New and Updated Fiction

Írimë lives again. 

This was written for International Fanworks Day 2015, for the prompts: The Circle of Life, New Beginnings, and Traditions. 

Death is only another beginning for Fingon.

Maglor learns something new about his musical instruments from a rather unusual creature.

With all the geological upheavel caused by the War of Wrath, the Blue Mountains are not, perhaps, the safest place to be.

The Starkindler reminisces on the Beyond - and hopes. 

Escaping her death in the rapids of Teiglin, Niënor has followed Nellas to the Havens of Sirion to begin a new life, but fate still has more in store for them.

Luthien, daughter of Thingol and Melian, teaches Artanis of the Noldor a new dance. 

Galadriel remembers a long-ago night and an old lost love.

Of Nerdanel and her sons. 

Fingon and Maedhros are young and in love -- with each other and with themselves. A gift for Oshun.

Maedhros opened his eyes and saw a sky full of stars.

[An AU ending to The Noon-tide Night.]

"...and the cruel servants of Celegorm seized his young sons and left them to starve in the forest. Of this Maedhros indeed repented, and sought for them long in the woods of Doriath; but his search was unavailing, and of the fate of Eluréd and Elurín no tale tells.”

A series of femslash drabbles based around the daily prompts of the 2013 Femslash Yuletide project. Some ficlets for the 2014 run have been added. 

On the night of her betrothal party to Fingolfin, Anairë summons her dearest friend Eärwen to Tirion. Overwhelmed by the sense that she is losing control over her life and her longing for the love she once shared with Eärwen, Anairë wonders if she has made the right choice. A sequel to The Sailing Forth, written for Elleth. Anairë/Eärwen, Anairë/Fingolfin

Maglor dreams.  He dreams about many things, but this night, he dreams of Nelyo.  And of how he ended.

Maglor has come to stay the winter with friends, but his reprieve from wandering allows uncomfortable questions to arise. Written for Indy at Fandom Stocking 2014.

Elrond meets someone from his past.

This is a collection of prose by and about Maedhros during his life, highlighting some of the most pivotal moments in his story.

Chapter 10 includes: politics, dreams, and a lecture.

The tales and travels of Gil-galad's chief counselor during the Second Age.

I have previously alluded to the deep friendship between Dísa, the noble Dwarf-woman of the House of Narvi, and Mélamírë, the Second Age elven-smith of Ost-in-Edhil, e.g., Chapter 28 of The Elendilmir and Chapter 4 of The Writhen Pool.   This is a collection of stories about these two OFCs of the Pandë!verse.

So.  OFCs.  Pandë!verse.  That's fair warning.  Probably of interest to a limited audience.

The third Kinslaying was a hideous self-inflicted wound for the elves of Beleriand. With a little common sense and pragmatism, could it have been averted? Or is that asking too much of all parties involved?

Elwing reminisces on the coast of Alqualondë.

A group of Easterlings, the rambunctious young High King of the Noldor, and Eglarest in winter may not make for quite as disastrous a day as Galdor of the Havens initially suspected.

On Tol Eressëa, Celebrían recovers and remembers.

The Maiar shortly to arrive in Middle-earth as the Istari are faced with an unsettling precondition to their participation in the mission. Salmar has opinions. Curumo has justifications. Alatar has a flask.