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26 December 2022 @ 12:52 am

Merry Christmas, Baby!

By Swellison

Sam clicked the remote, turning off the post-game football analysis on his 55" TV. He squirmed at the pillow-softened headboard he sat against and conceded that maybe Charley did have a point about his bed being as comfortable as a brick. He glanced sideways at Dean, who had watched the game with boisterous enthusiasm from his side of the bed, rooting for his chosen team.

So, this is Christmas, Sam thought, half-wincing as the lyrics continued in his head. And what have you done? Plenty. Sam mentally rattled off the low points of the past year: he had broken Dean’s heart, Dean had died at Metatron’s hands, been resurrected as a demon and then tried to kill him before being restored to his human self. Not to mention the whole Gadreel business. Sam glanced at Dean’s arm, covered by a long-sleeved shirt. And yet not enough – the Mark’s still there.

Dean's eyes met his. "Give it a rest, Sam. It's Christmas."

Dean always could read my mind. "You're right." Sam grinned. "What d'you want to do next? Watch a Christmas movie, play cribbage — or poker?" Dean hardly needed to keep his poker skills sharp now that they had the financial resources of the bunker at their beck and call.

Dean rose to his feet. "While those are all delightful choices, I'm gonna go start supper. Break in that new cookbook you gave me this morning." Sam's present to Dean had been a thick cookbook containing a selection of Kansans' favorite recipes.

"Oh? What're you gonna make?"

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14 November 2022 @ 07:33 pm
This was a post I hoped that I’d never make, although in reality I knew I would one day!

spn_bigpretzel has been running over 10 years.  It’s seen the glory days of Supernatural and of Livejournal and has been a source of fun and sunshine within the Supernatural fandom throughout all that time.

I’ve often referred to spn_bigpretzel as being my spiritual home at Livejournal and being a mod and latterly owner of spn_bigpretzel has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

Earlier this year, I and my fellow mods took a break.  We were aware that participation had been dwindling for some time and we felt that the community was getting tired, so we decided to take some time away and then regroup with some new ideas which we hoped would energise things around here.

However, the lack of engagement with our recent challenge has only confirmed to us what we suspected already; things were always going to change after Supernatural ended, and participation overall across Livejournal has dropped off a cliff, so we have to accept the fact that spn_bigpretzel has finally run its course and reached the end of the road.

So this is me, switching the lights off here at spn_bigpretzel.

The community will remain open and you are welcome to post here should you wish but we will no longer moderate the community or run any events.

I hope you can look back with fondness at the fun times and wonderful creativity we’ve shared here at spn_bigpretzel and drop in occasionally to look back at some of your favourite posts.

In the meantime, I'd just like to pass on my appreciation for all for your support over the years.  I’m sure the friendships that we’ve shared here will live on beyond this community.

I'd also like to say a huge thank you to my co-mods theymp and candygramme who have helped me keep things running around here over the last few months and of course, a special mention to jj1564 who was a shining light at spn_bigpretzel and Livejournal fandom in general right up until her passing last year..

So, all good things must come to an end.   It’s always sad to say goodbye to something we love but as a wise man once said (or sang), don’t you cry no more!!

Thank you xx
 
 
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01 November 2022 @ 08:43 pm
 
 
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Title: Pie of the Day and the Return of the Living Dean
Author: theymp
Prompt: 2022 Halloween Werepire Challenge
Genre: humour/horror
Characters: Sam & Dean Winchester
Pairing: n/a
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 230
Warning/Spoilers: n/a
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or the characters - I'm just borrowing them. I'm not making any commercial gain. No harm or infringement intended.

Summary: If there's one thing that Winchesters are good at, it's taking care of monsters... Alternate S15 ending.

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31 October 2022 @ 01:57 pm



It appears that one or two of you has had techncal issues emailing your Werepire Challenge posts.  These techniccal challenges are due to the fact that I'm a blithering idjit and typed the email address wrong in the last post ... *facepalm*

So, change of plan.

Forget the email, you are invited to post your entries directly the community as normal.  Starting today, let's fill Hallowe'en week with your aamazing monster inventions!

Have at it!!!
 
 
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27 October 2022 @ 06:49 pm


Make sure you submit your Werepire Challenge entry to [email protected] by midnight tomorrow!

Don't miss out!
 
 
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23 October 2022 @ 05:35 pm


We're almost there!

This is a gentle reminder that your Werepire Challenge submissions need to be sent to [email protected] by midnight, wherever you are in the world, on the 28th October.

We can't wait to see what mystery monsters are going to come crawling out of the Hallowe'en woodwork, and will start posting to the community on the 29th October to kick off our spookiest week of the year!!


Don't miss out on our Hallowe'en Werepire Challenge - let's make Dean proud!
 
 
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15 October 2022 @ 04:18 pm


How are those monsters coming along? 

I hope all those things ghostie and ghoulie and long-leggity are ready to slither and slime their way into the community for Hallowe'en week!

We want to make sure that posting is evently spread so that each submission gets the attention it deserves.  Therefore we will do the posting from this end.

Please email your fic, art or any other submission to [email protected] by the 28th of October, and we will try to post one a day for the week commencing Saturday 29th October, or longer depending on how many submissions we get!

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you've got any questions!


 
 
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30 September 2022 @ 08:49 pm


Werepire, Ghoulpire, Jefferson Starships, Octovamp, Manicorn, and Vampirates.   Dean was the master of it...

Inventing monsters, that is.


But now, to celebrate spn_bigpretzel's favourite time of year, Hallowe'en, we're giving you the chance to outdo the master.

And, with that in mind, we're delighted to announce our all-new Werepire Challenge.

This is an all-fanworks challenge.

We'll accept fic of any length, art, icons, poetry, videos, comic strips, any form of crafting... heck, we'll accept interpretative dance if that's your bag.

We want you to invent your own monster!

Your monster could be good, bad, beautiful, ugly, big as Jupiter or small as a gnat. It could be steampunk, interdimensional, or made entirely of chocolate biscuits.  The world is your Manicorn!

You've got plenty of time to work on your ideas; posting will begin here on Saturday 29th October, and run for the whole of Hallowe'en week until Friday 4th November.  We'll put out another post nearer the time to clarify posting arrangements.

Challenge rules:

Whatever media you choose, the monster must exist within the Supernatural universe.
Fanworks must reflect the rules of the comm.  So, please aim for funny, cracky, comical, upbeat, or positive

and that's all folks!

 
 
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24 September 2022 @ 12:06 pm


We're back from our summer hiaitus! 

The suntan's worn off, the memories have faded and the straw donkey has fallen apart, but we're still happy to be back.

We're even happier to let you know that we've got some news of a great new challenge, coming up soon!

Watch this space!
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