silwritersguild | B2MeM Week Three Stories and Challenges (Reply)

New Stories!

"The Allure of the Bait" by May
Maitimo's desires awaken to the temptation that is Findekano.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=57

"And the Butterly Opened Its Mouth and Screamed" by May
Maedhros reflects on one event in his life.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=65

"Armageddon Will Not Be Televized" by Dwimordene
Chapter Four: Mercy Steading
Halbarad rides the revolving elven door and bags him a Túrin.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=12

"Akallabêth" by Mirach
The last moments of Tar-Míriel
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=75

"Coming to Utopia-- a true drabble" by Rhyselle
A refugee from Beleriand arrives at Tol Eressea in the wake of the War of Wrath. Exactly 100 words.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=61

"Darling, we are lost …" by Mirach
I've told you...
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=54

"Earendil's journey to Khand" by Lyra
Well, suddenly Eärendil decided to set plotbunnies loose in my head, because surely his journey through the desert deserves more attention than a challenge, a response, and an e-mail.
So this little spin-off story was born, loosely based on some of the challenges but mostly just on, well, Khand and what Eärendil did there. If that's compatible with the rules, I suppose these could be used for the battle against Sauron.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=70

"Endless…" by Lirulin
Feanor's soul is lost in the Halls of Mandos and in its own faded memories
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=55

"Every Year a Little Stronger" by Peregrin Ionad.
Legolas thinks upon his sea longing and regrets.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=68

"Falling Stars and Forges: Gurthang Reborn" by Rhyselle
Finrod reaches Tirion and the Black Sword of Turin Turambar is re-forged... with help from someone Finrod did not expect.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=69

"Hearing the Voice" by Rhyselle
An elf discusses a near-death experience. Does Lord Namo really summon the dying to Mandos? So short it's not even a drabble.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=58

"His Whole World is in those Hands" by Perkyandproud
The Challenge was Hands. I went with sweet and reminiscent.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=63

"Negotiations" by Independence 1776
Makalaurë negotiates with Maitimo to get something he wants.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=56

"A New Beginning" by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Niniel, Lady's maid to Galadriel meets Celeborn (and isn't too impressed)
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=50

"Paradise Lost" by Isabeau
The most perfect place can be ruined by a single event.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=49

"The Price of Love" by Mirach
After Aragorn's death, Arwen returns to Cerin Amroth one last time.
A companion piece to The Tree of Love
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=52

"Silence" by openmeadow
Alone in a cell, Legolas realizes that it is not the darkness that he fears most, but something entirely different.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=51

"Sojourn of a Mortal" by Earille
We came, we stayed, and we died.
But a treasure we left: memories in mind.
Colours paint, but we are the painter.
Colours taint, but we are the eraser.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=60

"Sometimes I Wish…" by Celeritas
A set of not-so-serious attempts to fulfill the B2MEM 2010 prompts, in an effort of the author's to maintain contact with her OC hobbits and the Fourth Age Shire they live in. This "Alternate History" account presupposes happier, AU conditions borrowed from Dreamflower's "Eucatastrophe" universe, in which the Three Rings retained their power at the One Ring's destruction and Frodo (and indeed anyone living in Aman) is allowed to return to Middle-earth after having been healed.
2. The Birthday Party
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=14

"Surprise Visit, S.R. 1349" by Dreamflower
From the Tale of Years: Gandalf and Balin visit Bilbo in the Shire. (a pair of drabbles)
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=64

"Tables Turned" by Lyra
In the long, cold winter of III 1974, King Arvedui finds out how dramatically positions of power can change.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=62

"Too Many Years to Count the Stars" by Alassante
Aragorn's age is a sore spot.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=67

"Weapons Forged" by Larner
In which we see the forging and bespelling of certain blades....
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=66

"Walls of White" by Elleth
Maeglin attempts to come to terms with the events following his arrival in Gondolin.
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2010/viewstory.php?sid=59

If you have not already, also be sure to check out the challenges created for Week One and Week Two!

Challenges Unlocked This Week

Have you ever felt totally lost? In a big city? In a foreign country? Because somebody has left you alone? Write a story, poem or create an artwork where the character has to deal with loss--either physical or spiritual.

Two characters with very opposite characteristics meet for the first time.

J.R.R. Tolkien often wrote about feasts and festivals, from the attested festivals in pre-Darkening Aman to Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday party. Write a story, poem, or create an artwork involving a feast, festival, or party.

Are you creative? Do you try to think outside the box or do you follow the beaten path? Write a story, poem or create an artwork where the characters have to act creatively to sort out a problem--even if creativity does not come easy to them.

The works of J.R.R. Tolkien present complex (and sometimes contradictory) views of magic. In Letter #131, he said that "The Machine is our more obvious modern form though more closely related to Magic than is usually recognised," defining magic as something wielded in pursuit of power. In a draft of Letter #155, he defined a second sort of magic as "not to be come by by 'lore' or spells; but ... an inherent power not possessed or attainable by Men as such." Write a story, poem, or create artwork that shows the use of one (or both!) types of magic.

Create a story, poem, or artwork that responds to the following quote: "If you never flew why would you / Cut the wings off a butterfly?" -- Dave Matthews Band

What are defining traits in a friend? Intelligence? Good humor? Integrity? Write a story, poem or create an artwork where a new friendship is built or old friends meet after a long time.

Hands have been symbolic of many things in various societies. Some even believe the path of our lives are written within the lines of our hands. Write a story centered on the theme of hands.

A character loses something seemingly mundane that possesses great personal importance or value. What does he or she do to recover it?

Given that history is written from the perspective of those in power, write a story, poem, or create an artwork from the perspective of the powerless minority.

Choose a color. Create a story, poem, or artwork in which that color dominates.

Show us a character having or coming to terms in the aftermath of a near-death experience.

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." -- Oscar Wilde

Your character finds something that she or he wants. Now create a scene in which your character attempts to make an exchange or purchase in order to acquire that item.

Create a poem, story, or artwork in which groupthink endangers a group of characters.

Create a story, poem, or artwork that responds to the following quote:
"How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself." -- Anais Nin