Ack! I can't believe how long it's been since I posted. And to think I thought I could finish this project in a couple of weeks...but I always seem to find so much to say when I dig into this essay!

( Thoughts on Part 3 behind a cut, as they got rather long. )

On the Brothers of Gondor board, we've been having a group reading of Tolkien's essay "On Fairy-Stories." I'd been meaning to read it for ages, and I'm glad that I've finally gotten around to it. The board discussion thread is here, but I'm also going to cross-post my thoughts in this journal, section by section. I'd really love to discuss this ( Read more... )

Argh. Celebrating Middle-Earth Month is half over already, and I haven't posted yet! I thought the worst of busy season was over, but then we got unexpectedly smacked with a huge work increase at what I expected to be a slowish time, and the result is that my job's been eating me alive again ( Read more... )

sistermagpie recently asked me...

What would you say to the charge that Eowyn only goes into battle to prove herself to Aragorn, whom she was pining after, or that she went into battle for self-pity?I don't believe there is any currency to the idea that Éowyn goes into battle to "prove herself" to Aragorn. In the first place, the issues between them have ( Read more... )

This meme has been going around my flist, but I first saw it at roh_wyn's journal.

( Nine questions about fanfiction )

To start off, here is a list of links to all the fanfiction I've posted before on Livejournal. I have a few more pieces which haven't appeared on LJ before, which I will be adding to this journal soon. I'm amazed to discover that I've written so many drabbles!

Drabbles:

2004:
The Only Jealousy of Éowyn (Faramir/Éowyn)
A Window* (Faramir)
Oasis* ( Read more... )