Happy 2012 (I HOPE!!!)
My flist! May your road through 2012 keep your feet and eyes dry, a laugh rising in your heart, and good friends at your side.
Wow. 2011 was interesting in some not so good ways. Lost friends to the other side, and other friends lost spouses and parents and long-term relationships. The start of 2012 is already slated to bring the loss of animal companions, as my Savannah's EPM re-lapsed in December and after a year of struggle this month, I need to let her go. Diamond's life hinges on her ability to live a quality life after the catastrophic ankle break she suffered in the fall. My two older dogs are living on borrowed time, each past their expected life spans with the medical issues they have.
On the 2011 up side, following nearly six months of traction and re-hab after suffering herniated discs and whiplash following the car wreck last December, I returned to doing SET therapy and I am stronger and healthier than I have been in years. I continued riding throughout - in a neck brace and at the walk at the start, but hey! It was productive! Tally's never been better :-). Now 13 and 17, my kids are healthy and fantastically entertaining. My hubby's been a bit beset by physical issues- muscle tears and such- and bored with his career, though the day to day still immerses him. He can't think of anything he can make as good a living at, though he can think of other things he wants to do. The problem is, those things take money. A catch-22 :-) He knows I'd happily live off the land in a tent if need be, so at least he's not feeling any pressure to keep me to a certain level, though the kids might need a, um, adjustment period, lolol. Despite that and some depression from losing friends, he's made a real attempt this year to keep up a good attitude, and I've appreciated that. My dad's back surgery was successful and he's walking again and able to tolerate spending more time up and about. We gave Lace a tortoise after her frog died - a nearly seven year old Cuban I fed by hand after she became blind! She was amazing. And you know what? That tortoise has mega personality. Oh, and I got a story published in the spring :-)
In fandom, I really loved Sons Of Anarchy and am trying to keep loving Hawaii Five-0, though currently I'm liking the fic better than the show, lol. Also watching Fringe. Waiting for Justified to start. I just hope they don't screw that story line with the Bones-like thread they left hanging. Please don't go there. Pull a 5-0 is necessary.
I wrote nine fics in 2011- I should've turned my spn_fiftystates fic in on time, then it would've been ten :headdesk: :-)
ATS/BUFFYVERSE
Title: Let Them Break Her Hold On Me
Author: landrews
Pairing: C/A
Summary: Heaven knows best
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~3030
Set: AU, post BTVS S8 #40- extremely mild spoilers, no spoilers for S9, no need to actually know the events of S8-
A/N: Written for the Stranger Things 2011 Valentine's Day Ficathon. More angst than smut, but I hope aerintine likes it. Her prompt was Tori Amos, “these precious things ~ let them bleed ~ let them wash away” Stole the structure style from an SPN writer :-) Thank you, starlet2367 for the very helpful beta :-)
Title: Four Times Angel Keeps His Halloween Traditions and One Time He Doesn't
Characters/Pairings: Canon C/A friendship
Summary: Angel's got traditions Cordy knows nothing about.
Rating: PG-13
Length: ~4000 words
Genre: Challenge fic/Angst
Dedication/Thanks: For my BFF, starlet2367. Somehow, out of the hundreds of prompts, I managed to pick hers! Wild. Five things Cordy doesn't know about Angel's Halloweens. Written for Stranger Things and ca_atlast's Halloween challenge.
A/N: S1-5
SUPERNATURAL
Title: Trinity Prep - Homework Assignment
Summary: A Christian schoolboy simplifies Dean's take on human life.
Character/Relationships: Dean, Alistair, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1000
Warnings: Standard SPN gore, language
A/N: Written for spn_las. Prompt was "Life is Life. Fight for it."~ Mother Teresa
Title: Mirror, Mirror
Character/Relationships: Sam, Dean POV
Summary: Dean doesn't like seeing Ben mirrored back at him
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG, Gen
Warnings: Spoilers S6
Title: Robeson County, NC, 2013
Character/Relationships: Sam and Dean, Outsider POV
Summary: After all is said and done, there's still rumors and demons to dispel.
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers S6, simplified Lumbee dialect. Jossed.
Title: Time Alone
Character/Relationships: Dean/Lisa
Summary: Dean still has trouble parsing reality. Bob Marley doesn't help.
Word Count: ~ 1250
Rating: NC-17 Het
Warnings: Spoilers S6, graphic het/ A/N: Title from Bob Marley song "Time Will Tell"
Title: Chronos Takes A Walk
Character/Relationships: Dean
Summary: Frequent time travel doesn't go unnoticed
Rating: PG-13/language
Word Count: 1000
Warnings: Set immediately after 6:18, 'Frontierland'
Disclaimer: Thanks to Kripke, CW, et all, just playing :-)
A/N: Written for spn_las, prompt was: Time will tell- This was the one I actually ended up using as my entry!
Title: Running Up That Hill
Character/Relationships: Dean, Sam
Summary: John lets Sam keep the dog
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 1000
Spoilers: through S5
Disclaimer: Not mine :-) Just playing with Kripke, CW, et al's creation
A/N: Written for spn_las, the prompt was "Fix-It (this fic should "fix" something from the show you didn't like and wish would have been different)". I, of course, used this as an excuse to fix something that just helped break Dean that much more, lolol. Title from the song by Placebo.
Title: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Character/Relationships: Sam, Dean, a little Bobby
Summary: Sam and Dean have to find Thing One. Fast.
Length: ~3000 words
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Warnings: set S5, dark!crack!fic
A/N: Originally a thousand words for a spn_las prompt. Title from Dr. Seuss book of the same name. If you've never read it, here's the text: http://denuccio.net/ohplaces.html Of course, it's best just to get it at the library or find it at a bookstore. The illustrations are priceless. Reading it from Dean POV? :shivers:
Disclaimer: Just twisting things up- SPN is Kripke, et al's, and no offense meant to Dr. Seuss or his estate-
Still writing and submitting original fic, though I keep letting my masterlist fall by the wayside. The short-story market is way frustrating for the length of time stories get held.
eta: fix links- I have preview issues with LJ- I always have to go fix coding after I post :-/
Wow. 2011 was interesting in some not so good ways. Lost friends to the other side, and other friends lost spouses and parents and long-term relationships. The start of 2012 is already slated to bring the loss of animal companions, as my Savannah's EPM re-lapsed in December and after a year of struggle this month, I need to let her go. Diamond's life hinges on her ability to live a quality life after the catastrophic ankle break she suffered in the fall. My two older dogs are living on borrowed time, each past their expected life spans with the medical issues they have.
On the 2011 up side, following nearly six months of traction and re-hab after suffering herniated discs and whiplash following the car wreck last December, I returned to doing SET therapy and I am stronger and healthier than I have been in years. I continued riding throughout - in a neck brace and at the walk at the start, but hey! It was productive! Tally's never been better :-). Now 13 and 17, my kids are healthy and fantastically entertaining. My hubby's been a bit beset by physical issues- muscle tears and such- and bored with his career, though the day to day still immerses him. He can't think of anything he can make as good a living at, though he can think of other things he wants to do. The problem is, those things take money. A catch-22 :-) He knows I'd happily live off the land in a tent if need be, so at least he's not feeling any pressure to keep me to a certain level, though the kids might need a, um, adjustment period, lolol. Despite that and some depression from losing friends, he's made a real attempt this year to keep up a good attitude, and I've appreciated that. My dad's back surgery was successful and he's walking again and able to tolerate spending more time up and about. We gave Lace a tortoise after her frog died - a nearly seven year old Cuban I fed by hand after she became blind! She was amazing. And you know what? That tortoise has mega personality. Oh, and I got a story published in the spring :-)
In fandom, I really loved Sons Of Anarchy and am trying to keep loving Hawaii Five-0, though currently I'm liking the fic better than the show, lol. Also watching Fringe. Waiting for Justified to start. I just hope they don't screw that story line with the Bones-like thread they left hanging. Please don't go there. Pull a 5-0 is necessary.
I wrote nine fics in 2011- I should've turned my spn_fiftystates fic in on time, then it would've been ten :headdesk: :-)
ATS/BUFFYVERSE
Title: Let Them Break Her Hold On Me
Author: landrews
Pairing: C/A
Summary: Heaven knows best
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~3030
Set: AU, post BTVS S8 #40- extremely mild spoilers, no spoilers for S9, no need to actually know the events of S8-
A/N: Written for the Stranger Things 2011 Valentine's Day Ficathon. More angst than smut, but I hope aerintine likes it. Her prompt was Tori Amos, “these precious things ~ let them bleed ~ let them wash away” Stole the structure style from an SPN writer :-) Thank you, starlet2367 for the very helpful beta :-)
Title: Four Times Angel Keeps His Halloween Traditions and One Time He Doesn't
Characters/Pairings: Canon C/A friendship
Summary: Angel's got traditions Cordy knows nothing about.
Rating: PG-13
Length: ~4000 words
Genre: Challenge fic/Angst
Dedication/Thanks: For my BFF, starlet2367. Somehow, out of the hundreds of prompts, I managed to pick hers! Wild. Five things Cordy doesn't know about Angel's Halloweens. Written for Stranger Things and ca_atlast's Halloween challenge.
A/N: S1-5
SUPERNATURAL
Title: Trinity Prep - Homework Assignment
Summary: A Christian schoolboy simplifies Dean's take on human life.
Character/Relationships: Dean, Alistair, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1000
Warnings: Standard SPN gore, language
A/N: Written for spn_las. Prompt was "Life is Life. Fight for it."~ Mother Teresa
Title: Mirror, Mirror
Character/Relationships: Sam, Dean POV
Summary: Dean doesn't like seeing Ben mirrored back at him
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG, Gen
Warnings: Spoilers S6
Title: Robeson County, NC, 2013
Character/Relationships: Sam and Dean, Outsider POV
Summary: After all is said and done, there's still rumors and demons to dispel.
Word Count: ~1000
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers S6, simplified Lumbee dialect. Jossed.
Title: Time Alone
Character/Relationships: Dean/Lisa
Summary: Dean still has trouble parsing reality. Bob Marley doesn't help.
Word Count: ~ 1250
Rating: NC-17 Het
Warnings: Spoilers S6, graphic het/ A/N: Title from Bob Marley song "Time Will Tell"
Title: Chronos Takes A Walk
Character/Relationships: Dean
Summary: Frequent time travel doesn't go unnoticed
Rating: PG-13/language
Word Count: 1000
Warnings: Set immediately after 6:18, 'Frontierland'
Disclaimer: Thanks to Kripke, CW, et all, just playing :-)
A/N: Written for spn_las, prompt was: Time will tell- This was the one I actually ended up using as my entry!
Title: Running Up That Hill
Character/Relationships: Dean, Sam
Summary: John lets Sam keep the dog
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 1000
Spoilers: through S5
Disclaimer: Not mine :-) Just playing with Kripke, CW, et al's creation
A/N: Written for spn_las, the prompt was "Fix-It (this fic should "fix" something from the show you didn't like and wish would have been different)". I, of course, used this as an excuse to fix something that just helped break Dean that much more, lolol. Title from the song by Placebo.
Title: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Character/Relationships: Sam, Dean, a little Bobby
Summary: Sam and Dean have to find Thing One. Fast.
Length: ~3000 words
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Warnings: set S5, dark!crack!fic
A/N: Originally a thousand words for a spn_las prompt. Title from Dr. Seuss book of the same name. If you've never read it, here's the text: http://denuccio.net/ohplaces.html Of course, it's best just to get it at the library or find it at a bookstore. The illustrations are priceless. Reading it from Dean POV? :shivers:
Disclaimer: Just twisting things up- SPN is Kripke, et al's, and no offense meant to Dr. Seuss or his estate-
Still writing and submitting original fic, though I keep letting my masterlist fall by the wayside. The short-story market is way frustrating for the length of time stories get held.
eta: fix links- I have preview issues with LJ- I always have to go fix coding after I post :-/