Lochinvar



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  1. Summary

    Inspired by the works of William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) and other favorite poets and authors.

    This is where I pay homage to classic influences and inspirations: stories, poems, myths, and collections of works.

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  2. Summary

    Poems and short stories that relate to my love of fantasy and speculative fiction. Some have connections to specific fandoms but I feel that "Original Works" is a better home for them. I also know few people will read them, but I like thinking that they are now set in amber and will outlive me.

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  3. Summary

    Talismen have been known by many names. In recent decades, they were called the Resistance, the Underground, the Partisans, the Maquis, the Auxiliaries, guerillas, etc. In this, the Golden Age of Hunters, they are called the Talismen. Officially, or unofficially, they have been helping the warrior/hunter class for thousands of years, particularly during times of war and oppression.

    Although the Talismen are well-known outside of North America, the Hunter community in the US mostly has embraced a different path, more the teenage–we like to suffer alone and in silence and misery so we can pretend we do it all–road, without the assistance of good people who are grateful and have wicked skills and resources to share.

    They are never mentioned in the series canon is because of John Winchester's stubborn insistence, with which he infects his sons, that the Winchesters stay the Lone Eagle Hunters, relying on themselves mostly. He only partners on occasion with like-minded Hunters, who he reliably ticks off and drives away.

    The stories in this series are not always about the formal Talismen community but definitely about those lovely folk who helped our boys on their journeys, asking for nothing in return.

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  4. Summary

    These stories focus on the Winchester boys growing up. I have moved some older stories into this series, even if they also touch on grown-up Sam and Dean. They are about how they became the men that they became and were able to save the world and others, this universe and others.

    The stories are not necessarily connected–different versions of their childhoods and people who helped them.

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  5. Summary

    The premise is that just as the creatures of the Supernatural world are becoming extinct, and fewer demons are finding their way upstairs, a critical mass of civilians, starting with law enforcement officers, elected officials, and the FBI, have learned about the Supernatural community and the Hunters who kept them in check for hundreds of years-as well as saved this world and others.

    The first story is an introduction.

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  1. Rec 94

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    "I can help with other things, too. I've been told I'm good with my hands." Dean winks, watching to see how the quip lands.
    There isn't really a height difference between them, but the older man is thicker, heavier with age and muscle and time. He's broader and probably stronger, if not for the injury. Dean could outrun him, if he had to, but to where? His own front door?
    He reaches out a hand to touch Mr. Novak's belt, presses a finger to the silver buckle there.
    "Been told I'm good with my mouth, too."
     
    It's Summer in Sugar Run, Florida. John has disappeared to God knows where, and Dean is doing whatever he can to make ends meet and keep food on the table. He's used to doing all sorts of odd jobs–but working for the taciturn and slightly strange older man on the other side of the park presents a new set of challenges...and a new set of rewards.

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    07 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 4

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    The first time I began to suspect that something unusual was going on with my brother was during the case in Guthrie, OK.

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    03 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 20

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    Gabriel tells Sam, “Don't let anybody ever tell you you're just a pretty face,” and now Dean can’t stop thinking about it. He thinks about it during the day. He thinks about it at night. He even thinks about it in the middle of a case involving people getting strangled in locked rooms in front of their mirrors.

    What are they trying to see in those mirrors? And, more importantly, what will Dean see in his mirror when he does the same thing?

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    28 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 4

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    Can’t hold on to fire without getting burned. Can’t hold on to water at all. Since Dad, that’s what Dean’s been doing, trying to do, just hold Sam between his own two hands and pray he’s strong enough to keep him there, and now this. Sam, mighty and untamed as a flood, like a natural disaster that Dean can’t stop running towards...

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    Missing scene after the riverside confessional when Sam learns about John’s final words to Dean.

    It's been a while since I watched the early seasons and I didn't set out to write something that tied in so closely to a specific moment in time, but then I read the incredible Fangasm recaps (complete with gorgeous screenshots) of Croatoan and Hunted, and they transported me heart and soul to such a specific moment in time with such a specific desperate Winchester vibe, so here we are. They're worth a look if you want a refresh, or haven't had your heart broken by early-season Winchesters in a while.

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    18 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 29

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    Dean is a former Roman commander.
    Castiel is the slave he took in war—and kept.
    Eleven years later, they live together in a fragile, wordless balance that looks nothing like what it started as.
    Dean doesn’t question it.
    Until he has to.

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    21 May 2026