Lost Time: Chapter 12
By Jocelyne Ross Word Count: 1304 Rating: G Summary: While Joyce lies comatose, she relives her life with her husband and family, as they try to wake her up. “Why have you asked all of…
Month: June 2019
Kailua Beach
By Ronnie Smith Word Count: 66 Rating: G Summary: A relaxing visit to the beach. waves flatten, their alter-selves layer-glaze the shore, lazy white foam rope wiggles back and forth, snapped to powder beneath…
Ithilien: A Lord of the Rings Poem
By Vanessa Parry Word Count: 522 Rating: G Summary: Legolas helps the woods of Ithilien sing again. Legolas could feel the wrongness of the place as he entered the clearing. Something was in…
Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth
Once-in-a-generation. Such is the epithet Bodleian Libraries in Oxford use to describe their current exhibition, running from 1 June until 28 October 2018 (after which it moves to New York to be open between 25…
Sins of the Eldar: An Exploration of Elvish Vices and Virtues
The children of J.R.R. Tolkien and Ilúvatar have a bit of a mixed reputation in fantasy. For some, elves cast in Tolkien’s mold are the epitome of perfection among fantasy races. They are immortal, eternally…
Family Tree
I am knowledge, guidance, and benevolence I am generosity, kindness, and nurturance I am acceptance, happiness, and spirituality I am intelligence, logic, and faith I am loyalty, gentleness, and stability I am adventure, companionship and…
Never Too Young to Start Again: A Lord of the Rings Story
By Vanessa Parry (alias: Elwen of the Hidden Valley) Word Count: 6331 Rated: PG Summary: Gandalf aids a a young Aragorn who has been injured by orcs. “Come on, you maggots! Leave it. It'll die…
Keep Moving Forward
Sarah Levesque Word Count: 95 Rating: G Summary: A short poem of determination Moving forward one more step To where I haven’t gotten yet. Fall down once, get up again; Fall down nine times, get…
Battle For a Man’s Heart: Chapter 1
~ by Hannah Skipper A bitter northwest wind ripped through the countryside, from the Ettin mountains all the way to the coast. It slashed through trees, tore off limbs, and uprooted underbrush along its route,…
A Full Moon: A Phantom of the Opera Story
It was a wild night, stormy, and the rain fell and overran the streets of Paris. Patrons of the Paris Opera House stepped outside to find their carriage drivers waiting with umbrellas to lead them…