Truism100 claim
Claim on Supernatural: The Winchester Family for truism100. Awesome challenge idea.
Fanfic challenge prompts based on the "Truisms" of artist Jenny Holzer.
1. a lot of professionals are crackpots
2. a man can't know what it is to be a mother
3. a name means a lot just by itself
4. a single event can have infinitely many interpretations
5. all things are delicately interconnected
6. bad intentions can yield good results
7. being happy is more important than anything else
8. boredom makes you do crazy things
9. children are the most cruel of all
10. children are the hope of the future
11. decadence can be an end in itself
12. dreaming while awake is a frightening contradiction
13. dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective
14. dying should be as easy as falling off a log
15. enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
16. a strong sense of duty imprisons you
17. even your family can betray you
18. absolute submission can be a form of freedom
19. expiring for love is beautiful but stupid
20. fathers often use too much force
21. anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
22. i need to lie back to front with someone who adores me
23. ideals are replaced by conventional goals at a certain age
24. if you can't leave your mark give up
25. if you live simply there is nothing to worry about
26. illness is a state of mind
27. in some instances it's better to die than to continue
28. it is heroic to try to stop time
29. it is man's fate to outsmart himself
30. it's crucial to have an active fantasy life
31. it's impossible to reconcile your heart and your head
32. it's just an accident that your parents are your parents
33. it's vital to live in harmony with nature
34. just believing something can make it happen
35. keep something in reserve for emergencies
36. killing is unavoidable but nothing to be proud of
37. learn to trust your own eyes
38. letting go is the hardest thing to do
39. listen when your body talks
40. looking back is the first sign of aging and decay
41. loving animals is a substitute activity
42. low expectations are good protection
43. moderation kills the spirit
44. mothers shouldn't make too many sacrifices
45. much was decided before you were born
46. murder has its sexual side
47. nothing upsets the balance of good and evil
48. offer very little information about yourself
49. old friends are better left in the past
50. pain can be a very positive thing
51. people are boring unless they are extremists
52. people are responsible for what they do unless they are insane
53. people who go crazy are too sensitive
54. planning for the future is escapism
55. private property created crime
56. protect me from what I want
57. pursuing pleasure for the sake of pleasure will ruin you
58. push yourself to the limit as often as possible
59. raise boys and girls the same way
60. rechanneling destructive impulses is a sign of maturity
61. repetition is the best way to learn
62. salvation can't be bought and sold
63. selfishness is the most basic motivation
64. selflessness is the highest achievement
65. separatism is the way to a new beginning
66. slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison
67. sometimes science advances faster than it should
68. thinking too much can only cause problems
69. strong emotional attachment stems from basic insecurity
70. some wounds never heal
71. sometimes all you can do is look the other way
72. the desire to reproduce is a death wish
73. the family is living on borrowed time
74. the idea of revolution is an adolescent fantasy
75. the most profound things are inexpressible
76. the mundane is to be cherished
77. the new is nothing but a restatement of the old
78. there's nothing except what you sense
79. trading a life for a life is fair enough
80. true freedom is frightful
81. unquestioning love demonstrates largesse of spirit
82. violence is permissible even desirable occasionally
83. when something terrible happens people wake up
84. with perseverance you can discover any truth
85. words tend to be inadequate
86. drama often obscures the real issues
87. you are the past present and future
88. you can live on through your descendants
89. you can understand someone of your own sex only
90. you can't expect people to be something they're not
91. you dig your own grave
92. you have to hurt others to be extraordinary
93. you must have one grand passion
94. you must know where you stop and the world begins
95. you never know what people really think about you
96. you should limit the number of times you act against your nature
97. your actions are pointless if no one notices
98. the beginning of the war will be secret
99. hiding your motives is despicable
100. being honest is not always the kindest way
To remind myself since I replaced five prompts with other Truisms:
Five freebies are included in each claim. This means you may take five prompts and turn them into "author's choice." These new prompts must be truisms by Jenny Holzer. Please have proof prepared that these are genuine, Jenny Holzer truisms.
*****
Miracles/Supernatural
#70 some wounds never heal. No One Mourns the Wicked. NC-17. Miracles/Supernatural/Scream. Dean comes to the realization that the resemblance between Paul Callan and Billy Loomis is significant to the coming Apocalypse, so he tells SQ about the relationship he had with him in 1995 and how he tried to save Billy from his downward spiral into infamy.
#98 the beginning of the war will be secret. "Beloved Sin." Rated R. Dean/Paul, Ruby/Mr Friendly. The Relic must die.
*****
Supernatural
Ashes of Dreams and Bloodstained Streets (Winsister 'Verses)
#15 enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway. Comparison Contrast. What "Red Sky at Morning" might've been if Dean was a girl. Girl!Dean/Bela.
#56 protect me from what I want. Tuck Those Ribbons Under Your Helmet. NC-17. Winsister/Castiel, Winsister/Ruby, Winsister/Dean, Winsister/Sam, Winsister/Adam (in a dream), Sam/Castiel/Dean. The hunting life isn't easy on anyone. For Kerry Winchester, it may be too much. The worst, though, was being in love with a multi-dimensional wavelength that may not ever love her back.
*****
SPN/Paranormal Activity
#5 all things are delicately interconnected: What is the Distance Between a Bullet and a Gun. Supernatural/Paranormal Activity/Surprise Fandom. Rated R. Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat have been terrorized by a demon in their home for the last twenty days. In step Dean and Sam Winchester and the angel on their shoulder, Castiel, to solve the problem. But what they find is that Katie's past is linked to theirs in ways they never anticipated, and the demon they are dealing with has some very powerful friends.
*****
The Ring w/ SPN, Miracles, and LHotP crossovers
(Multi-chapter fic set in the Ring/Ringu universe. Masterlist.)
#45 much was decided before you were born: She Just Wanted to be Heard Day 33: As a Phantom. PG-13. The gang holds a séance to contact the spirit that has been trying to help Quinn and Svetlana in their dreams, Mysteria. The results are, of course, enlightening and dramatic. X-over w/ SPN.
*****
6/100
Fanfic challenge prompts based on the "Truisms" of artist Jenny Holzer.
1. a lot of professionals are crackpots
2. a man can't know what it is to be a mother
3. a name means a lot just by itself
4. a single event can have infinitely many interpretations
5. all things are delicately interconnected
6. bad intentions can yield good results
7. being happy is more important than anything else
8. boredom makes you do crazy things
9. children are the most cruel of all
10. children are the hope of the future
11. decadence can be an end in itself
12. dreaming while awake is a frightening contradiction
13. dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective
14. dying should be as easy as falling off a log
15. enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway
16. a strong sense of duty imprisons you
17. even your family can betray you
18. absolute submission can be a form of freedom
19. expiring for love is beautiful but stupid
20. fathers often use too much force
21. anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
22. i need to lie back to front with someone who adores me
23. ideals are replaced by conventional goals at a certain age
24. if you can't leave your mark give up
25. if you live simply there is nothing to worry about
26. illness is a state of mind
27. in some instances it's better to die than to continue
28. it is heroic to try to stop time
29. it is man's fate to outsmart himself
30. it's crucial to have an active fantasy life
31. it's impossible to reconcile your heart and your head
32. it's just an accident that your parents are your parents
33. it's vital to live in harmony with nature
34. just believing something can make it happen
35. keep something in reserve for emergencies
36. killing is unavoidable but nothing to be proud of
37. learn to trust your own eyes
38. letting go is the hardest thing to do
39. listen when your body talks
40. looking back is the first sign of aging and decay
41. loving animals is a substitute activity
42. low expectations are good protection
43. moderation kills the spirit
44. mothers shouldn't make too many sacrifices
45. much was decided before you were born
46. murder has its sexual side
47. nothing upsets the balance of good and evil
48. offer very little information about yourself
49. old friends are better left in the past
50. pain can be a very positive thing
51. people are boring unless they are extremists
52. people are responsible for what they do unless they are insane
53. people who go crazy are too sensitive
54. planning for the future is escapism
55. private property created crime
56. protect me from what I want
57. pursuing pleasure for the sake of pleasure will ruin you
58. push yourself to the limit as often as possible
59. raise boys and girls the same way
60. rechanneling destructive impulses is a sign of maturity
61. repetition is the best way to learn
62. salvation can't be bought and sold
63. selfishness is the most basic motivation
64. selflessness is the highest achievement
65. separatism is the way to a new beginning
66. slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison
67. sometimes science advances faster than it should
68. thinking too much can only cause problems
69. strong emotional attachment stems from basic insecurity
70. some wounds never heal
71. sometimes all you can do is look the other way
72. the desire to reproduce is a death wish
73. the family is living on borrowed time
74. the idea of revolution is an adolescent fantasy
75. the most profound things are inexpressible
76. the mundane is to be cherished
77. the new is nothing but a restatement of the old
78. there's nothing except what you sense
79. trading a life for a life is fair enough
80. true freedom is frightful
81. unquestioning love demonstrates largesse of spirit
82. violence is permissible even desirable occasionally
83. when something terrible happens people wake up
84. with perseverance you can discover any truth
85. words tend to be inadequate
86. drama often obscures the real issues
87. you are the past present and future
88. you can live on through your descendants
89. you can understand someone of your own sex only
90. you can't expect people to be something they're not
91. you dig your own grave
92. you have to hurt others to be extraordinary
93. you must have one grand passion
94. you must know where you stop and the world begins
95. you never know what people really think about you
96. you should limit the number of times you act against your nature
97. your actions are pointless if no one notices
98. the beginning of the war will be secret
99. hiding your motives is despicable
100. being honest is not always the kindest way
To remind myself since I replaced five prompts with other Truisms:
Five freebies are included in each claim. This means you may take five prompts and turn them into "author's choice." These new prompts must be truisms by Jenny Holzer. Please have proof prepared that these are genuine, Jenny Holzer truisms.
*****
Miracles/Supernatural
#70 some wounds never heal. No One Mourns the Wicked. NC-17. Miracles/Supernatural/Scream. Dean comes to the realization that the resemblance between Paul Callan and Billy Loomis is significant to the coming Apocalypse, so he tells SQ about the relationship he had with him in 1995 and how he tried to save Billy from his downward spiral into infamy.
#98 the beginning of the war will be secret. "Beloved Sin." Rated R. Dean/Paul, Ruby/Mr Friendly. The Relic must die.
*****
Supernatural
Ashes of Dreams and Bloodstained Streets (Winsister 'Verses)
#15 enjoy yourself because you can't change anything anyway. Comparison Contrast. What "Red Sky at Morning" might've been if Dean was a girl. Girl!Dean/Bela.
#56 protect me from what I want. Tuck Those Ribbons Under Your Helmet. NC-17. Winsister/Castiel, Winsister/Ruby, Winsister/Dean, Winsister/Sam, Winsister/Adam (in a dream), Sam/Castiel/Dean. The hunting life isn't easy on anyone. For Kerry Winchester, it may be too much. The worst, though, was being in love with a multi-dimensional wavelength that may not ever love her back.
*****
SPN/Paranormal Activity
#5 all things are delicately interconnected: What is the Distance Between a Bullet and a Gun. Supernatural/Paranormal Activity/Surprise Fandom. Rated R. Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat have been terrorized by a demon in their home for the last twenty days. In step Dean and Sam Winchester and the angel on their shoulder, Castiel, to solve the problem. But what they find is that Katie's past is linked to theirs in ways they never anticipated, and the demon they are dealing with has some very powerful friends.
*****
The Ring w/ SPN, Miracles, and LHotP crossovers
(Multi-chapter fic set in the Ring/Ringu universe. Masterlist.)
#45 much was decided before you were born: She Just Wanted to be Heard Day 33: As a Phantom. PG-13. The gang holds a séance to contact the spirit that has been trying to help Quinn and Svetlana in their dreams, Mysteria. The results are, of course, enlightening and dramatic. X-over w/ SPN.
*****
6/100