Here We Go A-Brambling: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Vanessa Parry-Elwen Primula bit back a squeak of alarm when she saw her faunt race up the path, and she was at the door to greet him before he touched the handle. It…
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Lord of the Rings Drabbles
~ by Vanessa Parry-Elwen Hurt. A Small Word… "Does it still hurt, Frodo?" Pip swaddled him in blankets. Hurt. A small word – more fitted to the sting of a scraped knee, not large enough…
Last Breath: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Vanessa Parry-Elwen The Wind Lord himself brought the news to Imladris. Not that it was more than confirmation to me. Vilya had glowed faintly for a moment, and then I felt it begin……
Lost: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Vanessa Parry Lost. Another friend lost. Another hole punched through his heart. There were days, like today, when his fea felt like a spider's web caught in the storm . . . ragged and…
Beebo and the Bunny: A Lord of the Rings Story
“Beebo!” the tiny tot squealed, delightedly as he threw himself into his uncle’s arms, the squeal turning into a giggle as Bilbo scooped him up and swung him around. Drogo chuckled as he lowered the…
My Journey with C.S. Lewis and Friends
C.S. Lewis is one of the single most influential Christian writers in English and World Literature alike. Spanning from flights of whimsy to heady apologetics, his countless works include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape…
Tolkien and Reality
It shall come as a surprise to no one that I am a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Having discovered The Lord of the Rings in Junior High (thanks in no small part to…
Tithendell in the Rain: A Lord of the Rings Story
~By Vanessa Parry (alias: Elwen) Tithen was an integral part of Rivendell's healing song. She accepted that. The twolegs fed her and she graced them with her presence, which was apparently all that was required…
Angelic Beings: The Ainur and Maiar
The Ainur The Ainur of Tolkien’s Legendarium were beings of spiritual nature who, actually, played the most important role in the forming of the World after Ilúvatar. But their understanding is rather ambiguous. The Ainulindalë…
Beyond the Shire: Memories of Reading “The Lord of the Rings”
The climb used to seem dangerous to reach the correct tier of the waterfall, the best one for reading, especially reading Tolkien. Safe there from the rest of the world, ready to be absorbed into…