Flotsam and Jetsam by Rowan
Grey Wonderer · 30 April 2007 · Chapter 6: Peter Jackson Product Placement Moment #2
LOL More brilliant humor! Thank you!
Author's reply
Two friends and I were on a road trip when we started coming up with these. I just wish I could recall more of that conversation!
Grey Wonderer · 30 April 2007 · Chapter 5: The Great Caradhras Coverup
I smiled when I read this one. These are all so very good!
Author's reply
*blushes*
Larner · 29 April 2007 · Chapter 10: Sundered
Oh, what a wonderful lament for Treebeard to sing!
Author's reply
Thank you!
Queen Galadriel · 29 April 2007 · Chapter 10: Sundered
Aw, so sweet and sad. The Ents and the Entwives do have a tale of sorrow and hope, and I like to imagine them finding one another again. God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
It would be nice, wouldn't it? Tolkien said in a letter that the Entwives had likely all been killed in the Second Age...but then again, Sam's cousin did see that "walking tree". So there's always hope! Thank you for your kind words!
demeter d · 29 April 2007 · Chapter 10: Sundered
Lovely! The sentences are slow, and considered. They really do sound like Treebeard's thoughts. It very nicely expresses the ambiguous sense that Tolkein left us with concerning the Entwives. Treebeard did not know, and except for the hint that where they once lived was now called "The Brown Lands," no one else knew, either! Treebeard can be difficult to write. You have done him well.
Author's reply
I'm so relieved! I've never even attempted to write the Ents before, and I probably never would have if not requested. Your kind comments are *very* appreciated!
Larner · 24 April 2007 · Chapter 9: Brother in Arms
Ah--to be humbled and brought to reality by the faithfulness of this most unexpected of warriors! I am so glad Merry found his way, and at Dernhelm's side, for what is to come. Eowyn is learning, and preparing herself in an odd way for what Fate is to offer her when the battle is won and the deeper battle is fought for her integrity is in question.
Author's reply
Eowyn is one of my favorite non-hobbit characters, and my overall favorite female character, because she is so "human". Tolkien places her "epiphany" (as I see it) a bit later, when she talks to Faramir, but I like to imagine it starting with Merry.
Larner · 24 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
Oh, I love this view of the four Hobbits from Aragorn's POV. Very nicely done.
Author's reply
Thank you!
demeter d · 22 April 2007 · Chapter 9: Brother in Arms
"And I wonder, which of us is the truer warrior?" Oooohhhh, this gave me goosebumps. Merry's courage was an inspiration to all who knew him, I am sure. Well done.
Author's reply
I like to think that all four hobbits touched people in that way. Thanks!
Queen Galadriel · 22 April 2007 · Chapter 9: Brother in Arms
*teary eyes* Oh, I just love Eowyn drabbles, and this one is beautifully and poignantly written. God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
*hands you a tissue* Thank you!
Queen Galadriel · 22 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
Beautiful, Rowan! Just beautiful! God bless, Galadriel
Pearl Took · 18 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
Again, beautiful!! You have a true gift with these short wee bits, Rowan!!
Author's reply
Thanks for this and your other comments. :-) My muse does tend to be a bit short-winded, though. Maybe I should encourage her to take up jogging.
Pearl Took · 18 April 2007 · Chapter 7: On That Note
This is wonderful, Rowan :-) I just love it!
Pearl Took · 18 April 2007 · Chapter 6: Peter Jackson Product Placement Moment #2
LOL!!! delightful! and so true ;-)
harrowcat · 17 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
It has taught me that love can give stature that cannot be measured, and that innocence can be the fount of strength. absolutely lovely Rowan!
Author's reply
Thanks!
Grey Wonderer · 16 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
So very true. Love is strength.
Author's reply
I think that's one of the chief themes of LOTR.
cookiefleck · 16 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
This is very nice. Thanks.
Author's reply
Thanks for commenting!
Dreamflower · 16 April 2007 · Chapter 8: Between Here and There
Beautiful! Of course the hobbits did not make a very good impression in Bree, but they soon showed their worth!
Author's reply
I've always felt that that was most likely Strider's reaction on first meeting the hobbits...and Frodo dancing on the tabletop probably didn't help!
Bodkin · 11 April 2007 · Chapter 7: On That Note
A nice show of defiance! That's the worst of endings and separations. Gimli is right, unfortunately - and even without Frodo's frailty, he would have been right. Eight very different lives have been briefly woven together, but, short of all staying in the White City, they would naturally resume interrupted paths.
Author's reply
That's exactly what I've always felt about that section.
Queen Galadriel · 9 April 2007 · Chapter 7: On That Note
Oh, I want to cry! That is so Merry! God bless, Galadriel
eiluj · 9 April 2007 · Chapter 7: On That Note
Good for Merry!
Larner · 8 April 2007 · Chapter 7: On That Note
And they needed joy, right then. I can certainly appreciate how Frodo refused to look at any of the others at that moment.
Author's reply
Obviously he had some inkling that he would be among the ones not able to be there when the others got together.
Queen Galadriel · 6 April 2007 · Chapter 6: Peter Jackson Product Placement Moment #2
Oh, I've never seen one of those (and I'm American), but...LOL! Yep, almost happened! God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
Hmmm...maybe they don't show them everywhere in the US. But I know lots of people have seen them: I hear jokes on TV based on them sometimes. Oh well!
Queen Galadriel · 6 April 2007 · Chapter 5: The Great Caradhras Coverup
Aaawww! That is so Sam. Loving defiance, indeed! And the end is precious (no pun intended). God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
I've always figured that if Frodo went stubborn on him, Sam would find a way to take care of his master anyway, even if he had to resort to being sneaky about it!
Queen Galadriel · 6 April 2007 · Chapter 4: Son of My Heart
*blinks back tears* Oh, Rowan! Is this what all fathers feel, this helpless, fierce love that takes away my breath and almost frightens me with its intensity? WOW! That's all I can say. Absolutely breathtaking. The way you wrote this is just beautiful! God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
Feels good to know I made someone cry. :-) Thank you!
Larner · 5 April 2007 · Chapter 6: Peter Jackson Product Placement Moment #2
Not as recognizable as Geico, of course, but funny. Thanks!
Author's reply
It can be hard coming up with ads to use that will be recognizable to everybody; but it's fun nonetheless.