A Sense of History: Straight Road
The next in a series of articles about ships passing to and from the West, Simon uses "The Fall of Númenor" to attempt to arrive at Tolkien's reading of the exordium to "Beowulf."
Maedhros shows Fingon a new way of thinking about himself.
At the 'anniversary' of the delving of Menegroth, Finrod wears a waistcoat...
for “Words of Wit and Whimsy” bingo. (includes all the words of the top line.) Especially 'waistcoat'
Maglor wanders. Elrond dreams of Maglor and goes on a search.
Alatáriel undertakes to learn an art long forbidden by her family.
The Long Peace nearly came to a premature end when Finrod found Men.
A brief lay of the grief of Arda and the shadow of Morgoth upon a traveler on a lonesome quest which ends in darkness
Of the shadow of Maeglin
Olwë witnesses Estë soothing an injured eagle.
back to middle earth month 2021
day 2: Valar.
Daeron devises the Cirth.
for back to middle earth month 2021
day 1: Music.
Elros seeks out his great-uncle after receiving surprising news, asking advice from the head of his family.
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."
"...and there in the forest of Neldoreth Lúthien was born, and the white flowers of niphredil came forth to greet her as stars from the earth.”
Eönwë makes an announcement. Four drabbles.
Having traveled North and up a mountain in Aman, Fingon builds himself a house, and works on putting himself back together. A drabble sequence. Follows Aurora: Seeking the Northern Sky.
A short ballad concerning Morwen, summarising the tragic fate of her family.
Maentâl Sílorion appeared in chapter 7 of Pages from the Archives of Cîr Imladris. He insisted on having more of his story told. Each chapter is intended to be able to stand alone.
Ficlets of Valinor, Beleriand, Ennor, and Middle Earth through the Ages.
Ficlets, drabbles, and other small pieces set primarily in early Valinor.
A view from two sides of a mirror, and what happens when those trapped are freed.
A Drabble sequence: 1,2,2,1.
Fulfilling a promise, Fingon and Celegorm discover they are remembered as Superheroes by the circus children.
A King Fingon's Menagerie quintuple drabble/ficlet.
Poems that are drabbles, drabbles that are poems.
Non-angsty ficlets set in Valinor (and one or two in Middle Earth), many featuring Feanor.
Anairë, Nerdanel, and Faniel are visited by Ëonwë's sisters, the Winds of Sunset, Midnight, and Dawn.
Four drabbles.
Eärendil, waiting for the answer of the Valar to his plea. A triple drabble.
Celegorm, Returned, faces a challenge. A double-drabble.