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Biography:   Greetings! I've been a fan of LotR since I first read it 50-some years ago, became a "Tolkien scholar" about ten years after that, started setting his poems to music at about the same time, and only began venturing into writing Tolkien-based fanfic during a fit of boredom while at work in the early 1990s. I'm a writer/editor/artist/musician/composer/costume designer living in semi-rural Wisconsin, with interests in so many things, I've often been asked if there's something I DON'T do. Dance. I'm a total klutz. I'm currently experiencing a severe bout of writer's block, which has stalled the LotR fanfic I've been posting on my own website. But I'm very happy to see other's work in the genre still thriving here. (Oh, and my favorite character is Gandalf. As anyone who reads my fanfic can tell, LOL.)
bullet No Greater Love, Part Two: Repercussions by MJ Last Updated: 12/1/2016
The day after Olórin's final Reckoning, the other residents of Valinor react to what was revealed, and unexpected reactions are uncovered. Directly follows events of Part One. In progress. Finally continued!Best Quality Laser Pointers
Rating: PG-13 Reviews Status: In Progress Chapters: 23 Published: 9/18/2013
bullet No Greater Love Part One: The Reckoning by MJ Last Updated: 9/17/2013
Five years after his return to Valinor, Olórin faces the final Reckoning of his mission as one of the Istari, and at long last remembers things he did not know he had forgotten. If this story seems a bit more floridly descriptive in places than my usual writing, blame it on Katherine Kurtz. Katherine was a good friend and mentor to me during some of the most aaa replica horloges formative years of my growth as a writer; I consider this to be a
Rating: PG-13 Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 5 Published: 9/17/2013
bullet Twice Blessed by MJ Last Updated: 1/15/2011
Shortly after events in I Entulessë, Olórin becomes involved in the plight of two young Elves while searching for answers to another problem, only to find new trouble in the form of a spectre from his past. Novel, about three-quarters complete that I'm trying desperately to unblock.
Rating: PG Reviews Status: In Progress Chapters: 16 Published: 12/8/2010
bullet Ship of Dreams by MJ Last Updated: 10/2/2010
The day before the Ringbearers depart from the Grey Havens, Círdan the Shipwright reflects upon matters of duty, waiting, and the fulfillment of dreams. (By now, you can also assume that Gandalf will be in it. :))
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 2 Published: 9/28/2010
bullet Prelude to a Midsummer's Eve by MJ Last Updated: 9/28/2010
Vignette. On Midsummer's Eve 1421, Rose Gamgee finds an unexpected guest in her kitchen.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 9/28/2010
bullet I Entulessë (The Return) by MJ Last Updated: 9/27/2010
After setting out from the Grey Havens, the White Ship carrying the Ringbearers arrives in Valinor, where some things are found, others lost, and unexpected danger threatens... Novel, Third place winner 2010 MEFA, Longer Works, General.
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 20 Published: 9/19/2010
bullet The Awakening by MJ Last Updated: 9/19/2010
Frodo awakens after the destruction of the Ring. Written as an exercise to see if I could imitate Tolkien's style. Second place winner 2010 MEFA, Short Story, Times: Ring War: General.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 9/19/2010