I realise the longest night was in fact last night... but I interrupt my crazy scrimmage of lists, wrapping, ingredient-buying and baking to bring you the first of this year's two Solstice posts.

A solstice mathom from the Powers-verse for all my LJ/DW/online/fandom friends; thank you for bringing light into some of my darker corners this year ( Read more... )

Thanks to the good beta offices of

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Taking a break over lunch from going cross-eyed over course reading lists and sneaking into Middle-earth for five minutes... (wouldn't that be great? Only I suspect I might not make it back to the office on time...)

I have a Powers-verse one-shot, about 6000 words, more or less finished and in need of beta. Kidnap, derring-do and coffee are all ( Read more... )

Admittedly, this is fic that was all written and beta'd (by the ever-supportive curiouswombat, to whom I apologise for the looong delay in posting!) months ago, and then never got posted; but consider it a down-payment on some of the endless story ideas Legolas and Rowanna were starting in my head back in the spring, which may take a while to write up.

This was ( Read more... )

Challenge: Poetic Forms card, B15, Alliterative Verse
Author: Azalais
Title: Hail Now the Horse-Lords
Characters: Cirion, Eorl the Young, Elladan, Elrohir
Rating: PG-ish
Warning: bit of battle gore
Format: poem
Summary: "In the forefront of the charge they saw two great horsemen, clad in grey, unlike all the others, and the Orcs fled before them; but when ( Read more... )

Challenge:  Smells card, I21 - Meat
Author: Azalais
Title: Horror in the Halls of Stone
Character: Beregond
Format: Drabble
Rating: PG
Warnings: bloodshed and self-immolation
Summary: Eyes that fire and sword have seen, And horror in the halls of stone...

Horror in the Halls of Stone

Challenge: Poetic Forms, N31, Acrostic
Author: Azalais
Title: To Grow and be Glad
Format: Drabble poem (acrostic)
Genre: poetry
Characters: Legolas
Summary: "And I," said Legolas, "shall walk in the woods of this fair land, which is rest enough. In days to come, if my Elven-lord allows, some of our folk shall remove hither; and when we come it shall be ( Read more... )

Challenge: Smells card, N33 - Onion
Author: Azalais
Title: Home Comforts
Characters: Fellowship
Format: Drabble
Summary: Sometimes, home is where the heart is...

Home Comforts

Today's prompt answered, and before breakfast! [iz pleazed]

Challenge: Poetic Forms card, B7, Haiku
Author: Azalais
Title: Coire (The Stirring)
Characters: The White Tree of Gondor
Format: poetry
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: C'mon, it's a haiku.... And the notes are longer than the piece. Sorry about that...

Coire (The Stirring)

Challenge: O65, Smells card - Soap
Author: Azalais
Title: Clearer than the Water
Characters: Legolas
Rating: G
Warnings: Elven nakedness. (Yes, I realise that may be an inducement rather than a warning...)
Format: Triple-drabble
Summary: Sometimes more than dirt needs washing away.

Clearer than the Water