Fandom review 2021
So, we thought 2020 was bad, then 2021 stepped up to the plate. In some ways it was a little better than 2020, and in other ways it was profoundly worse.
The Supernatural fandom, and fandom in general was dealt an irretrievable blow in April 2021 when we lost jj1564. The enthusiasm, friendship and joy that she brought to the fandom and to her friends is sorely missed and will never be forgotten.
But this post is not here to dwell on the negatives, I’m only going to focus on the fandom positives of the year. So, here goes…
This year, I managed to write 34,609 fandom words which was significantly more than last year. Last year’s word count (27,609) was quite low because of the studying I was doing early in 2020. This year’s total includes words that I wrote for the Friday Five which I wasn’t doing in 2020, but I think they totally count as fandom words, so I’m taking that as a little win!
So, without further ado, here are the fics that made up most of those words:
Fanfics
A love letter to Baby written for Snowflake challenge
Mom Wheels written for the Baby Birthday Project 2021
Spring Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel: Naked Truth for theymp art by emmatheslayer
No strings Attached for meazrael_64's birthday
Bareback Mountain written for the Big Splat Challenge on spn_bigpretzel
Donut-Gasm written for the Big Splat Challenge on spn_bigpretzel
Thursday’s Child written for Summergen 2021
Christmas Spirit written for theymp in Crowley’s Christmas Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel
Drabbles
I did manage to write 58 drabbles for the two drabble challenges that I take part in. I'm not going to list them all, but you can find them all HERE
Artsy Fartsy Stuff
Digital
spn_bigpretzel 12 Days of Christmas illustrated drabble
spn_bigpretzel 12 Days of Christmas collage
Happy Birthday Dean Winchester
Jensen collage
Happy Birthday malefantasy
Happy birthday sandy79
Happy Easter
New Banner for spn_bigpretzel
New Banner for spn_on_parade
Banner for spn_bigpretzel Spring Fic Exchange
Art for spn_bigpretzel Spring Fic Exchange.
Hearts in the Empty by kingstoken
Our Batman
Happy Birthday sasha_dragon
Happy Birthday amberdreams
Happy Birthday julchen11
Remembering jj1564 on her birthday
Happy Birthday kattrip033
Banners for Big Splat on spn_bigpretzel
Happy Birthday Sam
Big Splat Artwork for the Itch by yohkobennington
Big Splat Artwork for A Smurfy Day for an Adventure by vexed-wench.dreamwidth.org
Reversebang - Au Naturel by ellerkay
Reversebang - Heaven on his Mind by butterflyslinky
Banner for Crowley’s Christmas Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel
Seasons Greetings
Happy New Year
Pastel Art - Supernatural
Billie Fanart
Mary Winchester Fan Art
Jack Fanart
Not Supernatural
Mr Sulu Portrait
Picspams
I added to my collection of picspams of our lovely Jensen and his partners in crime this year, and you can find all my picspams HERE
Conventions
I had four conventions planned for 2020 which were all postponed to 2021 several times. But joy of joys, Crossroads 4 actually went ahead in September in the UK this year (the other three have been carried over to 2022). I also managed to get to London Film and Comic Con in November, and my pics and
ramblings are below.
Crossroads con
London Comic con
GISH
I participated in a mini one-day GISH in May 2021 and the main full-week GISH in August. Much fun and silliness was had as you can see below!
May Gish
August Gish
Other stuff
spn_bigpretzel is now in its 10th year and still going strong. Following the sad loss of jj1564, theymp and candygramme joined me as mods of the community and I am indebted to their help. This year, the comm said farewell to its longstanding challenge, the Spring Fic Exchange, but hello to a fantastic fresh and fun new challenge, the Big Splat!
spn_on_parade was the brainchild of jj1564 and although it is no longer overly active, the community will continue to run as her legacy; a tribute to her wonderful vision of putting the fun in Funko.
I was thrilled to be able to take part once again in spn_summergen as an author, and enjoy some great collaborations in spn_reversebang as
an artist.
And finally, I continued running the weekly Drabble challenge alongside the lovely vansgroi
To round off the year, a delightful afternoon was had in London when a group of us got together for the annual Christmas Hunter Girls gathering, which we missed so much last year. We were joined by jj1564's son, Sam and her Sister, Brenda, just to make a special event just a little bit more special!
The Huntergirls are back in business
So, that was 2021. It had one job, just one. Be better than 2020. Whether or not it achieved that is open to debate, but I’m here and now handing a challenge to 2022. Be better than the last two years. Please!
Stay safe everyone, love you all!
The Supernatural fandom, and fandom in general was dealt an irretrievable blow in April 2021 when we lost jj1564. The enthusiasm, friendship and joy that she brought to the fandom and to her friends is sorely missed and will never be forgotten.
But this post is not here to dwell on the negatives, I’m only going to focus on the fandom positives of the year. So, here goes…
This year, I managed to write 34,609 fandom words which was significantly more than last year. Last year’s word count (27,609) was quite low because of the studying I was doing early in 2020. This year’s total includes words that I wrote for the Friday Five which I wasn’t doing in 2020, but I think they totally count as fandom words, so I’m taking that as a little win!
So, without further ado, here are the fics that made up most of those words:
Fanfics
A love letter to Baby written for Snowflake challenge
Mom Wheels written for the Baby Birthday Project 2021
Spring Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel: Naked Truth for theymp art by emmatheslayer
No strings Attached for meazrael_64's birthday
Bareback Mountain written for the Big Splat Challenge on spn_bigpretzel
Donut-Gasm written for the Big Splat Challenge on spn_bigpretzel
Thursday’s Child written for Summergen 2021
Christmas Spirit written for theymp in Crowley’s Christmas Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel
Drabbles
I did manage to write 58 drabbles for the two drabble challenges that I take part in. I'm not going to list them all, but you can find them all HERE
Artsy Fartsy Stuff
Digital
spn_bigpretzel 12 Days of Christmas illustrated drabble
spn_bigpretzel 12 Days of Christmas collage
Happy Birthday Dean Winchester
Jensen collage
Happy Birthday malefantasy
Happy birthday sandy79
Happy Easter
New Banner for spn_bigpretzel
New Banner for spn_on_parade
Banner for spn_bigpretzel Spring Fic Exchange
Art for spn_bigpretzel Spring Fic Exchange.
Hearts in the Empty by kingstoken
Our Batman
Happy Birthday sasha_dragon
Happy Birthday amberdreams
Happy Birthday julchen11
Remembering jj1564 on her birthday
Happy Birthday kattrip033
Banners for Big Splat on spn_bigpretzel
Happy Birthday Sam
Big Splat Artwork for the Itch by yohkobennington
Big Splat Artwork for A Smurfy Day for an Adventure by vexed-wench.dreamwidth.org
Reversebang - Au Naturel by ellerkay
Reversebang - Heaven on his Mind by butterflyslinky
Banner for Crowley’s Christmas Fic Exchange on spn_bigpretzel
Seasons Greetings
Happy New Year
Pastel Art - Supernatural
Billie Fanart
Mary Winchester Fan Art
Jack Fanart
Not Supernatural
Mr Sulu Portrait
Picspams
I added to my collection of picspams of our lovely Jensen and his partners in crime this year, and you can find all my picspams HERE
Conventions
I had four conventions planned for 2020 which were all postponed to 2021 several times. But joy of joys, Crossroads 4 actually went ahead in September in the UK this year (the other three have been carried over to 2022). I also managed to get to London Film and Comic Con in November, and my pics and
ramblings are below.
Crossroads con
London Comic con
GISH
I participated in a mini one-day GISH in May 2021 and the main full-week GISH in August. Much fun and silliness was had as you can see below!
May Gish
August Gish
Other stuff
spn_bigpretzel is now in its 10th year and still going strong. Following the sad loss of jj1564, theymp and candygramme joined me as mods of the community and I am indebted to their help. This year, the comm said farewell to its longstanding challenge, the Spring Fic Exchange, but hello to a fantastic fresh and fun new challenge, the Big Splat!
spn_on_parade was the brainchild of jj1564 and although it is no longer overly active, the community will continue to run as her legacy; a tribute to her wonderful vision of putting the fun in Funko.
I was thrilled to be able to take part once again in spn_summergen as an author, and enjoy some great collaborations in spn_reversebang as
an artist.
And finally, I continued running the weekly Drabble challenge alongside the lovely vansgroi
To round off the year, a delightful afternoon was had in London when a group of us got together for the annual Christmas Hunter Girls gathering, which we missed so much last year. We were joined by jj1564's son, Sam and her Sister, Brenda, just to make a special event just a little bit more special!
The Huntergirls are back in business
So, that was 2021. It had one job, just one. Be better than 2020. Whether or not it achieved that is open to debate, but I’m here and now handing a challenge to 2022. Be better than the last two years. Please!
Stay safe everyone, love you all!