Hello all. The updated and complete master story list is behind the cut. The grand total was 31: 20 gen, 6 het, 6 Sam/Dean, and 1 other Wincest. (There's some overlap between.) At the bottom, or under the second cut, you will find temporary links to stories that were disqualified from the challenge. They'll be removed in a week or so.

( Master Story List - complete )

( Temporary Links )

Hi all - the challenge is now over; no more extensions. If you haven't posted your story, it's too late for it to be included in the master listing. Later today I'll update the master list with the remaining stories. Some excellent reading material has come out of the challenge, and I hope you will all take a look once the master list is final! There were also several terrific stories written for f_s prompts that didn't meet the challenge criteria.

The challenge had a high rate of defaults, dropouts and disqualified stories (70%, alas), so I'm thinking there wouldn't be much point in doing this particular challenge again in the future. But I welcome your opinions, so please feel free to comment with any feedback or suggestions you may have about the challenge; I'll store it away for future reference.

Thank you to everyone who participated -- thank you for the wonderful stories. :)

Hi all - just a reminder that today is the deadline to either post your story, or request an extension. There are 13 of you I haven't heard from...now's the time. *g* Request extensions by commenting to this post; to submit your story, comment here.

There are a couple of you who've posted stories where the definition of secret is not the standard one, and I'm getting a second opinion on your interpretations. I'll get back to you soonly.

For those of you who requested extensions, your stories will need to be posted by midnight on June 8.

Meanwhile, the FAQ is here, and includes what I think is a pretty standard definition of secret: Secrecy is the condition of hiding information from others. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. A secret is something one person knows - a belief, a piece of information, a feeling, whatever - and actively, deliberately chooses not to share with/tell other people. But it requires an act of deliberation - a choice not to share, to hide something, to keep secret. If your story doesn't fit this definition, it does not meet the challenge rules. Alas. If a story has some other creative interpretation, and I don't think it qualifies, I generally ask someone for a second opinion. Just to make sure I'm not being too concrete. *g*

Challenge rules and guidelines are here.

Thank you to everyone who has participated and written for this challenge! :)

Hi folks. Thank you to everyone who has posted stories thus far! There are some excellent stories popping up as a result of the challenge, and I hope folks are enjoying them. I know I am. :)

Just a couple things re the deadline, extensions and dropouts:

1. If you're dropping out, please let me know directly instead of mentioning it in your personal journal, where more than likely I won't see it. A comment here is fine, or an email.

2. Several people have asked about extensions, so...I'm going to give a one-week extension of the posting deadline to anyone who contacts me (comment here, or email) BEFORE June 1. If you don't contact me, and you haven't posted by June 1, I'll remove your name from the master list June 1. The extension deadline would be June 8, so we can finish the challenge before big bang posting begins.

3. I've clarified this in the FAQ already, but it bears repeating: if your story doesn't meet the challenge rules, I won't add it to the master list. The story must revolve around Winchesters and their secrets, and if it does not have an actual secret and actual Winchesters in some combination, it doesn't qualify. When you post, you're free to say your story was written for family_secret if you'd like, or share the prompt that inspired it, even if the story doesn't qualify for the challenge.

Story and participant master lists are here. FAQ is here; challenge rules and posting guidelines are here.

( stories posted, May 21 - 27 )

Story and participant master lists are here. FAQ is here; challenge rules and posting guidelines are here.

Just one story posted this week. 13 participants have posted; 46 to go. Y'all have about ten days to post your stories in order to be linked here; June 1 is the deadline. Happy writing!

( stories posted May 14 - May 20 )

Story and participant master lists are here. FAQ is here; challenge rules and posting guidelines are here.

Sadly, only one story was posted within the past week.

( stories posted May 7-13 )

As a reminder, your story must be posted by June 1 to be linked here. You have about 2-1/2 weeks left. No pressure, though. *g*

Story and participant master lists are here. FAQ is here; challenge rules and posting guidelines are here.

As of right now, about 20% of the expected stories are up. :)

( stories posted April 30 - May 6 )

The complete master list of participants and stories is here.

I'll be doing the weekly round-up on Mondays. Stories are listed in order of date posted. Also, stories which fall into two categories by virtue of pairings will be listed in both.

( Stories posted April 15-22 )