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Pippin's Song - The Edge of Night by Pearl Took

Esmeralda at the Bridge by Dreamflower G
It's S.R. 1436, and an historical meeting is taking place at the Stonebow Bridge...

Journey Out of Darkness by Armariel PG13
Sequel to "Light from the West." Through Frodo's intercession, his eldest...

You've got to be Carefully Taught by Linda Hoyland PG13
An unexpected visitor to Gondor threatens much of what Aragorn and Faramir hold...

The Craft of the Elven Smith by Larner G
Fëanor, perhaps the greatest of the Elven smiths, after the theft of his...

The Crafting of the Seeing-stones by Larner PG13
Why were the palantiri created, and later why were they given to the Faithful...

Yew by Pearl Took G
Pippin finds something odd while he's in the family burial grounds.

Shared Parenthood by Larner G
What children did Frodo Baggins leave in the Shire?

Descendants by Larner G
Elrond and his father keep watch over the descendants of the Mariner from the...

Sting Inscription by Dreamflower G
Art Gallery. The inscription from Bilbo's and Frodo's sword "Sting" as depicted...

Ancestress by Dreamflower G
This is to be a set of 300 word fixed-length ficlets, exploring one possible...

Arrival by Rhyselle PG
As a Ringbearer, Sam was given the opportunity to sail West. Another look at...

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It is the mark of a good fairy-story, of the higher or more complete kind, that however wild its events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to child or man that hears it, when the 'turn' comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears, as keen as that given by any form of literary art, and having a peculiar quality.

JRRT, On Fairy Stories, 'Recovery, Escape, Consolation'

September 2010