New and Updated Writing

For Tolkien Weekly Challenge - Fell Creatures:  Balrog.  A drabble going back to the creation of all under the eye of Iluvatar.  

A Fingolfian springtime celebration by the shores of lake Mithrim, complete with gatecrasher.

The lament of Erendis, after Aldarion Prince of Numenor rideth hence from Erendis' country-home when returning from a long journey; and she realises what hath truly become of life. It is written in 1st person as Erendis speaking and thus neither of their names are actually mentioned.

Written in alliterative verse, after the style of the ancient Anglo-Saxon metres...

A drabble written for the Tolkien Weekly Challenge - Fell Creatures - Trolls.  

Summary: 

Battle plans are laid for the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.  

A lost young woman comes to Alqualondë with tales of pity and wonder, bringing hope, heartbreak, and most unexpectedly, the beginnings of healing.

At the Awakening, two brothers experience the good and bad about life on Middle Earth.  A drabble for Tolkien Weekly - Fell Creatures-Orcs.  

For Tolkien Weekly challenge, a drabble about dragons and the separation of loved ones.  

The love of two fallen Elves: Maedhros and Fingon.

A series of stories written for Back to Middle-earth Month 2011.

• New! "Jus Ad Bellum" ft. Elrond, Isiildur, and Maglor; 1,472 words
• NEW! "Things Unseen" ft. Elendil + Pharazon, 1,136 words
• NEW! "Three for the Elven-Lords II" ft. Cirdan, 200 words

At the end of the First Age, Elrond and Elros must choose between mortality and immortality.

For Tolkien Weekly’s Fell Beasts Challenge - Spiders

Because it is National Poetry Month, I present a poem drabble for Spiders...

Originally composed for HA's Nazgul of the Month Forum - April - Elrond the Bard, I wrote this story featuring a young Elrond learning about love and loss.  

Turgon looks back.

Maedhros reads The Lord of the Rings (the Imladris edition).

In honour of Oshun, Biographer-in-Chief, on the occasion of her birthday.

Fingon/Maedhros.

Now a MEFA 2011 nominee. Thank you very much, Angelica!

Maedhros found an unexpected treasure during the Feast of Reuniting and decided to show it to the King of the Exiles against the advice of his cousin Fingon.  Featuring weddings-to-be, adventures, balrogs, golden harps, a most beautiful princess, fire, and thieving brothers.  (Fairytale, loosely based on the Russian folktale The Fire Bird and Princess Vasilisa.)

The Sons of Feanor ask Thingol to hand over the Silmaril. Maedhros and Maglor discuss the wording of the letter.

B2MEM 2011, March  28: There was no avoiding it; the letter had to be composed...

Language could be considered mildly expletive by some.

Written to the prompt to start a story with Charles Dickens' opening line from A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." (Perhaps, it could be read as a non-spoilery trailer for my Mereth Aderthad.)

Many things remain unspoken, the reason for Glorfindel's apparent batchelorhood being one of them. A five part series of vignettes.

Late Second Age. Ar-Zimraphel struggles up the mountain.

Character death.

Tolkien Weekly's Fell Beasts - Wargs challenge.  A true drabble.  

A story for H-A List's 9th Anniversary.  The ninth wedding anniversary features Copper, Leather, Poppies and Lapis Lazuli.  Here is my birthday gift for the list.  

Write a story where the characters have to decide between loyalty or betrayal. Celebrimbor makes his choice at Nargothrond. I’m pushing a little here to squeeze out a few more passport stamps for myself. For March 9, B2MeM 2011, Nargothrond.

In response to the B2MeM 2011 challenge: Maglor's long life in thirty-one short vignettes.

Himring: Write a story where characters make sacrifices in order to achieve their goals; March 11 B2MeM 2011. (Thank you to my dearest IgnobleBard for Beta reading.)

One day during the Noontide of the Blessed Realm, Manwë and Varda get ready for a celebration at Ilmarin, their halls upon the peak of Taniquetil.

Written for B2MeM 2011, Day 31: Valinor.

2nd Place, Humour: General & Smaug's Treasure, MEFA 2011

Dawn Felagund recorded a fabulous podfic for Spring Cleaning, listen to it here!