Bardic's Descant
Songs in the Key of Supernatural
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30 October 2030 @ 09:52 pm
Supernatural University Master Post
This post links to all my individual Supernatural University essay posts, in the order in which they were written. Additional Supernatural University discussions take place in most, if not all, of my episode commentaries, but those tend to focus on specific episodes; the standalones tend to cover bigger topics and haven’t been easy to find. But here they all are. Hope you enjoy them!
I’ve grouped these into the seasons in which they were written. Bear in mind when they were written as you read them; each essay only references episodes that were in existence when they were written. I used to have a lot more time available for meta; as the seasons progressed, more and more of the meta became integrated into the episode commentaries.
( This way to the Table of Contents ... )
This post links to all my individual Supernatural University essay posts, in the order in which they were written. Additional Supernatural University discussions take place in most, if not all, of my episode commentaries, but those tend to focus on specific episodes; the standalones tend to cover bigger topics and haven’t been easy to find. But here they all are. Hope you enjoy them!
I’ve grouped these into the seasons in which they were written. Bear in mind when they were written as you read them; each essay only references episodes that were in existence when they were written. I used to have a lot more time available for meta; as the seasons progressed, more and more of the meta became integrated into the episode commentaries.
( This way to the Table of Contents ... )
Current Mood: 
tired
tiredCurrent Music: "For My Brother" by Blue October
30 October 2030 @ 08:10 pm
Supernatural Episode Commentaries Master Post
It occurred to me that I’ve done an awful lot of these Supernatural episode commentary/review things, peppered across years of time. On the off chance that visitors here would like to see what I said about a specific episode back when it first aired, I thought I might as well collect links to all my episode commentaries in one central place. So, welcome to my master list, and I hope you enjoy what you find here. You can get a good laugh about how wrong I turned out to be on some of my thoughts and guesses back in the day. I’m pretty proud about the ones I got right!
( Access the full list of links ... )
I regret with all my heart that, shortly after Season 7 began, I was unable to find the time to keep this updated as I'd intended. I'l write when I can, but I can't make any commitment, and for that, I grieve. I hope to be able to return on a regular basis if the show comes back for an eighth season.
It occurred to me that I’ve done an awful lot of these Supernatural episode commentary/review things, peppered across years of time. On the off chance that visitors here would like to see what I said about a specific episode back when it first aired, I thought I might as well collect links to all my episode commentaries in one central place. So, welcome to my master list, and I hope you enjoy what you find here. You can get a good laugh about how wrong I turned out to be on some of my thoughts and guesses back in the day. I’m pretty proud about the ones I got right!
( Access the full list of links ... )
I regret with all my heart that, shortly after Season 7 began, I was unable to find the time to keep this updated as I'd intended. I'l write when I can, but I can't make any commitment, and for that, I grieve. I hope to be able to return on a regular basis if the show comes back for an eighth season.
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
30 October 2030 @ 06:00 pm
Supernatural Fanfic Master Post
I don’t write nearly as many stories as other fanfic authors, but I have enough that I thought putting up a master post to provide easy access might help people find them, both the old and the new. So, in mostly reverse chronological order as written, here’s a master list of links to all my Supernatural fanfiction. I've begun to record my stories into MP3 podfic format; as I complete recordings, I'll be adding the podfic links here, under the description of each story.
Just so you know, I am strictly a canon writer (except for the stories set in the past on which I’ve been Kripke’d). There is no slash here. There are relationships that may include non-explicit sex, but all of them were established in show canon. Only one of them went farther in my story than in the show itself; pardon me for giving Bobby and Jody the chance to consummate a relationship before Bobby died. :)
( Go to the list ... )
I don’t write nearly as many stories as other fanfic authors, but I have enough that I thought putting up a master post to provide easy access might help people find them, both the old and the new. So, in mostly reverse chronological order as written, here’s a master list of links to all my Supernatural fanfiction. I've begun to record my stories into MP3 podfic format; as I complete recordings, I'll be adding the podfic links here, under the description of each story.
Just so you know, I am strictly a canon writer (except for the stories set in the past on which I’ve been Kripke’d). There is no slash here. There are relationships that may include non-explicit sex, but all of them were established in show canon. Only one of them went farther in my story than in the show itself; pardon me for giving Bobby and Jody the chance to consummate a relationship before Bobby died. :)
( Go to the list ... )
Current Mood: creative
Current Music: "Watch Over You" by Alter Bridge
29 October 2030 @ 08:49 am
Okay: the purpose of this post is simply to collect questions for Supernatural folk that I would love to hear answered. Some of these were mine, some I snagged from others. If you're going to a con, want to ask a non-stupid, non-repetitive question, and can't think of one, feel free to snag and ask one of these! The only thing I would ask is, if you do, please come back and let me know the answer. :)
I'm leaving this as a sticky post, so I'll add to it over time and cross out ones that have been answered.
( Read the questions ... )
I'll add to this later (NEVER run out of questions, and need to set them up for additional folk beyond Jared and Jensen!), but I wanted to put it out there. Hope it proves useful! If you've got good questions to add that you'd like to make available to others, leave them in the comments, and I'll move them up into the body of the main post to make them easy to find.
I'm leaving this as a sticky post, so I'll add to it over time and cross out ones that have been answered.
( Read the questions ... )
I'll add to this later (NEVER run out of questions, and need to set them up for additional folk beyond Jared and Jensen!), but I wanted to put it out there. Hope it proves useful! If you've got good questions to add that you'd like to make available to others, leave them in the comments, and I'll move them up into the body of the main post to make them easy to find.
Current Mood: 
cheerful
cheerfulCurrent Music: NPR
17 January 2020 @ 05:07 pm
The Impala Chronicles (Forty-Some Years In A Life) : Master Post
This collection of individual stories is a work in progress. My intent is to write one short story for each year of the Impala’s existence, putting the car and its owners into the context of the absolutely real-world American history I lived through: the civil rights struggle, the space program, Vietnam, and more, complete with an absolutely period-appropriate soundtrack, since classic rock is so much a part of this show. I began this in July 2009, long before Swan Song aired, so my early history doesn’t match canon any longer, but I’m not going to change it. Despite the long breaks in writing this, I do intend to finish it and bring it current; I just haven’t any idea when I’ll accomplish that, given other demands on my time. I’m only ten years in so far. Each story can be read individually, but it would be best to start at the beginning, since early stories in particular include characters you don’t already know who continue in time. They’re each quite short.
This page links to each individual story.
Chapter 1 – June 12, 1967: Black And White
Chapter 2 – November 20, 1968: Cursed
Chapter 3 – July 20, 1969: Moon Magic
Chapter 4 – August 27, 1970: Culture Clash
Chapter 5 – April 22-24, 1971: Blowin’ In The Wind
Chapter 6 – December 26, 1972: Paint It Black
Chapter 7 – November 22, 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon
Chapter 8 – August 9, 1974: Along The Way
Chapter 9 – April 30, 1975: Shelter From The Storm
Chapter 10 – June 17, 1976: Stars and Stripes Forever
This collection of individual stories is a work in progress. My intent is to write one short story for each year of the Impala’s existence, putting the car and its owners into the context of the absolutely real-world American history I lived through: the civil rights struggle, the space program, Vietnam, and more, complete with an absolutely period-appropriate soundtrack, since classic rock is so much a part of this show. I began this in July 2009, long before Swan Song aired, so my early history doesn’t match canon any longer, but I’m not going to change it. Despite the long breaks in writing this, I do intend to finish it and bring it current; I just haven’t any idea when I’ll accomplish that, given other demands on my time. I’m only ten years in so far. Each story can be read individually, but it would be best to start at the beginning, since early stories in particular include characters you don’t already know who continue in time. They’re each quite short.
This page links to each individual story.
Chapter 1 – June 12, 1967: Black And White
Chapter 2 – November 20, 1968: Cursed
Chapter 3 – July 20, 1969: Moon Magic
Chapter 4 – August 27, 1970: Culture Clash
Chapter 5 – April 22-24, 1971: Blowin’ In The Wind
Chapter 6 – December 26, 1972: Paint It Black
Chapter 7 – November 22, 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon
Chapter 8 – August 9, 1974: Along The Way
Chapter 9 – April 30, 1975: Shelter From The Storm
Chapter 10 – June 17, 1976: Stars and Stripes Forever
Current Mood: cheerful
cheerfulCurrent Music: "Back In Black" by AC/DC
13 May 2012 @ 11:38 pm
I haven’t had much time for blogging lately. Starting a new business while still working a full-time job has meant stepping away from writing meta essays and episode commentaries on Supernatural and indulging in other creative exercises, but it hasn’t stopped me from thinking. And recent events, combined with the habits of all the philosophical and analytical thinking that went into those Supernatural blogs, pushed me into codifying certain essential things I believe.
This essay has nothing to do with Supernatural, so if you visit this blog for fannish things, feel free to bypass this entry. But if you would like to learn something about the core of who I am, you’re welcome to read. Just be aware that what is contained here is personal to me. You may or may not agree with what I think, and that’s fine. But this is not a debate. This is my belief, born of long and careful thought. And it is my personal response to the increasing polarization of society along ideological lines largely driven by conflicting religious and cultural imperatives.
( Read the rest ... )
Current Mood: determined
Current Music: "Presence of the Lord" by Blind Faith
26 February 2012 @ 10:06 pm
My very early Supernatural season three story Paying The Price is now available in MP3 audio. Three weeks after The Magnificent Seven, Dean has cause to wonder how you know when you're in Hell. It's a combination of casefic and psychological horror in about 4,600 words. You can listen or download here. It's about 34 minutes long, and 30 MB. (Apologies, but if you're using Firefox, the player/links may not work; they work fine in Chrome and IE.)
Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Current Mood: 
moody
moodyCurrent Music: My voice, reading my stories ...
25 February 2012 @ 09:16 pm
I must confess, I'm disappointed that none of my podfic recordings have generated even a single comment. I guess no one's listening. And I don't know how to change that, which is sad.
But I'm continuing anyway, because I need the practice in recording and editing audiobook work. The latest addition to my little collection is my story Civilians, set vaguely in season three, in which Sam and Dean save the lives of a married couple who have to deal with learning about the supernatural. The story runs about 3,400 words.
You can read the story at the link above, or listen to it or download it here. Please note that, if you're using Firefox, you may not be able to see the embedded player or download the MP3 of the story file: for some perverse reason, while the embedded player and coding for the download link work just fine in Chrome and IE, they don't seem to work in Firefox. Apologies, but I don't know how to cure that. The story runs about 24 minutes, and the file is about 21 MB.
Please, if you do listen - give me some feedback, okay? Thanks.
But I'm continuing anyway, because I need the practice in recording and editing audiobook work. The latest addition to my little collection is my story Civilians, set vaguely in season three, in which Sam and Dean save the lives of a married couple who have to deal with learning about the supernatural. The story runs about 3,400 words.
You can read the story at the link above, or listen to it or download it here. Please note that, if you're using Firefox, you may not be able to see the embedded player or download the MP3 of the story file: for some perverse reason, while the embedded player and coding for the download link work just fine in Chrome and IE, they don't seem to work in Firefox. Apologies, but I don't know how to cure that. The story runs about 24 minutes, and the file is about 21 MB.
Please, if you do listen - give me some feedback, okay? Thanks.
Current Mood: 
sad
sadCurrent Music: My voice, reading my stories ...
20 February 2012 @ 06:47 pm
I recorded another of my Supernatural stories into podfic in MP3 format. This time, by request, it's my most recent one: Thanksgiving, a story written for this season before Bobby's death. With no further ado, here's the info:
Thanksgiving
If you want to read the story while you listen, the print version appears here.
Hope you enjoy! Please do leave feedback; I want to improve at this! Thanks ...
Thanksgiving
"And that's what this is all about: sharing Thanksgiving, being family, remembering why we hunt. Holidays put the family in the family business." This season 7 story takes place between 7.06 and 7.09. About 6,122 words.
You can now listen to or download the podfic version of this story, read by me. It's 42 minutes long, and 38.56 MB as an MP3 download. (Apologies, but if you're using Firefox, the player/links may not work; they work fine in IE and Chrome. Don't know why Firefox is being balky ...)
You can now listen to or download the podfic version of this story, read by me. It's 42 minutes long, and 38.56 MB as an MP3 download. (Apologies, but if you're using Firefox, the player/links may not work; they work fine in IE and Chrome. Don't know why Firefox is being balky ...)
If you want to read the story while you listen, the print version appears here.
Hope you enjoy! Please do leave feedback; I want to improve at this! Thanks ...
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: My voice, reading my stories ...
