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B2ME Day 25 - Shards of Glass.  A gift from a cherished daughter has shattered, reflecting her shattered dreams.  

B2ME Day 24 - Animal Symbols.  Maitimo wants to commission a special gift for his cousin, Findekano.  

B2ME Day 23 - Avoiding the Tower.  Not all interactions between characters in Middle Earth are fraught with danger.  

B2ME Day 22 - A story about refugees.  Not all elves who left the east actually travelled to the West.  A story of one of the "dark" elves.  

B2ME Day 21 - East and West.  The journey to the West is interrupted for one elf, for a very long time.  

MEFA 2011 Third Place in Romance, Smaug's Treasure Award
Rivendell, Day 19, write a story or create a piece of artwork centered on meetings or reunions. (This one is a very soft R-rated piece.) I always wondered what Lúthien saw in that grubby unwashed Beren. Shallow person that I am, I figured he had to have been hot and had a sense of humor at very least.

B2ME Day 20 - Making a Decision.  A mother's request will affect the life and death of her son.  

B2ME Day 19 - write a story featuring meetings or reunions.  A horse adopts his boy in the spring.  

SWG Back to Middle-earth Month 2011 challenges: Day 15, The Shire; the cuisine of The Shire is unsurpassed. Write a story or poem, or create a work of art, featuring food. And Day 18, Wilderland; the act of kindness or hospitability usually comes from a generous heart. Write a story where your character displays this virtue.

It is fanon that Elves can never be fat. It is my invention, but I believe a plausible one, that spices would be hard to come by in the hidden city of Gondolin. Idril plans a sumptuous dinner for guests, including Salgant, Lord of the House of the Harp (who is described in The Book of Lost Tales II as “heavy and squat”). Tuor enjoys admiring his wife and young son and tiny Eärendil dreams of sailing to faraway places. Oh, my! Almost forgot to thank Elleth and Erulisse at the Lizard Council for nitpicking this one. Thank you, again!

Here's what I wrote back in fanfiction. A group of drabbles about Canafinwe.

Young Ereinion Gil-Galad faces a childhood in wartime exile, with some help from a couple of Sindar, accounted among the Wise in Middle-earth.

B2ME Day 18 - a story detailing an act of kindness.  A chance discovery by the patrol brings smiles to the face of the children of Vinyamar.  

Prompt for B2MeM Day 5, Menegroth: Write a story that will illustrate the consequences of isolation. Galadriel stays in Doriath, while Finrod leaves without her. Thank you so much to the writers of the Lizard Council for suggestions and corrections.

B2ME Day 17 - write a story featuring the exchange of gifts.  A gift from Valinor ends up sailing the skies.  

A conversation that will change the fate of Númenor forever. Written for B2MEM Day 14, "Armenelos", on the subject of religion. Based on my Full of Wisdom verse, though it can be read on its own.

B2MeM 2011, March 16: Arnor. Write a story which begins with this line: “A gentle breeze brushed the hilltop, combing the ruins. In the Fourth Age of Arda, the re-embodied Fingon and Maedhros visit the ruins of Formenos.

B2ME Day 16 - "A gentle breeze brushes the hilltop, combing the ruins..."  Arafinwe returns to a place of great sorrow.  

B2ME Day 15 - write a story that centers around food.  An embarrassing incident goes down into Turukano's family history.  

BwME Day 14 - explore rites or rituals.  Feanor presents his son to the only Power that matters to him.  

B2ME Day 13 - A story about prayers, pleas or requests unanswered.  What if "someday my Prince will come" isn't always a good thing?  

B2ME Day 11 - Sacrifices to achieve peace.  A surprise action by Artanis ensures peace on a family vacation.  

B2ME - Day 12 - Show how a different race appreciates nature.  When a new area is excavated in Nargothrond, Finrod and Dawli are called in to examine it.  

Fëanor finds that his feelings toward his little brother are not as black-and-white as he thinks they are. Pure fluff.

B2ME Day 10 - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."  Watch out for what you wish for.  

B2ME 2011 Day 9 - The clash between betrayal and loyalty as seen through the eyes of Olwe.