New and Updated Writing

A glimpse of Rian after Lalaith, the little daughter of her cousin Morwen, died from a plague sent by the Enemy.

Two lessons for Turin: one with Sador, and one with Beleg.

He learns not as much as he might.

Miriel and a book.

He should have seen it coming, Nolofinwe thought while Maitimo’s lips descended on his, hot and demanding. His nephew had stolen away to talk with him almost every time he visited Findekáno and it hadn’t escaped Nolofinwe how he looked at him – and he couldn’t deny that Maitimo was proving a hard trial for his self-control.

After Maitimo recognises Nolofinwe at a place for people of special tastes, they share a common secret. But is this a chance to have this kind of relationship with someone they care about or should they forget about it because of their close kinship?

Findekáno brings Maitimo home, but nothing is like it was between Nolofinwe and Maedhros after his imprisonment in Angband. Maedhros feels tainted and unworthy, but Nolofinwe is not going to give up on him.

What is left behind to linger in time.

An eagle arrives in Gondolin, bearing news of a great battle to come. Maeglin and Rog discuss their decision to march to war alongside the King.

Five short scenes with a twist, in five different locations. Each of them harder to write than the previous one!

1st Place, Ficlet: Elder Days & Smaug's Treasure, MEFA 2011

Celeborn visits the Greenwood in spring, and recalls a prior visit.

“He has led us in here against our fears, but he will lead us out again, at whatever cost to himself.  He is surer to find his home in a blind night than the cats of Berúthiel.”  Aragorn, Moria.

The story of a woman and her cats. 

Who would dream to drain a lake? 

An attempt to answer this question, posed by my prompt, for Middle-earth.

A few short reflections.

A box of ashes, and its journey back to the beginning. Featuring ithildin, Smaug, and a surprising number of dwarves.

Fëanor tells Melkor to get off his lawn. An imagined passage from the Noldolantë of Maglor.

There’s an Elf climbing through the garage window.

Worse than an Elf: a Mod.

(a Maglor-in-History) 

It happened in the days of the First Age--

Or, how Elwing got those ships.

It always hurts to lose a might-have-been. But here Amarië is.

Legolas is tasked by Ulmo to travel to Gondolin to make sure history does not again deviate from Eru's plan. 

This is a time travel AU wherein Legolas Greenleaf and Legolas of Gondolin are the same person.

Written for the My Slashy Valentine Swap 2021.

An unseasonably large snowstorm causes Gil-galad to fret about their upcoming March to Mordor.

The world begins with starlight and clear water. The River-daughter opens her eyes to see the stars as shimmering streaks blurring together. It is such a delightful sight that she reaches for them, and gasps when her hand breaks out of the water into cool air.

The River-daughter, from her awakening to the sun's first rising.

Two drabbles (100 words) I wrote during the Ribbon-cutting event instadrabbling 25.04.2021.

The first is Silvergifting, prompt words daisy, riddle, sunlit, lawns

The second is Russingon, prompt words warmth, smile, memory, river

Arien looks down on Middle-earth and, thanks to Yavanna, she sees...

Can you guess?

(Gollum once guessed it long ago.)

Instadrabbles from the ribbon-cutting event on the SWG Discord server, 24-25 April 2021, on the theme of renewal

The sea is huge, and grey, and loud, and Elwing hates it. She hates it and she fears it, and so once she is old enough to slip away from her nurses and her guardians, she goes down to the beach.