What does the barmaid at the Prancing Pony do to earn a little extra coin? Read on, and find out. Features Breelanders, Rangers, Dunedain, Barliman Butterbur, Bill Ferny, Nob, Bob, and the various humans, dwarves and hobbits and other creatures who inhabit or pass through Bree.


Mithril Awards - Best Characterisation: Original Character.

A response to the "Telling Funny Stories" challenge, this one involves the fellowship walking into Hollin, and needing something to cheer themselves up.

Characters include Boromir, Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas and Gandalf, and I think I manage to mention Bill the Pony as well. In addition, there's a bit of a mention of Bree (hey, without the mention of Bree, how would you know it was one of my stories?).


Mithril Awards - Best Fellowship Story

My response to the Denethor Poetry Challenge

A woman is helping to remove bodies, following the battles of the Pelennor fields. No canon characters, but possibly some insight into Gondorian culture.

Gandalf makes an appointment to see a village herbwife...

In answer to Ang's challenge, a bit of a look at how Yule is celebrated in Bree...

This features a host of original characters, with cameos from Barliman Butterbur, Halbarad, and the Rangers of Eriador. Some of the Original Characters you may have seen before, others will be new to your eyes. All of them fit into my Breeland continuity...

Read on, and find out how the Breefolk celebrate Yule (as interpreted by Meg Thornton)

Occasionally, when I'm depressed enough, Denethor and I collaborate on poetry. Yes, that's the best way to describe it. So, here are some that the Steward of Gondor and I came up with as we took our guided tour through hell.

Of Éowyn's hen's night, and the stories told there.

Featuring Éowyn, with a cameo appearance from Arwen Undomiel.

Well, the Fellowship are still on their way to Hollin, and this time it's Merry and Boromir keeping up everyone's spirits.

Written as a response to the "Make 'em Laugh" challenge. Dwim, this is all for you!

A couple of very short "morning-after" drabble-ish things.

Poems by various canon characters.

A girl from our world goes to Middle Earth, and winds up... well, you figure it out. This is inspired by a plotbunny I adopted from the Nuzgûl hutch. I am proud to announce that this particular Nuzgûl has been defanged. For me, at least...

Legolas' thoughts as he follows Gimli into the caves.

Magda's big brother explains how Magda got up to the Angle. This is set in the view of the Tolkien universe that's covered in "Magda's Tale", and can be regarded as something of a companion piece to that. Features Breelanders, Dunedain, Magda, Harald, and Jarge Breeton, their faither Dirk, their mother Bronwen, and their Aunt Tangliniwen, as well as Barliman Butterbur.

Some musings, as Frodo tries to decide what to write down for Bilbo, after the events of LOTR.

A story inspired by the question "Where did Aragorn learn about healing?". A friendship fic.

The long-awaited essay from Meg about the political and economic situation at the end of the Third Age of Middle Earth. This is couched as a briefing to King Elessar Telcontar from a Gondorian economic and political advisor.