Postcards From the Shire

by SlightlyTookish

A collection of stand-alone hobbity ficlets. NEW: #85 "Dark Dreams" - Pippin must comfort Merry on the anniversary of the defeat of the Witch King.

G · In progress · Updated 2 June 2008
Characters: Bilbo, Frodo Baggins, Merry, Pippin, Samwise Gamgee

Chapters

  1. 0. Summaries of Each of the Short Stories Below (1,615 words)
  2. 1. A Gift for Sam (269 words)
  3. 2. Pippin's Scarf (117 words)
  4. 3. Of Haircuts and Hobbits (586 words)
  5. 4. An Autumn Afternoon (257 words)
  6. 5. The Tooth Dwarf (759 words)
  7. 6. Better Than Tonic (203 words)
  8. 7. A Hobbit for all Seasons (509 words)
  9. 8. Snow Day (774 words)
  10. 9. A Short Cut to Mushrooms (255 words)
  11. 10. The Damp of the First Spring Rain (460 words)
  12. 11. Number the Stars (478 words)
  13. 12. Spring Fever (564 words)
  14. 13. To Catch a Thief (304 words)
  15. 14. You Don't Have to Know Everything (528 words)
  16. 15. Moving Day (866 words)
  17. 16. Rainy Afternoon (415 words)
  18. 17. Do It Again (525 words)
  19. 18. The Sandhobbit (881 words)
  20. 19. Newborn (101 words)
  21. 20. Dribbles: Hobbits in General & Young Merry and Pippin (267 words)
  22. 21. Diamonds of the Earth (155 words)
  23. 22. Double Bubble (891 words)
  24. 23. A Sticky Yule (420 words)
  25. 24. A Moment's Peace (423 words)
  26. 25. Least Expected (260 words)
  27. 26. Hobbit in the Box (454 words)
  28. 27. A Gift Farewell (211 words)
  29. 28. Whistling Lesson (382 words)
  30. 29. Better to Walk With a Friend (418 words)
  31. 30. Unquenchable (319 words)
  32. 31. Watching and Waiting (323 words)
  33. 32. In Good Company (420 words)
  34. 33. Trust to Friendship (412 words)
  35. 34. In the Grey Twilight (253 words)
  36. 35. A Took by Any Name (536 words)
  37. 36. Bedbugs (675 words)
  38. 37. At the Brandywine (202 words)
  39. 38. Guess Who? (893 words)
  40. 39. At the End of One Quest and the Beginning of Another (1,091 words)
  41. 40. Helping Hands (152 words)
  42. 41. Everything Bright (177 words)
  43. 42. The World Ahead (172 words)
  44. 43. Renewal (186 words)
  45. 44. Namesake (251 words)
  46. 45. Found (451 words)
  47. 46. The Smell of Elves (780 words)
  48. 47. Inseparable (1,229 words)
  49. 48. A Bath-time Song (1,565 words)
  50. 49. Such an Hour (368 words)
  51. 50. A Hammock of Hobbits (752 words)
  52. 51. The Apology (151 words)
  53. 52. An Afternoon Snack (1,045 words)
  54. 53. Breakfast (201 words)
  55. 54. And the World Sleeps (404 words)
  56. 55. Stories and Tales (103 words)
  57. 56. A Yule Visit (1,130 words)
  58. 57. At the River (153 words)
  59. 58. Home Again (252 words)
  60. 59. Pervinca's Homebrew (261 words)
  61. 60. Climbing Lesson (177 words)
  62. 61. Watching (317 words)
  63. 62. Unaligned (615 words)
  64. 63. Lunchtime (111 words)
  65. 64. All in Good Time (577 words)
  66. 65. A Little Encouragement (462 words)
  67. 66. A Gift from the Sea (105 words)
  68. 67. Questions and Answers (511 words)
  69. 68. The Baby and the Bathwater (872 words)
  70. 69. Blackberries (1,373 words)
  71. 70. Five Things I Like About You (1,275 words)
  72. 71. A Thoughtful Gift (897 words)
  73. 72. Cool Sunlight and Green Grass (425 words)
  74. 73. All in the Research (476 words)
  75. 74. A Merry Meeting (403 words)
  76. 75. Almost Perfect (591 words)
  77. 76. Baking Day (427 words)
  78. 77. The Northern Lights (317 words)
  79. 78. A Fine Match (875 words)
  80. 79. A Pair of Swings (604 words)
  81. 80. Of Endings, Happy and Sad (354 words)
  82. 81. Looking After Frodo (603 words)
  83. 82. Well Met (650 words)
  84. 83. Mathom (487 words)
  85. 84. Pippin's Logic (100 words)
  86. 85. Dark Dreams (894 words)

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