Good morning, happy New Year, and all that jazz. The Roaring Twenties have returned? Well, if you believe the FB memes, anyway. At least we can all have 2020 vision? ...no? I'll see myself out...

(Sorry, too tired to tell good jokes, so you'll have to settle for bad ones.)

Anyway, tolkien-weekly began a new challenge late last year for prompts ( Read more... )

 Title: Lessons Learned
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters: Elwing, seabirds
Summary: Elwing begins to bridge the gap at last.
Rating: PG
Warning:
Book/Source: The Silmarillion
A/N: I disclaim the albatross’ line, which I expect many of my generation (and perhaps older, or younger) will recognise from a very non-Tolkien source…

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 Title: Learning to Listen
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters: Elwing, albatross
Summary: The albatross begins teaching her pupil.
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Book/Source: Silmarillion
A/N: Elwing gasped, falling to her knees. “You do speak!”

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 Title: Tongues of Birds and Angels
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters: Elwing, seabirds
Summary: Elwing remains desperate for news of her children.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mention of suicidal thoughts and death.
Book/Source: Silmarillion
A/N: Follows on from my story  “Atop Aewellond’s Tower”. Thanks to Dreamflower, for her “Perhaps she’d have better ( Read more... )

 Title: Arrival in Two Rivers
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters: Aragorn II, Gilraen, Ivorwen, Faramir, OCs
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Book/Source: LOTR
Disclaimer: This belongs to my "Isildurchil Dithen" 'verse - indeed, it ought to be the end of the main story. If only I could get past my block on how to rescue little Faran from the Entwood...
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 Title: Packing to Leave
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters: Aragorn II, Elladan, Elrohir (the twins are present, but silent)
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Book/Source: LOTR
Disclaimer: Tolkien provided little information about the last Chieftain of the Dunedain's departure from Imladris to rejoin his people. I've just gone with my own interpretation.
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Title: Fishing for New Words (Net)
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Characters/Pairing: Elu Thingol, Olwe, Cirdan. Mention of Finwë.
Rating:G
Warnings:
Book/Source: Silm/possibly HoME. Wherever Cirdan is called "Nowë" - I forget.
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien, I just play in his sandbox. Sometimes by Cuivienen.

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Title: To Protect and Serve (for tolkien_weekly's prompt, "Serve")
Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel
Summary: Wiseman, Alaska’s newest police officer  looks back, while he’s set to begin his first day. (Set in Fiondil’s “Elf, Academy” ‘verse, and tagged to EA 3, Chapter 85, “Prince Legolas’ First Day”.)
A/N: Finally, Elladan pulled up across the street ( Read more... )

So the tolkien_weekly comm doesn't seem to be over here at DW, or maybe I'm just no good at finding it. But I peeked over at LJ, and found out that I'd nearly missed the latest batch of prompts for the most recent challenge, which began on my birthday, May 29. I'd already completed the prompt "Who?" a while back when Emma gave it to me - I'm ( Read more... )