New and Updated Fiction

At the Awakening, two brothers experience the good and bad about life on Middle Earth.  A drabble for Tolkien Weekly - Fell Creatures-Orcs.  

For Tolkien Weekly challenge, a drabble about dragons and the separation of loved ones.  

The love of two fallen Elves: Maedhros and Fingon.

A series of stories written for Back to Middle-earth Month 2011.

• New! "Jus Ad Bellum" ft. Elrond, Isiildur, and Maglor; 1,472 words
• NEW! "Things Unseen" ft. Elendil + Pharazon, 1,136 words
• NEW! "Three for the Elven-Lords II" ft. Cirdan, 200 words

At the end of the First Age, Elrond and Elros must choose between mortality and immortality.

Originally composed for HA's Nazgul of the Month Forum - April - Elrond the Bard, I wrote this story featuring a young Elrond learning about love and loss.  

Turgon looks back.

Maedhros reads The Lord of the Rings (the Imladris edition).

In honour of Oshun, Biographer-in-Chief, on the occasion of her birthday.

Fingon/Maedhros.

Now a MEFA 2011 nominee. Thank you very much, Angelica!

Maedhros found an unexpected treasure during the Feast of Reuniting and decided to show it to the King of the Exiles against the advice of his cousin Fingon.  Featuring weddings-to-be, adventures, balrogs, golden harps, a most beautiful princess, fire, and thieving brothers.  (Fairytale, loosely based on the Russian folktale The Fire Bird and Princess Vasilisa.)

The Sons of Feanor ask Thingol to hand over the Silmaril. Maedhros and Maglor discuss the wording of the letter.

B2MEM 2011, March  28: There was no avoiding it; the letter had to be composed...

Language could be considered mildly expletive by some.

Written to the prompt to start a story with Charles Dickens' opening line from A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." (Perhaps, it could be read as a non-spoilery trailer for my Mereth Aderthad.)

Many things remain unspoken, the reason for Glorfindel's apparent batchelorhood being one of them. A five part series of vignettes.

Late Second Age. Ar-Zimraphel struggles up the mountain.

Character death.

Tolkien Weekly's Fell Beasts - Wargs challenge.  A true drabble.  

A story for H-A List's 9th Anniversary.  The ninth wedding anniversary features Copper, Leather, Poppies and Lapis Lazuli.  Here is my birthday gift for the list.  

Write a story where the characters have to decide between loyalty or betrayal. Celebrimbor makes his choice at Nargothrond. I’m pushing a little here to squeeze out a few more passport stamps for myself. For March 9, B2MeM 2011, Nargothrond.

In response to the B2MeM 2011 challenge: Maglor's long life in thirty-one short vignettes.

Himring: Write a story where characters make sacrifices in order to achieve their goals; March 11 B2MeM 2011. (Thank you to my dearest IgnobleBard for Beta reading.)

One day during the Noontide of the Blessed Realm, Manwë and Varda get ready for a celebration at Ilmarin, their halls upon the peak of Taniquetil.

Written for B2MeM 2011, Day 31: Valinor.

2nd Place, Humour: General & Smaug's Treasure, MEFA 2011

Dawn Felagund recorded a fabulous podfic for Spring Cleaning, listen to it here!

Maedhros is rescued from Thangorodrim, Maglor tries to talk him back to sanity

For the B2MeM 2011 Challenge: Day Thirty-One: Valinor

"Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."
Friedrich Schiller

Write a story or poem or create artwork that illustrates this quotation.

Could the downfall of Númenor have been prevented had the Valar acted differently?

Glorfindel's past, from his youth in Aman to his death at Cristhorn and his eventual return to Middle-earth. A collection of drabbles and small ficlets written for Back to Middle-earth Month 2011.

B2ME Day 31 - Stupidity.  Stupid is as stupid does.  

B2ME Day 30 - Leaving or Returning Home.  Homecoming in a true drabble.  

B2ME - Battling the Dark - The trees are dead and the Noldor have left.  Who is left to pick up the pieces?