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

Gandalf tells Bilbo Baggins of a time when he was still called Olórin.
Oromë struggles to court Vána.
""As yet no flower had bloomed nor any bird had sung, for these things waited still their time in the bosom of Yavanna; but wealth there was of her imagining, and nowhere more rich than in the midmost parts of the Earth, where the light of both the Lamps met and blended. And there upon the isle of Almaren in the Great Lake was the first dwelling of the Valar when all things were young, and new-made Green was yet a marvel in the eyes of the makers; and they were long content."

Non-angsty ficlets set in Valinor (and one or two in Middle Earth), many featuring Feanor.

Elrond and Bilbo discuss the importance of light.

The War of the Ring has ended and nothing has turned out exactly as anyone expected. Sauron, who is in this version female and known originally as Mairen and now as Thû, has survived, remained corporeal and been captured. As such, she will be sent to Valinor to stand trial.
Posted in a very different form. Heavily revised. Completed and being posted gradually as final revisions are made.

Appropriate food choices for an ongoing observance of Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday.

March 25th is a difficult day for Frodo, but Bilbo knows how to cheer him up. Glorfindel helps.

“... The brave Goldilocks didn’t cower before the Great Slug! He took up his sword once more and held the vicious beast at bay as Princess Silverfoot led all the people out of the Flower Kingdom."
Bilbo updates and localizes the Fall of Gondolin for a small and hobbitish audience.
Hopefully Glorfindel, a good chap if there ever was one, won't mind the tactful translation.

A collection of works written for B2MeM 2020.

Bilbo tells Frodo of the heroics of hobbits in the Fell Winter.
8: the aftermath of a disaster.

Elrond tries to help Bilbo with his writing.
6: "Finish a work in progress."

Bilbo tells Frodo of his long relationship with another hobbit.

While on a walking tour of the Shire, Bilbo goes looking for Elves in the Woody End. He finds one.

Glorfindel tells Bilbo about the silver bells on Asfaloth's halter.
last bingo number N37

Bilbo asks Glorfindel about the silver-studded leather flask, and Glorfindel tells him of his friendship with a hunter from Bree.
Glorfindel card B15 and I25

Bilbo asks Glorfindel about the Battle of Fornost, Glorfindel tells him of Eärnur, the last king of Gondor.

Bilbo and Glorfindel meet after the Council.

while enjoying a pie in Rivendell, Bilbo sees a disturbance in the trees where the elves gather to sing...

‘Alas! there are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured,’ said Gandalf.
‘I fear it may be so with mine,’ said Frodo. ‘There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?’
Gandalf did not answer.
- The Return of the King, “Homeward Bound”

December 25 3018: The Fellowship have just left Imladris...

Gandalf reveals his origins to Bilbo. This short story was for "Subcreation: A Collection" for Silmarillion40.

The learned scholar Rúmil of Tirion meets a Hobbit and shares his opinion about Dwarves.

Elrond and Bilbo discuss "Translations from the Elvish" and its sources, especially the writings of Pengolodh.

More about Erestor.

A place to store drabbles and ficlets, mostly written for various prompts.

Bilbo struggles to understand some of the words in a poem he's found.