New and Updated Fiction

At the end of his reign Elros receives a visitor.  How the palantíri came into Númenor.

At the beginning of the Second Age Gil-galad must decide what to do about the surviving Fëanorian followers.  Can the Noldor be reconciled?

Today is national haiku day in America.(no I am not making it up.) So, in honor of this most celebrated occasion, I have devised 9 haiku for you. The metric phrases 5,7,5 respectively.

Enjoy complete silliness! Maybe make your own and share:)

A look from Melkor's point of view at the recruiting of Ungoliant to destroy the Two Trees and steal the Silmarils

The results of the Downfall, from the point of view of the Noldor in Aman.  Semi-serious.

For a few moments in time, a soldier in the Last Alliance remembers the woman he left behind.

Contests of strength and spirit come in all forms; and can sometimes lead to unexpected rewards.  A mega-drabble, in that it started out as a short ficlet and finished at 900 words.

After the fall of Nargothrond more ill-news reaches Balar

When the Voice of the One names the ruler of the Guardians of Arda, the decision results in dismay and discord by another who believes he should have been chosen. A re-interpretation of the Ainulindalë myth.

MEFA 2009: First Place - Races: Other Beings: General 

A short story addressing one of The Silmarillion's most famous open ends: What happened to Maglor?

When much is lost, there still remains much to do.  A Thanksgiving-inspired look at some special immigrants in the late Second Age.

It was written that Ulmo was alone, but delving deeper into the nature of the Valar and their adopted world reveals otherwise.

MEFA 2009:  Third Place - Races: Other Beings: General 

Celegorm (Tyelkormo for those picky like me), goes forth to hunt in the Forest of Orome. On this particular day he encounters the mighty stag, Lintarin, whom he battles. This story is in the style of a folklore. At least that is what I was trying to convey. Celegorm is not always cooperative.

Glorfindel has been released from Mandos. His past is starting to merge with his present. You can assume this is not a sudden realisation, but progressive over a long period of time. He tells of his thoughts concerning the Balrog battle, once it is remembered

Ficlets written for March's challenge "Within the Pages of Lore." Please see the Table of Contents for summaries and specific warnings for each.

Added Love by Moonlight: Tilion observes two kinds of love in Beleriand. Implied Maedhros/Fingon.

Suggested by Dawn's addition to her 'Release the Bonds of Winter' series, Death of Cold, this is the Helcaraxë from an alternative view point to the grim travail of crossing the ice...

Cultural differences, a young king, an arrogant Maia, and rather too much wine.

To an old Friend 

Boys will be boys and the middle Feanorian brothers take it a step too far.

2nd place winner of ALEC's (A Long Awaited Contest) September challenge - 'Don't Tell Me, I Don't Want To Know'

Happy 2008 Halloween Birthday to IgnobleBard, dear friend, generous and stalwart Beta, who loves scary stories. Credit goes to DarthFingon for the prompt from a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon of the same name. Warnings: language you might expect from a house filled with testosterone-challenged males; references to sexual intimacy, both het and slash, but no explicit content.

MEFA 2009, First Place - Humor: Children

Namo confronts a newly dead Elf.

Set in the weeks before Elros departs for Númenor, Doubt explores the reason the twins chose different paths, Elrond’s emotional coming of age, the evolving relationship between Gil-galad and Glorfindel, and the reborn Elf’s adjustment to his new life in Second Age Lindon.

MEFA nominee 2007, my thanks to Oshun

There are any number of unnamed women in Tolkien's canon who surely played important roles behind the scenes. One of these women is Elendil's wife, the mother of Isildur and Anárion. She figures as a supporting character in my WIP, The Elendilmir, but this strong woman is taking on a life of her own. So, to keep the bunnies from gnawing my ankles raw, I have been writing ficlets about Isilmë, some of which may blossom into full-fledged stories in the future.

MEFA 2008: Second Place, Times, Second and Early Third Age, General.

Here lay all the passion and fire Turgon ever needed to warm his cold heart.

Drabble (or, more accurately, a drabble and a half - 150 words) written for Elfscribe, who asked for Beleg and Túrin. Follows in the same universe as my story "Will Overruled by Fate."