Author: Talullah Red
Title: A Friend Here
Rating: G
Theme: Animal Friends
Elements: "Once bitten, twice shy, my mother used to tell me."
Author's Notes: Of course Beruthiel loved cats - that’s why she had ten of them. The people who told her story know nothing about felines and their owners. :P
Summary: Beruthiel is angry and alone but someone is ( Read more... )

Author: Talullah Red
Title: Artanis’s Letter
Rating: PG
Theme: Nostalgia
Elements: remind (-ed; -ing)
Author's Notes: Over a year later, here comes the story for the prompt!
Summary: Nienna and her student, Artanis, talk about family matters.
Word Count: 300 words

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Author: Linaewen
Title: Waiting for News
Rating: G
Theme: January Potluck, Waiting (May 2016)
Elements: From Lord of the Rings:
Then turning again to Frodo, he spoke in a quiet voice once more. 'To those questions I guess that you could make some answer, Frodo son of Drogo. But not here or now. maybe. But lest you still should think my tale a vision ( Read more... )

Author: dawn_felagund
Title: Detour
Rating: PG-13 for mild sexual content (Maedhros/Fingon), mild violence, and reference to character death
Theme: I am writing for the leftover Yule Exchange prompt, originally requested by silver_trails: "I would like a Fingon and Maedhros story, where they love each other. It can be set in Tirion, in Middle-earth, or after they come out ( Read more... )

Author: Dreamflower
Title: On the Job Learning
Rating: G j
Theme: January Potluck Challenge
Prompt: "Frodo was 12 when Sam was born, 14 when Merry was born, and 22 when Pippin was born. I'd love to read a story where he's interacting with one of his baby cousins (or Sam)".
Author's Notes: This story has an OC of mine, Merry's nursemaid, who has ( Read more... )

The January potluck entries have been posted. Only two stories were in the queue with much more interest expressed initially, so please remember that late entries are perfectly acceptable. I will unlock them and add them to the list as they come in. Please check out the potluck stories and consider leaving the author a review!

Artanis's Letter by talullahred ( Read more... )

Author: kgreen20
Title: Baby Sam
Rating: G
Theme: January 2017 Potluck Challenge (December: From the 2016 Yule Exchange)
Prompt: “Frodo was 12 when Sam was born, 14 when Merry was born, and 22 when Pippin was born. I’d love to read a story where he’s interacting with one of his baby cousins (or Sam)”.
Elements: Yule, infancy, grief
Author's Notes: ( Read more... )

Author: Larner
Title: The Tribute of the Insects
Rating: G
Theme: Potluck; June-Bug challenge
Elements: Fireflies and butterflies
Author's Notes: For Lindelea for her birthday, with love.
Summary: Even the insects of Gondor appear willing to honor the new King!
Word Count: 1,794

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Welcome to the 2016 January Potluck Challenge! For those of you who are new to this challenge, it's where we (1) give you a chance to finish up and post any challenges you did not finish during 2016, or (2) give you a chance at some of the prompts that did not get used during the past year or (3) both ( Read more... )

Yes, indeed! Once again we are having Potluck for the New Year! Behind the cut are the themes and unclaimed elements for ten months of 2011. (January and December are not included, as January is always "Potluck" and December is always the Exchange). If you would like to participate in the January Challenge, look through the elements posted, and ( Read more... )