Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without

I was delighted with the art prompt I got, and I'm pleased with the story once it finally came together. It feels like I've been struggling to just sit down and write for months - I did really well just before Christmas, then seemed to struggle until the last couple of weeks (and with all the family birthdays that fall within it, February's not a great month for finding spare time). I had lots of ideas, but just couldn't seem to sit myself down to actually write them!

My official posting date was 3 March, which Facebook memories reminded me was two years and a day since Evie died, so given the dog theme it seemed fitting to use one of my favourite photos of her as the profile picture for the posting (and this one).

Here, Sam's turned into a dog, but I've also written him as a cat, and a moose!

Art Title: Dean's Dogmare
Prompt Number: S2006
Artist: tx_devilorangel



Fic Title: Dean's Dog Days and Dogmares
Author: theymp
Fandom/Genre: SPN, humor, angst, gen
Pairing(s): n/a
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~7,500
Warnings: Dogs can be a bit gross. This story may also dig up the back yard and chase the cat.
Summary: Dean is worried; Sam's missing and the town's overrun with stray dogs. He's sure these things are somehow connected and time is running out, but the unconditional love of a faithful companion is bringing up some issues.

Art Link(s): LJ | AO3
Fic Link(s): AO3

Title: Lore of the Dance
Author: theymp
Genre: Romance/Family, and definitely schmoopy
Characters: Jimmy Novak, Amelia Novak, Dean Winchester, Castiel
Pairing: Jimmy/Amelia, Dean/Castiel
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 300
Warning/Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters - these were created by Eric Kripke - I'm just borrowing them. I'm not making any commercial gain. No harm or infringement intended.

Summary: DEW Challenge: Jimmy Novak & Dancing. Jimmy just loves to dance – it's his all, his everything. Literally.

Written for the 'Drabbles Every Weekend' challenge at SPN_BigPretzel

Title: The Uncivil War
Author: theymp
Pairing: none (Gen)
Rating: PG-13

Warning/Spoilers: Mild cursing, brotherly bickering, and controversial reference to Sam's eye color. Also, everything I know about the American Civil War is from less than five minutes on Wikipedia ;)

Summary: Dean may not be sure if he actually hates Halloween, but he does know there's something strange going on at the site of a famous Civil War battle. But is it really worth missing a Dr. Sexy marathon?

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters - these were created by Eric Kripke - I'm just borrowing them. I'm not making any commercial gain. No harm or infringement intended.

Link to The Uncivil War