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| ET's Dribs and Drabbles by Elena Tiriel | 66 Review(s) |
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| ainisarie | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 4/30/2018 |
| I;ve no idea if y9ou are still involved in fanfic in anyway, but I am catching up on authors and stories here. I am familiar with your Fell and Fair from HASA and these little stories are very like it in many ways. I wish I still had access to Fell and Fair, as I'd love to read it again. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/17/2009 |
| This one made me cry. The subject matter--both the Avari and the destroyed orchard you reference in your note--are dear to me. Well done. Very powerful! | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 3/17/2009 |
| What an awesome POV! This is totally unique and so well done--who would have thought the POV of an inanimate object could be brought to life so well. Love it! | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/17/2009 |
| Catching up on my reading... Hooray! :-) This is a great glimpse of Faramir. It fits the way I think of him very well--so thoughtful and reasoning and willing to question assumptions. Of course, dwelling on these thoughts are going to lead him to a very nice reward. Well done! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/5/2008 |
| A masterful piece; conveying the power of the blade and the skill of its makers and those who re-forged it. And kudos for your excellent research skills! Author Reply: Hi Raksha! Wow! "Masterful" is a compliment indeed, coming from an accomplished author such as yourself... Thank you! - Barbara | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/22/2008 |
| It's really hard for me anyway to envision what it means to live as long as Arda. What would you see? What would that do to your sense of time? Author Reply: Hi Daw! Yes, it's just mind-boggling, isn't it? If I multiply the changes that I have seen in my (very short by Elven standards LOL!) life by hundreds, I can't imagine it! Even if you think of the fey Elves in The Silmarillion, versus the rather tame ones of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, you can get a little bit of an idea of how they mellowed, both individually and as a race. But I still can't really grasp the idea of living for thousands of years.... what would I do with myself? LOLOL! Thanks for your thoughts.... - Barbara | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 3/22/2008 |
| This is very cool, ET. In a figurative sense, it also applies to Aragorn, I think. Author Reply: Hi Daw! You know, I had not really thought of it that way, but yes, indeed the renewal and tempering process does indeed describe Aragorn's life journey, too.... I am blessed to have readers that are so astute that they keep pointing out things that I hadn't realized about my own drabbles! LOL! Thank you! - Barbara | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/22/2008 |
I don't know how I've missed these! I love this one - that struggle with the word count is so familiar! It really is an impractical obsession, but such fun. I remember answering the same challenge, and using the fact that a certain pair of twins were 111 when their sister was born :>) Author Reply: Hi Jay! Yes, we drabblists do tend to be a bit on the, er *cough* obsessive *cough* side, don't we? LOL! I very much remember your drabble for the eleventy-one challenge... I was absolutely floored to learn that the twins were 111 when Arwen was born! What a perfect idea for that challenge! And thanks for your kind words! - Barbara | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/22/2008 |
| I'm glad you're reposting your drabbles here. This is so very sad, filled with such sorrow for what has been lost. I particularly like this line: 'stole our beloved stars from the night.' But I want to believe that elves still live! There's a stretch of ancient woodland here where I often take my dog for a walk - there could be some hiding among the trees ... Jay Author Reply: Hi Jay! Thanks, I'm just getting around to putting my most recent drabbles up in my favorite archives. Yes, it is sorrowful that such a being would give up and leave this world. And thank you for picking out your favorite line... that is my favorite, too! ;-) Perhaps it was just this one Elf who ended up being surrounded by a city.... maybe there are more out there! I know that when I walk through an old-growth redwood forest, the sense of awe, wonder, and profound peace leaves me open to the thought that there are ancient beings there who will not show themselves to these mere modern people rushing through and not really taking their stewardship of the land seriously.... Thank you for your kind words! - Barbara | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 3/22/2008 |
| Beautiful. I just love the imagery you use for the sword! Jay Author Reply: Hi Jay! Thank you! I'm very pleased with how this drabble developed... I saw a TV program recently about a sword-master making Japanese samurai swords the ancient way, and it just fascinated me.... And hey, I'll take inspiration wherever and whenever it chooses to strike! And Imhiriel's birthday request for drabbles from the PoV of things that don't normally have a voice was simply brilliant.... - Barbara | |