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

Man muß immerfort verändern, erneuern, verjüngern, um nicht zu verstocken. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Denethor hat aufgehört sich zu verändern. Wie die Statuen in seiner Halle wird er langsam zu Stein.
Welche Konsequenzen wird das für die Zukunft von Minas Tirith haben?

A collection of non-Silm-based drabbles and ficlets.

The Downfall of Numenor has also inflicted considerable damage on settlements in Lindon.
When Elendil's ships arrive, Cirdan considers how to put up those Numenoreans who escaped the Downfall.

Osgiliath has fallen, and Denethor sits in his hall, face as stony as the statues around him.
Faramir fears for the future.

Elemmírë gathers sparks in the Darkness -- light without end.

Though Elwing did not speak, Nienna seemed to know her thoughts. "Few of the Eldar come to stay long in my halls," she said, "but they are open to all. Will you come there?"

A reborn Celebrimbor has come to Middle-earth to search for Maglor.
He finds someone else.

Having escaped the Downfall of Numenor, Inzilmith experiences the beginning of the War of the Last Alliance in Arnor.

Maglor, wandering, fetches up in England, thinks about nightingales, but does some singing himself.

On Mount Olympus, Zeus receives a puzzling report about unusual activities among the Amazons.
His female relatives appear to know more about these than they let on.

A recipe from Finrod's cookbook "From the Pans of Beleriand".

An encounter far in the East.
One of the Kine of Araw responds to Daeron's music.

A wandering storyteller meets with a group of cowboys and tells his family's history around a fire; the mysterious Center (of the system of messages, perhaps) features prominently.
For the "Western" prompt of the Also Appearing challenge with a slight admixture of something akin to "uranium mine" or perhaps "pyramids"

A collection of short responses, both drabbles and ficlets, to the prompts for the Vintage challenge.

Erferil writes letters to someone who once was very dear to her.
And even if Amrûn cannot reply, the letters still comfort her.

Mairon is seduced during the Years of the Lamps.

Maedhros cuts his hair off for the first time after Losgar, and never quite shakes the habit.
Or: Five hundred years of haircuts, give or take.

A fragment of a rohirric nursery rhyme, presumably about the death of prince Baldor.

Annael tells his fosterling Tuor about the rides of Orome in Beleriand, before the Darkening of Valinor.

Gwindor has returned after years of imprisonment and thralldom in Angband, but true homecoming continues to be difficult, a year on.
Finduilas, his betrothed, has tried to support him. Gwindor foresees that the strain will have an impact on their relationship.

Gondolin is finally ready to welcome its people.
Among the buzz of moving in, a long awaited reunion takes place.

Maedhros writes to Fingon.

Celeborn and Tom Bombadil watch the moon above the Ered Luin.
For the first time, Celeborn begins to have faith in the Second Age.

Osse and Nowe share some private time together. Nowe has a question about Osse's past. Osse does not want the Teleri to leave for Aman.