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Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew and dog will have his day. Shakespeare - Hamlet. Act v.

The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

With grateful thanks to Raksha and Virtuella.

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We are enjoying a slightly different version of this LJ MEME in the AA Group,so I thought I'd post it here too. All the lines are taken from stories I've posted on SOA during the past 15 months or so.

Here are 20 of my first lines most recently posted on SOA. I've no idea if they
form any sort of pattern.Feel free to tell me if you like any or any make you
stop reading at once.AA by the title indicates they began life on the AA list.

1.Arwen sat alone in her chamber, a letter clasped in her hand.(A Time to Reap-
novel)
2.The bowl of cherries stood in the centre of the table, each fruit almost
glowing with ripe, juicy sweetness. (Cherry Ripe -drabble)
3.Aragorn frowned deeply at the letter he was perusing. (Coastal tales -series
AA)
4.Darkness engulfed Faramir.(The Shadow of the Past- short story)
5.The late afternoon sun bathed the narrow country lane in a golden
glow.(Yavanna's Gift - Short story)
6."A traveller begs leave to see you, my lady. He claims to be of the House of
Elrond, but he is no Elf!" (Stranger at the Gate- Short story - Teitho)
7.Sleep was slow to come to Faramir.(The Silver Tree - short story)
8."Welcome home, my son!" (Pride of Place - Short story AA)
9."Naneth has a headache and needs to rest," Gilraen told her small son who
stared at her wide-eyed.(The Hands of a healer - drabble)
10.Brave Beren killed the wicked monster, Carcharoth. They all lived happily
ever afterwards," Aragorn told his son.(Hunting the Dragon - short story AA)
11. Humming softly to himself, Aragorn, flanked by two guards, made his way to
the Houses of Healing for his weekly visit.(A Day at the Houses- short story AA)
12.Faramir could still hardly believe it. Aragorn was dead.(Out of the depths -
short story AA)
13.The darkness presses round me, hot and heavy.(The Valley of Shadow - short
story)
14.The moon emerged from behind a sea of swirling clouds, which made it appear
to sail across the sky.(By the River- short story AA)
15. Thorongil sang softly as he polished his gear, a rapt expression on his face. (No Common Soldier - drabble)
16.Aragorn cautiously squeezed his lanky frame through the low door of the barn;
it was surprisingly roomy within.(Good King of Cats- short storyAA)
17.Faramir slowly picked his way through the rubble, his head bowed.(Be Strong
and of Good Courage - short storyAA)
18.It seemed that half of Minas Tirith wanted to see the new King light the
Mettarë fire.(The Gate of the Year- short story AA)
19."Is that not a more suitable task for you, or Eldarion's nanny?" Aragorn
asked his wife desperately. (Star of Wonder- short story)
20.Aragorn and Arwen lay sleeping peacefully, entwined in each other's
arms.(Healing the Healer- medium length, Teitho)

Well, I really have to say even if none of my stories had placed among the winners I would not have been disappointed. I was quite overwhelmed by the number of reviews I got for my stories - it was something I certainly never expected and it makes me ridiculously happy. *g* Thank you so much to everyone who read and reviewed my stories, and also to those who tried or wrote non-MEFA reviews instead! *huggles readers and reviewers*

I'm glad I was able to actively participate in the MEFAs this year for the first time. Even if I didn't reach my reviewing goals (and am still feeling bad about it), this is the first time I plucked up the courage to review anything in the MEFAs at all, and I'm happy about it. 41 written reviews are certainly better than nothing. :)

Here are my results:

Gifts from the Heart - First Place in Genres: Character Study: Aragorn
Of Orcs, Rangers, and Peach Pie - Honorable Mention in Genres: Drama: Aragorn
Like a Bird in the Sky - Honorable Mention in Genres: Drama: Later Age Elves
The Fading Flower - Honorable Mention in Times: Ring War: Quest of the Ring



I'm especially surprised "Gifts from the Heart" has done so well! I'm not saying that because I think the story is bad (I'm actually quite fond of it *g*), but once I had seen that the story had been placed in a category with nothing but adult-Aragorn fics for company, I was pretty sure it wouldn't stand a chance. ;-) The same goes for "Of Orcs, Rangers, and Peach Pie", which ended up in a category with only the best of the best - I'm amazed it managed to get a Honorable Mention. ;-) "Like a Bird in the Sky" is a story which will always be close to my heart, so I'm very happy it got some recognition. :)

Congrats to all of you who participated in the MEFAs, whether you won something or not! It's really amazing how many extremely talented people there are in this fandom (and how many of them are on my f-list *g*)!

1: Thank you for all the birthday wishes, if I missed thanking anyone- I've been so busy, I haven't had any time to even relax this break!

2: HAPPY NEW YEAR! I don't have any resolutions or anything beyond "keep trying my best" and "remain positive"- no resolutions because I never follow up on them XD

3: Happy birthday, Professor Tolkien. Thank you for changing my life. I'll be going down to the annual toast in LA, as I did last year.

4: I saw this in my spam this morning. Apparently Elven Light received Second Place in Genres: Romance: Imladris Elves. Thank you very much for everyone who was kind enough to vote for me! That was a pleasant surprise; I had forgotten about the MEFAs. I blame RL.



5: TORn has been releasing some very interesting news over the past few days. PJ was knighted in New Zealand, and there was a fake call for auditions; they shall not be auditioning for extras until around February, apparently. Still, keep an eye on TORn- 2010 is going to be big!

6: I've been spending the free time I have basically updating the Tolkien group on dA. Check it out- with the new group system, it's categorized nicely, and some of the artwork in here is absolutely spectacular!

7: I haven't checked my LJ friends in the last few days, so I'll be catching up there too :P


I feel like I am forgetting something that I said I would do, but for the life of me I cannot remember what. If it's something I said to someone here, send me a private note... (anyone else ever get those naggy feelings in the back of your head and hate them?)

I'm absolutely  thrilled that 'Aspects of Aragorn' won its category in the MEFA's. I am really surprised and grateful so I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who was kind enough to read and review, not only at MEFA but elsewhere too. Many thanks also to Larner for the nomination.  I did rather put all my eggs in one basket with this one, since, as anyone who has read it knows, it is actually 42 individual stories which could possibly have been nominated separately. But, by lumping them together as one long work, I knew I was potentially disadvantaging it since it seems long stories often don't get as many reviews as shorter ones. And when the categories were announced, my fears were confirmed. It  was placed in a category with just ficlets which ranged in length from only 700 to 3,500 words. I was, therefore, quite resigned to seeing my 170,000 word 'epic' which had taken me four years to write, soundly beaten! My delight, and yes, relief, that it not only won, but by, what they call in racing, 'a distance,' reflects, I think, that I actually cared far more about this than I was prepared to admit, even to myself. This really was my one big work and I'm not sure I'll ever write another. So I really can't express my thanks enough. And, at the risk of sounding like one of those long winded Oscar winners, my special thanks, as always, goes to the wonderful Cairistiona without whose friendship this story would still be sitting, unread, on my hard drive.

Thank you again to everyone, from the very bottom of my heart.

                   

And on the subject of 'thank you' there is, of course, one person above all who deserves our thanks. Don't forget that today is the Professor's birthday and fans around the world will be raising their glasses for the Birthday Toast.



To the Professor! Thank you for creating such a wonderful world for us all to play in!

I just received an email from a farming friend wishing me a happy New Year, and specifically, one free from floods, droughts and plagues!

It made me realise we farmers really do send far too much of our lives worrying about exactly these things. Seems like there is always either too much rain or too little and there's on end to the deadly illnesses on the horizon set to invade and apparently wipe out all the stock. Such are the joys of rearing animals!

Maybe this year will be different. So, as Shakespeare once said [though don't ask me where] may your ewes graze and your lambs suckle!

Happy New year everyone!

I have entered the crazy crossover challenge on Archives of Excellence and received this cute icon for taking part.




http://wendwriter.livejournal.com/119259.html

The characters belong to the Tolkien Estate and this ficlet was written for
pleasure not profit.

"What happened? Shoulder hurts-my head!" Faramir opened his eyes and saw Aragorn
kneeling beside him, and was aware of the King checking his pulse. Reassured, he
closed them again.

"You were wounded in the skirmish."

Faramir grabbed frantically at Aragorn's sleeve. "Who won the day?"

"We did, mellon nîn, thanks to your courage. Easy now. You are safe. We took
shelter in a barn while we wait for Beregond to bring help."

Faramir lay back. He appeared to be lying on a makeshift bed of straw He
realised he was wearing only his breeches and boots. His upper body was bandaged
and covered with a cloak.

He felt Aragorn pull aside the coverings and a comforting, healing warmth from
the King's hands permeate his injured shoulder."

"Is that easier now?" Aragorn's tone was full of concern.

"Thank you. So cold here!" Faramir could not stop his teeth from chattering as
he spoke.

"You have a fever," Aragorn said. "Come, drink this." Supporting Faramir's head,
he held a cup to his lips.

Faramir's fuddled brain recognised the bitter taste of willow bark, a proven
remedy for fever. He forced himself to swallow the bitter brew.

"Very good," Aragorn offered another draught, this time plain water.

"Is it safe here for you?" Faramir fretted. "What if the enemy returns?"

"We routed them, and just in case any are fool enough to want to taste our
swords again, there are guards outside the door. Beregond was most insistent.
Now go to sleep until he returns"

"Too cold," Faramir murmured fretfully.

Aragorn did not say anything. Instead, he lay down beside Faramir on his
uninjured side and enfolded him in warm arms. Removing his cloak, he spread over
them both. His warm hands chafed Faramir's cold ones.

"There, does that feel any better?"

Faramir  settled and rested his head against Aragorn's shoulder. After a few moments he
sighed contentedly. "Much, but you will be cold now?"

"Not half as cold as I would be if I allowed any harm to come to you! Remember,
I promised both our ladies that we would return to them together in one piece.
They will have me sleep in the stables henceforth if I do not keep my word!"

"Éowyn might when you came to visit, but surely not your lady?" Faramir murmured
sleepily.

"Arwen would take it very ill if any harm came to the man who saved her
husband's life! Do you not recall that arrow you took was meant for me?"
Aragorn's voice was slightly unsteady as he held Faramir more tightly. "How
could I lose such a gallant foolish friend either?"

Faramir did not reply as he had fallen asleep. Aragorn felt his friend's
forehead; the fever was abating. Faramir would recover. He offered a silent
prayer of thanks to the Valar.

A/N I haven't really time for prompt writing what with last minute MEFA reviews
and my dragon story and angsty potboiler,but I had a craving to write some h/c,
which I could not resist to cheer myself up while I was having problems with my connection.
Tolkien wrote that Aragorn still had to fight many
battles after the Ring War so this is the aftermath of one of them.
I intend to polish and enlarge this at a later date.

I was a late morning baby, IIRC. My mom was inconvenienced with my early arrival- a dozen days earlier than expected- sometime after midnight. I have vivid imaginings of what my parent's reactions were then.

My mom says I was a small baby, the size of a doll. Exact opposite of my younger brother, who (rumor has it) was so large that he was bigger than the tape measurer went. I grew up (obviously), for the most part enjoying life. My family- my mom, dad, brothers, and more recent little sister- have made my life beyond awesome. My friends- both in the "real world" and here online- have only enriched it more. Thank you for being around- you guys make life worth living.

I scheduled my tutoring appointments so to avoid working on my birthday, so my parents ultimately knew why I did not want to work on the 30th. Two of them actually bought me a birthday gift, which was, frankly put, completely unexpected and really touching.

Today I won't be doing much- getting a long-needed haircut, a massage with a coupon I've been saving, and then dinner out somewhere, perhaps with a friend if she contacts me.

One of the most amusing things about birthdays is getting a bunch of "happy birthday" automated greetings from websites and forum boards you haven't visited in years XD

Alright. Time to see if I can con Dad into making pancakes. And buy myself a cake. Over and out :)

Hope you have a lovely day filled with rangerly goodness!

I have no idea who made this, I've had it in my pictures for so long I can't remember where I found it,  but I thought you might enjoy.

I'm having problems staying online as my ISP seems to be booting me off every few minutes, so my apologies if I cannot reply to comments ect for a while.