New Challenge: Epic 80s
This month's challenge features hundreds of fresh prompts from the bodacious decade of the 1980s.

Maglor makes it within sight of Himring before his horse is cut out from under him.

Chapter 1: Círdan rehabilitates the reputation of an elf not known for his likeability by telling Elrond a humourous story about young Ereinion.

On a starry moonlit evening, two unexpected visitors come to Psamathos' cove.

In Ost-in-Edhil, Narin gets a look at her wife's new sculpture.

Rog helps a visitor with his prosthesis.

The Singer at the Shore reminisces on mornings, and meets a stranger.

Fingon attends a concert given by the Tirion Academic Symphony.

What bow, what arrows will serve against such a foe as Glaurung? A single drabble.

The competition cocktail party was a regular event, and Fingon gradually learned to appreciate, if not always enjoy it.
A triple drabble, with images and recipes for 9 cocktails.

How oddly the old tales changed and twisted through the years!

There came a time of winter, when night was dark and without moon; and the wide plain of Ard-galen stretched dim beneath the cold stars, from the hill-forts of the Noldor to the feet of Thangorodrim. The watchfires burned low, and the guards were few;
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien

Curufin visits his wife in the forge with another creation in mind.

A moment between those known by others as Petty Dwarves. Their name for themselves is unknown.

Ardil of Doriath and Glorfindel Of Gondolin have much in common, and yet they have always kept each other at a frosty arm’s length.
Elrohir does not know it, but his return heralds an unexpected thaw.A missing scene from Northern Stars as a Christmas present for Grundy, who wanted to know what Ardil thought of it all. Thank you so much for all your hard beta work! Without your sage advice and encouragement this entire series wouldn’t be half as good.

At the Mereth Aderthad, the Feast of Reunion, plenty is always going on: so many people, so many encounters and interactions, tensions and forging of friendships .
That night, in this moment, in this little corner of Mereth Aderthad, nothing happens. Almost nothing. But it fails to happen with some intensity.

Reborn in Valinor, Glorfindel prepares for a momentous decision with the support of an old friend.
(For hennethgalad.)

There had been war-camps in Beleriand, purposeful and deadly serious, as well as full of song and camaraderie. There had been the Mereth Aderthad.
This tournament camp was, oddly — or perhaps not — most like that.

Arwen sees that Frodo will not find real healing in Middle-earth, and seeks to do something about it.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
Eru Ilúvatar made them all.For an Age of the world, Valinorean readers have devoured Doctor Heriel's bestselling tales of animal leeching in the beautiful environs of the Elf-city of Alqualondë. This new translation into Westron will introduce a generation of readers in the Eastern Lands to the gentleness of spirit, warm humor, and love for the animal world that have secured Doctor Heriel's literary reputation across the Sea.

Elrond asks about his mother, in 100-word drabbles.

For a "trick or treat" 3-setence story prompt on tumblr. Thank you to shrikeseams for the request.

Small pieces of the Silm told through documents from Doriath.

11 Drabbles for the Experimental Challenge.