resist the tray of goodies leftover from the show!)

(There's a fun story about Victoria's Secret in here, too. I tried to find a better undergarment for my dress, being nearly backless. And Amy and I took one look at VS's "solution" and proceeded to construct one... for about $2.25 in materials and five minutes' sewing, instead of the $50 it would have cost for a bra and this little halter thing! Yeah.)


I had to make a mad dash to rehearsal tonight. For the second time since we started! Oy. I swear I read the schedule, but all I saw for tonight was "Russians and Bottle dancers." I didn't see the "Work Scenes 1-6 with principals" that was written *ABOVE* "Russians and Bottle Dancers". Oops. Luckily I screamed out there and made it in about 20 minutes. Narg.


But I got some interesting news today, too. Two of my SPN stories have been nominated for "No Rest for the Wicked" awards. I'm not sure what that is, but there are some cool folks nominated in various categories, like musesfool and copperbadge so I guess I'm in good company. The fics are Sometimes a Day Goes By for angst and The Children's Hour for best gen. And that's really interesting, because a. they're both older stories, and b. I don't even think TCH is my best gen fic. I don't know if there's a word limit, though, and most of my better stuff is longer.

I also don't know what I'm supposed to do, other than respond to "accept" the nomination. I'm a little new at this, getting recognized for writing, that is. It doesn't happen often.


Alternity continues to be awesome, if a little slowish. I know that events will pick up soon, though, so keep reading it, if you are! (And if you are, let us know? What do you think of how we're doing? We'll keep going, but a little feedback does help on occasion....)



Job search is nowhere. It's hard to stay motivated. I have callbacks for "The Final Battle" to prep this week (due the 30th!) and I dunno. Other stuff.

I guess that's pretty much the state of the Gwen right now.

I had to start this even before the show ended because WOW. PAINFUL.

Luckily there's also nothing (okay, well, ONE thing) that one needs this show for to maintain canon continuity. (And that was slipped into the very last scene, so:)

( Spoilers )

Yeah, I need to scrub my brain. I don't think I'll bother to download this one.

Just heard from Ben Bova books. The "In the Hunt" book is coming out very soon. Our copies went in the mail (yay) and they've launched a website for it... with the essays reprinted from supernatural.tv:

http://www.smartpopbooks.com/supernatural/essays.html

Heh. Yup, that's me in that third slot there.

I guess I should catch up on this season, huh?

I just watched 4x05 (monster movie) and just about choked laughing.

Oh, SHOW.

(Still haven't seen 6, 7, and 8, so I'll be skipping 9 and d/l-ing it for later.)

etakyma and I disagree.

She likes where the season is going, likes the direction it took, etc.

I feel like they are about to pull out the waterskis any minute.

( My  )

But oh, the Jossing!

I was totally prepared to be Jossed. I just wish they had not been so TV-pat about everything. It's too neat. Too wrapped in bows. I don't trust it.

Okay, I'm off to Crown Tourney tomorrow. Week 3 of my 5 weekends in a row.

Continued from Part One

( Am I more than you bargained for yet? )

Concluded in Part Three....

The authors for the Summergen have been revealed, so I can legitimately claim that I wrote:

A Loaded God Complex

For dodger_winslow.

And she even liked it.

So did many others of you, so thanks for reviewing!

But if you haven't read it yet, now you can!

And the wonderful, sweet little casefile that was written for me was by nativestar! Thanks again, sweetheart!

[Poll #1229198]


"Stop lookin' at me like that."

So, watched AEon Flux, courtesy of Netflix.

I vaguely remember the MTV cartoon, but didn't really follow it.

The movie was utterly unmemorable, apart from what one expected: Charlize Theron in a lot of catsuits, rather pointless action sequences with (at the time) really cutting-edge SFX.

But there was one surprise: Freya was played by Caroline Chikezie, better known to us SPN folks as Tamara in Mag7. (And yes, my mutant powers enabled me to recognize her the moment she appeared onscreen. I tell you, I should be a casting agent.)

Not worth watching it again just for that, mind you. But an interesting note.