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Penname: Gobigorstayhome [Contact]
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Real name: Randi Status: Member Member Since: 02/04/07 Website: Beta-reader:
Reviews by Gobigorstayhome Summary:
"His family had split down their own stubborn paths, and within the same day, alone, they had been struck down. Dean didn’t know how to pick up the pieces. He didn’t know how to bring everything back around…or if that was even possible now…" Pre-series: Sam never made it to the bus heading for California. The Yellow-eyed Demon steps in early. "You’re witness to things as they should be.” Banner by Kira Reed
Categories: AU Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 16 Completed: Yes Word count: 80695 [Report This] Published: 14/01/07 Updated: 25/05/07
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Date: 04/04/07 Title: Chapter 13: Veritas Vos Liberabit GS highly recommended your story, and I'll have to thank her. It was terrific reading. I devoured (No pun intended) the whole story this morning. You have a wonderful way of puting the reader right in the middle of the action without making it obvious. It definitely is a movie playing in my head. GS told me that she loves your villans, because they are scarey....She couldn't be more right. I think because you don't go overboard on 'gorey', they seem like they could be your neighbor on a bad night. Like anyone could be that devilish sort, and that's just freaky. Hmmm, maybe I should close my curtains at night ;) Can't wait (but don't want it to end) to see how you finalize this story. Because I'm a "Dean" girl, I like to see him vulnerable and hurting (how sick is that), and you do a great job of sharing those hurts with both boys. Without coming out and stating it in an obvious way, you have wonderfully relayed the love that Dean has for Sam. Because of what we see on TV, we know that, but your understated concern, actually comes out screaming...and I like that. You know how they say..."less is more", you have achieved that by not being overly wordy, but "showing" us (by actions or expressions)how much Sam means to Dean. Well done, and I'm anxious for more. Author's Response: Aw, GS has been so wonderful in handing out my name, although I'll never understand why. *blush* But I am so glad that she does. Thank you so much for taking the time to give a detailed review of my work. It is deeply appreciated. I always like to see what works. Glad the villans are scary and that Dean's pain is poignant. (And no, you are among many people suffering from that "sickness."So don't worry.) As for what you said about the love that is shown through actions and not just stating that he loves him, I am so glad you picked up on that. People can say they love someone, but it is in what they do and give and sacrifice for a person that makes that truth. I am hoping that in my last couple of chapters here, that you'll be able to see how much Sam loves Dean as well. More soon. I was swept away by exams these last few weeks, but I am hoping to e-mail my beta this evening with the rough draft. Thank you again for the review and I hope you come back for more. :) -Sojourner Summary:
The brother's strengths are tested when they are confronted by both a supernatural threat... and a human one. Dean must face his fear of losing his brother in order to save not only Sam, but himself as well. Categories: General Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 8 Completed: Yes Word count: 94133 [Report This] Published: 08/02/07 Updated: 28/03/07
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 Date: 02/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Okay, you asked for it!!! Regarding Ch8 I love that Brenna knew the music would help and Dean's response "That's my girl" The whole "Virgil" instead of Sinatra exchange - made me smile I like the mind pic about the "finges of gravity reaching from the dirt below" it made the heaviness seem so real - I could feel it. His jaw a granite line - Great image, and oh so true - YUM!! Nice memory from Dean about how Sam's voice was like John's. It was warm and fuzzy for me, though sad and poignat too. Loved Sinatra having a cow about brenna going through the window when he was "doing 80 down a dirt road". I can see her doing it too - tough lil bitch! Loved how instead of it being about her & Dean, she made it about Sam - "You're scaring your brother" Loved Dean's thoughts "Jesus Christ this was a bad idea...we should never have gotten into this sadistic bastards truck..holy hel that hurts" <smile. That is so Dean."> You know you really do nail their dialogue, whether it's thought or spoken. You have never bastardized their characters for your own purposes. You are true to what/who Kripke created. Nice, loyal, good. Loved when they were getting out of the truck and Dean focused on Sam's eyes..."They glittered. Sam was focused. he ha a purpose. He was doing something. Suddenly Dean realized that they weren't that different." FINALLY, a way to make Sam a little tougher!!! Well done. Will keep reviewing as I read. Thanks again for an unparalelled talent. You are truly amazing in your story telling abilities. Author's Response: *blushes* Thanks so much! You have no idea how happy it makes me to see you here -- FINALLY. *wink* Thanks so much for the specific comments and feedback. It helps me build my skill and grow into becoming the storyteller I want to be someday. I look forward to the rest of your review. You know I love ya more than my luggage.
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Date: 02/04/07 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8 k, review for the rest of the ch.8 Loved and was sad for Dean's dream at the ocean. I think sometimes the worst pain comes from our souls being revealed to us for the first time. I smiled when Virgil said "Iggy, his shoulder" and Iggy replies "I see it, I see it". Its so real - not a staged or "on purpose" statement but something someone in a hurry and irritated would say - stress was palpable. Iggy made me smile when he said "his bones are knitting between x-rays. That shit just don't happen". Once again, written as it would be said. I can hear the Jargen. Its way cool!! :) Dean almost grinned at Sam's moxy. I can see Dean saying with his cocky little grin "I taught him that". Great imagery of the tattoo on Iggy's arm. Have you seen one like it? It was so clear. Also very believeable about Dean having been through the whole 'remember 4 things" routine. Made me chuckle. Smurf with the bruising - very creative and cocky and funny. Loved that Sam knew what Dean meant when he asked "how long?", and Sam could answer immediately "A little over 18 hours now". Iggy totally won my heart when he walks back into the room and says "Dude seriously, am I gonna have to duct tape this thing to your face?" Funny, coming from the queen of duct tape. :) loved that Iggy didn't buy Dean's explanation of what they do for a living. I think that blunt description would have anyone saying...."yeah right". MMMMMMM - the thought of wearing one of Dean's shirts. I'm so jealous that Brenna got to and mostly that Dean liked her wearing it. Liked how you answered the burning potion question. Found Dean even more fascinating than I already do when he surprised me with his introspectiveness on 'little things" - that whole paragraph of what makes life worth living for him. It should be so simple for us all. We should be that appreciative. Already mentioned this but loved it when Sam let Dean know he knew how Dean felt about Brenna.."Hook, line and sinker, man'. I can actually picture Sam's goofy grin when he says it. Felt for Dean when it became obvious that Sinatra liked Brenna. You could tell it was killing him to not be jealous. Poor Dean - always taking one for the team - even in love. Once again a nice scene that shows the rougher side of Sam - when he kicked the plywood door in. Dean was shocked first and then in a big brother way - proud. Got chills when I heard Dean's gravelly voice in my head addressing his beloved Impala as "baby". LOVE how Dean "felt her before he saw her" "His mouth went dry". What I wouldn't give to affect the male population that way - especially a 110% male like Dean :) SIGH OMG - 10.0 on the uterin richter scale when he "groaned low in his throat" when Brenna pulled his bottom lip into her mouth. We need to make a tape of all of YOUR Dean's little yummy noises - Is that Porn? Hmmmm - something to think about. It was so pitiful that Dean knew Brenna was going to leave - and when he awoke - she was gone. The end was pure magic. You are just a master at knowing when/how something should end. It read like the end of a great flick. You find yourself walking out of the theater smiling, sighing..."Yeah - yeah, that's as it should be" GREAT ENDING!!! Love the chance to maybe see Brenna again!!! Love her. More please.......NOW!!! Author's Response: Dude -- I'm grinnin' so big right now I look like I slept with a hanger in my mouth... THANK YOU! That was kick-ass getting a review like that from you. I am SO glad you liked it. And no -- I'd never seen Iggy's tattoo before, except in the movie in my mind. There will be more - and Brenna will be back, but not in the next one. She's got some... some miles to go before she can handle running into him again and keeping herself in hand at the same time. Which is important to her. Thanks for this -- and now, off with you. Read more of the fabulous writers on this site and tell 'em what you think. They care. I swear to God they care. GS Summary:
 One tear, one flinch - they were only the tip of the iceberg. Categories: One Shots Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 2443 [Report This] Published: 22/04/07 Updated: 22/04/07
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Date: 26/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 I'm very happy to say that GS talks constantly about what a great writer you are, but I have been slow in reading you....Not anymore. I wait with baited breath (ya know, I've always wondered why that was such a good thing. It makes me want to take a tic tac or something)Anyway, I can't wait to read more of your work. I read some reviews BEFORE I actually read your one shot, and I was not at all disappointed. GS describes your work as tight and controlled at the beginning which was sooooo perfect, because I found myself actually holding my breath and feeling the pressure that Dean must have been feeling in his chest. He holds so much inside, and knowing that he is only human, I knew that at some point, he had to break (or at least bend a little). As you wrote, I could see the movie play out before my eyes (through the building tears). All the way up to the very last line, I was biting my lip or fighting back the football in my throat. IT FELT GREAT!!!! I love it when a writer can elicit that kind of response in me. I particularly LOVED your methaphors with the beer bottles, "soldier" "unscathed, solid defiant" those are great images, and from an inanimate object no less. They just seemed to play right in to what Dean was/is. They actually became characters for me, with personalities and representations of their own. I will be sure to read more, and not wait so long this time. Thank you for a very poignant and necessary "closure" scene for me, that just couldn't be over looked. I look forward to more!!!!
Author's Response: First - I absolutely LOVE your penname - would be my motto in life if I wasnt already using "you dare me to do what?" Second - Gaelic flatters me. She is a much better and more well-rounded writer than I could ever dream to be - so thanks for even mentioning my writing in the same sentence as hers. I'm truly glad you enjoyed this - and I don't know where it really came from other than maybe I tapped into my "inner-Dean" that night. I'm pleased that so many people that I respect took so much away from something that I wrote. Thanks so much again! Summary:
The truth wasn't out there. It was deep inside. Categories: One Shots Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 7 Completed: Yes Word count: 10526 [Report This] Published: 26/04/07 Updated: 13/06/07
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Date: 26/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Want Do you actually have to ask whether or not you should continue....?!?! Well, in case no one else has mentioned it.....YOU DANG WELL BETTER CONTINUE THIS!!! ;) No seriously, I was so caught up, it was as if I wasn't breathing. You have to finish this before I turn blue and pass out. There is so MUCH!! So much hurt Dean, so much Dean hurting, he needs to let it out, and I want to be there to see it. So in a nutshell, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, let me see what can/does happen next. Great job!!! New (one of them) favorite author. :) Author's Response: My fic doesn't come with medical insurance, so no collapsing allowed. ::tickles you in an attempt to get you to breathe:: I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for reading and all your encouragement. Nutty Summary: Everything has a first time. John just thought he'd be able to protect Dean longer... This is the back story of Dean's connection to IRA villian Jack Collins in Into the Fire. One-shot.
Categories: General, One Shots Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 8589 [Report This] Published: 19/05/07 Updated: 19/05/07
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Date: 22/05/07 Title: Chapter 1: A Life Less Ordinary Ya know I love ya mor n my luggage. You have indeed done it again. You are so versatile, one shots, epics, you can do it all. I particularly enjoyed getting to know young Dean. I think you set up the path that would make Dean who we know and love today. His innocence stolen by evil, and somewhat by a fanatical father obsessed with his own grief and how to end it. Dean always the protector and the glue in the family. Well portrayed yet again, kudos my friend.
Author's Response: Grief does crazy things to us, doesn't it? And it reveals itself in many different ways. Thanks for reading -- I hope you know how much reviews from you mean to me. BGBSBY. GS Summary:
The fire took his life, but gave him purpose. It devoured his childhood, but allowed him to shield the innocence of another. It brought back his brother to him, but not without scars.
Categories: One Shots Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 999 [Report This] Published: 02/08/07 Updated: 02/08/07
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Date: 06/08/07 Title: Chapter 1: Phoenix WOW!!!! Good thing I'm no writer, becaue I couldn't begin to adequately describe the emotions that prose elicited in me....You are beyond gifted and not just in the lyrical way you write but the connection you have to your own feelings. I'm glad you have an avenue to release the pain that you might be experiencing in your life at this time, but in doing so you have shared a part of MY soul with me. Thank you for that, and for giving us all a way to look deep inside ourselves and what pulls us through life.....even if this one came from an imaginary source. Thank you for such kind words. I'm glad you took the time to review, and not only that, but you also took the time to let me know this touched you. Hard to describe the joy that comes with knowing a part of you was recieved and shared with others. -SJ Summary:
Still reeling from the revelation of Dean's deal and Sam's resurrection, the brothers hunt down the Hell Gate demons. But one hunt sends them to a place where secrets kill, sins are punished, and Sam and Dean feel the impact of an ageless war. Co-written by Gaelicspirit and Sojourner84. Banner by Sojourner84 As a thank you, Sojourner has created a vid for this story, set to Breaking Benjamin's "Evil Angel." We truly hope you enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZYyRK77dPk Categories: General Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 8 Completed: Yes Word count: 121283 [Report This] Published: 09/08/07 Updated: 18/01/08
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Date: 13/08/07 Title: Chapter 1: Monday: Pride So, I'm going to state the obvious....you two have done it again!!! I love it!! There are some personal things in here, that I must thank GS for...just our history. It's nice to NOT be able to pick out where one of you starts and the other leaves off...you are very in sync with eachother. I love the "boy banter". They make me smile, and we all know that ain't easy. They are just so real. I feel like I'm watching a movie or an episode (Kripke's gang should take the hint, they need your talen). Entertaining doesn't even begin to cover it. The talent oozes from you both. Give yourselves the proverbial pat, and be proud. Another job well done. Update soon. I'm send'en the love.... Author's Response: *grin* Thanks, woman! I'm so happy to see you review! *does dance* Thanks for the compliments -- they are much appreciated by both. Hope to keep you hooked and keep you coming back! Slainte -- GS and SJ
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Date: 29/10/07 Title: Chapter 6: Saturday: Envy GS, you know I always tell you this, but not much makes me cry or be so moved that I feel physically ill.......this chapter did that to me. Dean's pain and fear for Sam literally made me nauseous. Then at the end when I read that Dean was also nauseous, I could have wept with empathy. I believe that the two of you describe these boys' fear and strength in the face of it, better than any PhD ever could. Your words are simple, but elicit so much emotion, it's mind blowing. To have a REAL PHYSICAL reaction like I did totally baffles and almost scares me with its intensity. It is unreal to me how well you are able to pull those feelings from my very soul. I bow down to you (2), as I have NEVER read anything else that could even come close. (and I've been around a LONG time) :) You should not only be proud, but PLEASE continue to do what you do...it may be the only emotional fixes I get out of life. Author's Response: *HUGS* Thank you for this, my friend. I know you read it all, but when you review, I know we've really grabbed you. I know this sounds wrong, but I'm glad we made you ill... because that means we did our "job"... we worked really hard to imbue this chapter -- well, all of them, really -- with the emotion not only we were feeling, but what we envisioned the boys were feeling as well, and wanted you to feel that as you read. And you haven't been around *that* long... ::rolls eyes:: Slainte, Gaelic and SJ
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Date: 11/01/08 Title: Chapter 1: Monday: Pride I just read the most current review and was so thankful and amazed at how wonderfully put and heart felt that review was. I enjoy reading how others perceive your work, and was relieved and even smiled to learn that there are others that feel as I do about the way you two write. Amazing seems so lame, but then again, I'M not the writer here....just the one who LOVES to read what you weave. Thanks to those who review too. I enjoy what you write ALMOST as much as I enjoy the stories :) Author's Response: Pookee is much beloved for her reviews -- thanks for calling that out. :) And for reading! Always, always good to know that you're spending time with us. :) Ya know I love ya more'n my luggage... GS and SJ Summary: In the wake of sacrifice, Dean finds his purpose. Missing scene/tag for Home. Written for the 2007 Kazcon fanfic contest.
Categories: General, Missing Scenes Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 1962 [Report This] Published: 14/08/07 Updated: 14/08/07
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Date: 16/08/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Ya know, no disrespect to the others that entered, but there is a reason this piece won....it is simply gut wrenchingly consuming in the love that poors from it, and the level of emotion that most of us have experienced towards someone or something in our lives....you are just the master at puting it into words. Thank you for sharing your gift, and for giving us all a sense of Hope, that no matter how bleak the present may seem, the future truely is bright. BGBSBY R Author's Response: Aww, thanks. :) I am happy you had a chance to read it -- and always, always love it when you review. Take care of you -- GS Summary:
Set after BUABS. There is no rest for the weary. An old friend and a new hunt pits Dean against the elements and Sam against himself as the brothers fight for each other and for survival. T for language and themes. Banner by bulletbabe. Categories: General, Action Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 8 Completed: Yes Word count: 99433 [Report This] Published: 29/01/08 Updated: 04/05/08
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Date: 16/02/08 Title: Chapter 1: Watch It never ceases to amaze me that when challenged to do something (aurora borealis, and the "dog") you deliver so much more than I could have ever expected. It gives me a sisterly thrill to see how much others enjoy your work as well. You so deserve your "following", because as one reviewer put it, you are by far one of the best writers out there, and Kripke is missing the boat by not looking you up. Keep it up, and if you ever get tired of my challenges, just let me know. But I NEVER get tired of your responses to them!!! Rock on lil sis, you are amazing!!! *smiles shyly* Thanks, you. I don't deserve that, but I thank you for it anyway. Glad you're liking this. GS
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Date: 16/04/08 Title: Chapter 7: Glance A wordless plea that called to Dean with the intuition of birth orderMan, the power of that statement is unreal. Though I don’t “know” birth order, I fully comprehend the responsibility that it brings. Perfect image. "Aw, fuck me…"So Dean. I can see him saying that too. J he felt his body shutting down like a computer system going off-line,Again such a clear –picture. Perfect!!! Ignoring the pointed way no one looked directly at himThat in and of its self is painful. Like they are looking at a dead man walking and don’t want it to wear off on them. Sad, pain, ouch. **pushes hand over heart** "Ya think?"There’s our Dean, to the end a sarcastic pain in the ass J Sighing, Dean slipped free of his will and melted against his brother's chest, trusting in the strength that had always been there to catch him as he fell.Super nice ending….You always drag us along to the next chapter so well. Not that dragging us is necessary. I for one will be skipping when I learn that there is more.So well written. So much to feel. Just so much!!!! Thanks for the ride Hello my friend. Thanks for this -- you always know just what to say. And you see into the heart of my stories. Love ya. :) Summary: Tag For Dream A Little Dream. I don't do a lot of tags but I HAD to do this one, Dean's dream so hit home with me.
Categories: General Characters: None Challenges: Series: None Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 1837 [Report This] Published: 12/02/08 Updated: 12/02/08
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Date: 16/02/08 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Wow....just......wow. I knew you had a way with words <HUGE understatement> but it's been a while since I have read your stuff, and I can't thank you enough for putting into words what floated and still floats around in my mind after that episode. I like your take on it, that he isn't feelign guilty about his feelings. I heard from someone once that YOUR feelings aren't wrong, they just ...are. I appreciate your view point, and wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for purging MY mind with YOUR words. You're a master. Author's Response: I've had the nicest reviews for this, they mean so much cause that episode just hit home with me. I'm glad it meant something worthwhile to you! |
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