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FireStorm |
Last Updated: 3/14/2005 |
| Peregrin Took did not automatically follow his father, Paladin, as Thain. This is the story of how he proved himself to the rest of the Tooks, earning the right to be called The Took, and Thain. 17 chapters (including the Prologue). Originally published April-May 2003. Part of a group of stories including "Striking Sparks", "Flames", and "StarFire". |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 17 |
Published: 8/13/2004 |
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A Took by Any Other Name |
Last Updated: 3/10/2005 |
| Pippin goes against all convention in the naming of his son. (Chapter 5 is tenatively rated "R" due to the graphic nature of the material, related to capture by Orcs. All other chapters are PG-13 or below.) Warnings: violence, character death. Oops! Forgot to change this! Final chapter added! |
| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 21 |
Published: 2/2/2005 |
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Flames |
Last Updated: 3/8/2005 |
| New! No one, not even the author or editor, seemed to notice that the story jumped from Chapter 36 to Chapter 38. Recently we discovered the long-lost Chapter 37, from a document last saved to disk in August 2003. Apologies for overlooking this chapter. Hope you enjoy it. It is relevant to "A Took by any Other Name", in case you were wondering. ***
The original summary:
This story is complete.
Ferdibrand Took, brave, bold, but in disgrace because of an incident in his past, help |
| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 59 |
Published: 8/3/2003 |
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While There's Breath... |
Last Updated: 1/31/2005 |
| Pippin has a chance to prove his loyalty when a simple river crossing turns deadly. (Final chapter added, and "author's notes" finished.) |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 8 |
Published: 1/15/2005 |
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All That Glisters |
Last Updated: 1/16/2005 |
| In the year King Elessar rode north, to dwell for a time by Lake Evendim, word of the Thain's treasure-hoard was heard beyond the Bounds of the Shire, and trouble followed. (From Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, II. vii: "All that glisters is not gold; / Often have you heard that told. / Many a man his life hath sold / But my outside to behold. / Gilded tombs do worms enfold.") Thanks to all who've taken the time to read and comment. |
| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 73 |
Published: 9/9/2004 |
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Clearing the Heir |
Last Updated: 12/10/2004 |
| A holiday story, written for Marigold's Challenge Number 11. How did Bilbo come to the decision to name an heir? |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 12/2/2004 |
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And Empty Holes It Fills |
Last Updated: 11/20/2004 |
| Written for Marigold's Challenge 10: It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
(From The Hobbit, “Riddles in the Dark”)
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| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/2/2004 |
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The Fall |
Last Updated: 11/4/2004 |
| Two stories using the same "opener"...the first features Smeagol and Deagol, in the days before the Ring. In the second, little Samwise gains another reason to look up to his Mr Frodo... Originally written for Marigold's Challenge #2.
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 2 |
Published: 11/4/2004 |
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A Fistful of Flowers |
Last Updated: 9/8/2004 |
| Another challenge. Take these words/phrases, and weave a story with them: A giant slug, green, tickle, tied up, Merry. Originally published in May 2003. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/8/2004 |
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Too Young |
Last Updated: 9/8/2004 |
| Merry's thoughts after arriving at Cormallen. Originally published March 2003, slightly revised. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/13/2004 |
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StarFire |
Last Updated: 9/6/2004 |
During the confirmation of Peregrin Took as Thain, the gift sent by King Eomer of Rohan causes quite a stir. (Final chapter added.)
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| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 54 |
Published: 3/27/2004 |
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Change in the Weather |
Last Updated: 8/29/2004 |
| Written for Marigold's challenge. Three stories, one set in Pre-Quest, one set during the Quest, and one set afterwards, all beginning with the same opener: Merry looked up at the sky anxiously. There was going to be a change in the weather, he had no doubt, and not for the better.
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| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 3 |
Published: 8/14/2004 |
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Slightly Muddled |
Last Updated: 8/21/2004 |
| Humour/angst. First published March 2003. From the original summary: Fondly dedicated to all those of us who've included American slang in our efforts all unwitting... (now COMPLETE in 8 chapters, imagine that. don't lynch me.)
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| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 8 |
Published: 8/13/2004 |
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Of Cake and Crumbs and Distant Dreams |
Last Updated: 8/20/2004 |
| Frodo comforts Pippin with an old tradition. (For Marigold) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/20/2004 |
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Hopes Pinned |
Last Updated: 8/16/2004 |
| Time is of the essence in this story of peril and rescue. Originally published March 2003. |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/13/2004 |
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Duty |
Last Updated: 8/11/2004 |
| Bergil was only ten during the siege of Minas Tirith and the Battle of the Pelennor, but he had to grow up quickly at that time... and afterward. (Begun early in February 2003.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 9 |
Published: 8/2/2004 |
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To Get To The Top |
Last Updated: 8/5/2004 |
| Pippin tells stories during an enforced wait. (A "Young Steward" story, set after the Quest, before he became Thain of the Shire) Originally published in March 2003. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/5/2004 |
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Aged to Perfection |
Last Updated: 8/2/2004 |
| Companion story to "Birthday Present". Frodo's version of Merry's rescue, the day after Bilbo's infamous Birthday Party. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/2/2004 |
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Birthday Present |
Last Updated: 7/28/2004 |
| A Genuine Shirebound Plot Bunny:
The day after Bilbo leaves the Shire, Merry stays at Bag End helping Frodo distribute Bilbo's gifts and handle the crowds. That night, as Merry prepares for bed, he discovers in his room the wrapped gift that Bilbo left for him. Note: The original Chapter 4 has been carefully and painlessly removed and transplanted to its own new setting, entitled: Aged to Perfection. Thanks to the readers who commented on the "Reader Poll"!
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 7/9/2004 |
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The Council of Elrond |
Last Updated: 7/19/2004 |
| A Serious Scholarly Work, an Endeavor to cast this Great Event into Poetry and shorten its Length for the sake of the Gentle Reader, after the manner of Lindorien. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 2 |
Published: 7/19/2004 |
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Sword Play |
Last Updated: 7/2/2004 |
| Faramir Took teaches Goldi a lesson--or is it the other way around? |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 7/2/2004 |
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As the Gentle Rain |
Last Updated: 6/14/2004 |
| Angst Warning. The Travellers return to Gondor for a visit, revisiting old haunts, stirring old memories, encountering old wonders and old dangers, and new ones. Complete: final chapter added. |
| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 54 |
Published: 3/5/2004 |
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He Died With His Boots On |
Last Updated: 5/11/2004 |
| What happens when hobbits celebrate with more enthusiasm than sense? Written for llinos on the occasion of her birthday. Happy Birthday! |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 5/11/2004 |
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Cousins and Other Nuisances |
Last Updated: 4/28/2004 |
| While awaiting a new arrival, young hobbits look for trouble... and find it. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 4/28/2004 |
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In the Fading of the Year |
Last Updated: 4/22/2004 |
| Dream woven into wakening. Originally written for Marigold's Challenge 3. Warning: Character Death. (But it's as faithful to canon as possible, and seeks to leave you uplifted when you're done. Come celebrate, there's quite a wake in the making!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 4/22/2004 |
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Angst |
Last Updated: 4/3/2004 |
| Update: Chapter 4 posted, call it a late "April Fools'" present. I OD'd on angst in "Gentle Rain" and had to compensate. AU. Sort of. Draft. Comments welcome. [If you have something you'd like included, please let me know and I will try to work it in. Thank you.] Frodo overhears idle talk at the Prancing Pony and begins to suspect the existence of a conspiracy... |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 8/27/2003 |
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A Comedy of Merrys (or Much Ado About Merry) |
Last Updated: 3/30/2004 |
| Not to compare myself to the Bard at all, I just like his way with titles. The eldest son of Mayor Sam is getting married. You are cordially invited... [Final chapter posted.] |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 16 |
Published: 2/5/2004 |
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On a Lighter Note |
Last Updated: 3/18/2004 |
| Placeholder for a future story. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 0 |
Published: 3/18/2004 |
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Runaway |
Last Updated: 3/4/2004 |
| Faramir Took comes to terms with being the son of the Thain. Co-author: Jodancingtree |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 35 |
Published: 9/8/2003 |
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The One that Didn't Get Away |
Last Updated: 3/2/2004 |
| Response to a challenge. Craft a story from these four unrelated terms: an old boot, a stale sandwich, a sudden cloudburst, and an earache. (Characters: Young Merry and young Pippin) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 3/2/2004 |
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Ripples in the Moonlight |
Last Updated: 2/27/2004 |
| The eve before the day Frodo Baggins' life changed forever, his parents had momentous news. Written for Marigold's Challenge #1 |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 2/27/2004 |
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On Solid Ground |
Last Updated: 2/24/2004 |
| After an eternity of waiting, Faramir Took and Goldilocks Gamgee are about to be married... but eternity may be closer than they think... [Final chapter posted: reader comments most welcome!] |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 20 |
Published: 2/2/2004 |
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Pearl of Great Price |
Last Updated: 2/8/2004 |
| ...in which the author attempts to put to rest all those rumours about Pearl Took, and her part in the sudden demise of Lalia the Fat... er, the Great. |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 38 |
Published: 11/29/2003 |
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Shire: Beginnings |
Last Updated: 1/28/2004 |
| How the Shire came to be. ("Beginnings" details the journey of the Fallohides across the Misty Mountains into the new land.) Once upon a time,
Hobbits lived in harmony with Men, farming the upper vales of the Anduin. They lived so quietly, as a matter of fact, that none of the Great noticed them at all. (The Great are more likely to notice troublemakers than folk doing what they ought.) Times changed, a darkness crept over the land to shadow the hearts of Men, and some Little Folk made the |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 35 |
Published: 11/25/2003 |
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In the Eye of the Beholder |
Last Updated: 1/16/2004 |
| Spear-song of an orc-chieftain of Khazad-dum. (Originally titled "Beauty") |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/16/2004 |
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Answering Machines of Middle-earth |
Last Updated: 12/30/2003 |
| AU. Very definitely. If there were answering machines in Middle-earth, what kinds of messages would they hold? Let us listen in...
(originally published in an LOTR email list in January 2003) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 12 |
Published: 8/19/2003 |
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Secrets |
Last Updated: 12/25/2003 |
| For Dana, Merry Christmas! Frodo Baggins has a secret... |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 12/25/2003 |
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Sunsets |
Last Updated: 12/6/2003 |
| Feeling melancholy, I dashed off this little story of the last meeting of two old friends. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 12/2/2003 |
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A Small and Passing Thing |
Last Updated: 11/13/2003 |
| Sequel to "The Rebel". The Healing of the Shire. Comprising chapters taken from the latter pages of the Red Book. |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 72 |
Published: 9/30/2003 |
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Seal of Approval |
Last Updated: 11/4/2003 |
| A humourous look at the trials and travails of looking after a younger cousin. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/4/2003 |
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Truth |
Last Updated: 10/18/2003 |
| Faramir Took and Goldilocks Gamgee might make a nice couple... but for the difference in their social status. Meanwhile, young Frodo Gamgee has trouble that only the Thain can resolve. (Sequel to "Where the Merlin Cries") Complete.
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| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 24 |
Published: 8/24/2003 |
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At the End of His Rope |
Last Updated: 9/16/2003 |
| In the seventh year of Thain Peregrin I, an overturned coach is the least of his problems... Sequel to "Down and Out" and "FirstBorn" (Complete and revised. This story contains my all-time favourite, of any chapter in any story I have written: Chapter 39, "Celebration") [Formatting problems are being dealt with as alert reader Miriel lets me know what she finds! Thanks, Miriel! Corrected footnote in "In Dreams" to reflect proper reference. Updated author's notes.] |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 97 |
Published: 8/6/2003 |
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Chronology of Stories |
Last Updated: 9/13/2003 |
| For convenience of readers, since I seem to be struck by flying sequels quite often, I am posting this list of "Lindelea" stories so that if you are at all curious, or confused about the timeline, you can catch hold of something. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/13/2003 |
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FirstBorn |
Last Updated: 9/4/2003 |
| Faramir Took is feeling the pressure of being the son of the Thain. This is a sequel to "Flames", but is written to stand alone if you are not familiar with that story. See also the sequel: "Runaway" |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 9 |
Published: 8/19/2003 |
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Frogs |
Last Updated: 8/31/2003 |
| Homesick Halflings teach their Big Folk friends a pub-game from the Shire. By popular demand, yes, you asked for it, chapter 2 has been added. (Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it...) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 2 |
Published: 8/7/2003 |
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Down and Out |
Last Updated: 8/21/2003 |
| During the sixth year of Thain Peregrin I, a cave-in threatens the New Smials at Tuckborough. Sequel to "FirstBorn".
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 10 |
Published: 8/6/2003 |
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees |
Last Updated: 8/9/2003 |
| Merry and Pippin investigate strange doings in the Old Forest after they return to the Shire. Darker than the usual "Young Steward" story. Extreme angst.
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| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 7 |
Published: 8/9/2003 |
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The Leap |
Last Updated: 8/9/2003 |
| In Moria, an old memory returns to haunt Pippin. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 2 |
Published: 8/9/2003 |
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Forever |
Last Updated: 8/9/2003 |
| A short, sweet story about young Meriadoc Brandybuck and his favourite cousin. [To tell any more in this summary would give too much away...] |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/9/2003 |
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Babe |
Last Updated: 8/6/2003 |
| From a challenge: Take these items, and craft a story: hairpin, butterfly, floppy hat, wet kitten. How did I do? (Characters: Auntie Nasty and her favourite nephew, Merimas)
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/6/2003 |
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