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Welcome to Tolkien Weekly, a drabble community which welcomes drabbles based on any of the Works of JRR Tolkien, not just Lord of the Rings. Every Monday night at midnight a new challenge is set. All members then have seven days to let that challenge inspire them to write as many or as few drabbles as they like.

We stick to the strict definition of the term 'drabble' here, so please try to make sure that your stories are exactly one hundred words long - not a word more or less. That's why it's called a challenge!

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Title:
Author:
Characters/Pairing:
Rating:
Warnings: (writers should warn readers for major squicks like character death, blood, incest and the like)
Book/Source: (Hobbit, Silm, LotR, HoME, UT, other). If your work is movie-verse, please say so here.
Disclaimer: (very important. Forget this once, we'll send a warning. Forget it twice, we'll send a very angry Gimli to chop you into tiny pieces.)

We're here to have fun, so put your writing caps on, ink your quills and get drabbling!

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26th May 2012

huinare4:21pm: Two excessively belated 'Natural Disasters' drabbles--for Famine and Earthquake prompts
Since it's been over a month since I posted the first three, the whole thing can be found on my LJ if anyone wants a memory refresher.


Title: Gnawed Bone-Close
Author: Huinárë
Characters/Pairing: Melkor, Glaurung, Ungoliant, Gothmog, Sauron
Rating: PG
Warnings: Booze?
Book/Source: The Silmarillion
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien.  No profit reaped by myself, aside from a wealth of intellectual giddiness.

Summary: Regarding the consumption habits of those under siege.  Answering the prompt “Famine.”

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Title: The Bitter Deed
Author: Huinárë
Characters/Pairing: Melkor, Oromë, Aulë, Valar
Rating: PG
Warnings: Critter death.  Plate tectonics.
Book/Source: The Silmarillion
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien.  No profit reaped by myself, aside from a wealth of intellectual giddiness.

Summary: Herein commences the razing of Utumno.  Answering the prompt “Earthquake.”

Author’s Notes: Angoronti – My non-expert rendering of Iron Mountains into Quenya.  If there is a canon Quenya title for said mountains, I have not come across it.

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25th May 2012

kortirion1:59am: Natural Disasters challenge - Plague: 'Oh For a Quiet Muse!': Kortirion
A slightly late entry for the Natural Disasters challenge...

Title: Oh For a Quiet Muse!
Author: Kortirion
Character: Bilbo
Rating: G
Source: AU FotR
Disclaimer: Tolkien wrote the books, all is his.


Oh For a Quiet Muse! )

23rd May 2012

dwimordene_201112:45am: Oubliette by Dwimordene
Title: Oubliette
Author: Dwimordene
Challenge: Writing: Note
Summary: Turn the page…
Characters/Pairing: Faramir, Éowyn
Rating: K
Book/Source: LOTR
Disclaimer: I'm neither JRRT nor making money off this.
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kortirion12:11am: New Challenge
And so it begins... the new series of prompts concerns WRITING - where, to whom, on what, and what with... that's for you to decide.

The first prompt is:

NOTE

22nd May 2012

silverstarspray4:55pm: Natural Disasters Challenge: Plague - Falling Like a Rain of Flowers
Title: Falling Like a Rain of Flowers
Author: SilverStarSpray
Characters/Pairing: Gandalf
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Book/Source: LotR
Disclaimer: Tolkien's the genius, not me.

falling like a rain of flowers )

curiouswombat8:54pm: Disasters; Plague. A Final Bedtime Story For Little Hobbits.
Title: Another bedtime tale for little hobbits.
Disasters Challenge; Plague.
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: hobbits.
Rating: G
Source: LotR

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits )
Current Mood: busy

17th May 2012

dwimordene_20117:59pm: The Ilion Vector by Dwimordene
Title: The Ilion Vector
Author: Dwimordene
Challenge: Natural Disasters: Plague
Summary: Diplomacy is war by other means.
Characters/Pairing: OMCs, OFCs
Rating: K+
Book/Source: LOTR Appendices, UT
Warnings: Too many notes!
Disclaimer: I'm neither JRRT nor making money off this.
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jay_of_lasgalen8:24am: Natural Disasters
Whoops - sorry for the late posting!   The final prompt for the 'Natural Disasters' challenge is Plague.

As always, you can use the prompt in any context you wish.

14th May 2012

curiouswombat8:16pm: Disasters Challenge; Earthquake. Another bedtime tale for little hobbits.
Title: Another bedtime tale for little hobbits.

Disasters Challenge; Earthquake.

Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: hobbits.
Rating: G
Source: LotR
For the Disasters Challenge; Earthquake.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits )
Current Mood: busy
kortirion12:19am: Natural Disasters challenge - Earthquake & Hurricane: 'Remember, Remember': Kortirion
Title: Remember, Remember - a drabble pair
Author: Kortirion
Character: Faramir
Rating: G
Source: RotK
Disclaimer: Tolkien discovered Middle-earth, and all who dwell therein are his.


Remember, Remember )

12th May 2012

silverstarspray1:47am: Natural Disasters Challenge: Hurricane - When Evening in the Shire was Grey
Title: When Evening in the Shire was Grey
Author: SilverStarSpray
Characters/Pairing: Gandalf
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Book/Source: LotR
Disclaimer: Tolkien's the genius, not me.

when evening in the shire was grey )

11th May 2012

curiouswombat6:02pm: Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits; Hurricane challenge.
Title: Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: hobbits.
Rating: G
Source: LotR
For the Disasters Challenge; Hurricane.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits )

I'm slightly out of synch - I'll do earthquake soon!
Current Mood: busy

9th May 2012

lindahoyland1:59am: Earth Tremors - Earthquake

Title: Earth Tremors
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Faramir/Eowyn
Rating: PG
Warnings: mild sexual content
Word count: 100
Book/Source: LOTR book-verse
Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.



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8th May 2012

dwimordene_20113:08pm: Storm force five by Dwimordene
Title: Storm Force Five
Author: Dwimordene
Challenge: Natural Disaster: Hurricane
Summary: Morgoth invented dragons for a reason…
Characters/Pairing: Eönwë, Nienna, dragons
Rating: K+
Book/Source: The Silmarillion
Disclaimer: I'm neither JRRT nor making money off this.
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jay_of_lasgalen11:56am: Natural Disasters
The next prompt for the challenge is 'Hurricane'

3rd May 2012

jay_of_lasgalen11:50am: The Waters of Ithilien
Title: The Waters of Ithilien
Author: Jay of Lasgalen
Character: Faramir
Rating: Gen
Disclaimer: Tolkien's; not mine.

Summary:  Faramir dreams ...


The Waters of Ithilien )
silverstarspray12:21am: Natural Disasters Challenge: Earthquake - Fire and Shadow Both Defied
Title: Fire and Shadow Both Defied
Author: SilverStarSpray
Characters/Pairing: Gandalf, Saruman
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Book/Source: LotR
Disclaimer: Tolkien's the genius, not me.

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2nd May 2012

dwimordene_201110:53pm: In the shadow of the mountain by Dwimordene
Title: In the shadow of the mountain
Author: Dwimordene
Challenge: Natural Disaster: Earthquake
Summary: Disaster depends upon your perspective.
Characters/Pairing: OCs
Rating: K+
Book/Source: LOTR Appendices
Disclaimer: I'm neither JRRT nor making money off this.
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curiouswombat11:18pm: Challenge; Famine. Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits
Title: Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: hobbits.
Rating: G
Source: LotR
For the Disasters Challenge; Famine.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


It is very likely that this cautionary tale developed from this story told on his return to the Shire by Pippin.

Another Bedtime Tale for Little Hobbits )
Current Mood: amused
lindahoyland9:22pm: Alone in the Night- Famine
Title: Alone in the Night
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Aragorn/ Arwen
Rating: PG
Warnings: mild sexual content
Word count: 100
Book/Source: LOTR book-verse
Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.


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1st May 2012

jay_of_lasgalen10:21pm: Natural Disasters

The next prompt for the 'Natural Disasters' challenge is Earthquake


30th April 2012

silverstarspray4:42pm: Natural Disasters Challenge: Famine - A Back that Bent Beneath its Load
Title: A Back that Bent Beneath its Load
Author: SilverStarSpray
Characters/Pairing: Gandalf, Elrond
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Book/Source: LotR
Disclaimer: Tolkien's the genius, not me.

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29th April 2012

huinare9:48pm: "The Hated Element" --for 'Natural Disasters--Flood' (rather belatedly)
Title: The Hated Element
Author: Huinárë
Characters/Pairing: Melkor, Glaurung, Balrogs, Maiar
Rating: PGish for vague reference to maiming and execution
Warnings: N/A
Book/Source: The Silmarillion
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien.  No profit reaped by myself, aside from a wealth of intellectual giddiness.

Summary: Wherein spies of Valinor seek to enter besieged Utumno.  Answering the prompt “Flood.”

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30th April 2012

kortirion12:28am: Natural Disasters challenge - Famine: 'Hungry': Kortirion
Title: Hungry
Author: Kortirion
Characters: Boromir/Théodred
Rating: G
Source: Pre-Ring War
Disclaimer: Tolkien made Middle-earth, Kortirion extrapolated from it.


Hungry )

29th April 2012

lindahoyland5:33am: Taken by the Flood
Title: Taken by the Flood
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Aragorn, Fellowship
Rating: PG
Warnings: character death
Word count: 100
Book/Source: LOTR book-verse
Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.



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