B2MeM Day Five--Menegroth
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March 5: Menegroth
The caves are alive, with the sound of music … Welcome to the city of Thousand Caves, also known as Menegroth, the central hot spot for the newest and popular musicals. From the Fallen Swordsman to Beauty and the Hound, Menegroth has it all. Not only that! This season we are proud to announce the return of the Doriath Marchwardens, as they reprise their stunning axe show and scintillating striptease act, leaving you energized and charmed into your very being. Last but not the very least, Daeron and his Noldorin assistant will offer master classes in bardic music and acting. What are you waiting for!? Act fast and reserve your tickets before they are sold out!
Today's Challenge:
Write a story or poem or create artwork that will illustrate the consequences of isolation.
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Date: 2011-03-05 08:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-05 01:16 pm (UTC)(Edited to add that Angelica did nearly all of the Silm challenges and really came up with some fantastic ideas. I'm lifting my ankles from the plotrabbits I don't have time to feed right now! :)
Menegroth by Mirach
Date: 2011-03-05 12:30 pm (UTC)or
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=6779&cid=29439
Today's prompt, by Starlight
Date: 2011-03-05 12:46 pm (UTC)One good fall day, a traveler robed in brown stumbles upon the most unusual encampment.
"By my beard!" he cries, almost dropping his staff in the astonishment. "But if it isn't an Elf and a Naugrim! I knew something must have been afoot."
"Afoot?" asks the Dwarf, making as if to rise while sending his worry in his glance to his companion, who merely lifts a curiously amused eyebrow. The Dwarf sits back.
"Why, yes, if you must know," replies the traveler, sitting himself within their circle and helping himself to a serving of roasted cheese. "The Eagles suddenly disappeared one day. All of the Eagle-lords at once! A most unusual occurrence by all accounts, but coupled with the excessive noise in the forest..."
"Noise?" asks the Elf, leaning slightly forward.
"Every leaf!" the old man cries amid mouthfuls, reaches for an apple. "They were all so noisy I could not make up a word of what they were saying."
"What did you do?" asks the Dwarf, perplexed.
"I set out to discover the reason at once." He licks his fingers, takes out a pouch from under the folds of his robe. "Have you any water?"
The Dwarf hands him a wine flask.
"I do not indulge, good chap."
The Elf passes him a cup. The old man pours a finely-ground powder onto it, stirs it with his fingers, and downs it in a gulp.
"Well?" asks the Dwarf.
"Well what?"
"What did you discover?"
"About what?"
"The noise in the forest," the Elf supplies, a smile firmly in place by now.
"Oh. Well, I do not know," the old man said, returning his pouch to its former place. "I discovered a curious plant on my way there and stopped to study its properties. As it turns out, it makes a wonderful substance that, according to my experiments, can supply a man with nourishment from sun-up to sun-down if drank upon rising, tasting differently every time it is ingested, according to the drinker's desire--"
"Could've used some of that..." the Dwarf mutters.
"Pardon?"
The Elf waves his hand. "Never mind that. What is your destination, at present?"
"Well, I cannot stray far, you know. Very important matters are being decided as we speak. The world's balance hangs by a thread and my intervention might be required in the coming months, my friends among the wise may have need of me and my location is so remote..." he shakes his head. "I may not fail them."
"Of course not," says the Elf.
The Dwarf scratches his head.
"But I may still attempt to reach the root of the disturbance."
"Have you tried Greenwood?" the Elf asks, leaning back against a tall oak.
"Greenwood?" asks the man, almost entranced. "There is a name I have not heard in a long time. No, I never go there. Too many spiders on the way."
"The spiders are gone."
"And the black squirrels?"
"All of them."
"Well, I'll be--"
"You should try it," says the Elf, stretching. "The Elven King there may have need of your services now."
A puzzled look from the man. And the Dwarf.
"Well, I might. What is going on, exactly?"
"Oh, it's a massive rebuilding project," the Elf replies before hoisting himself up, soon disappearing amidst the foliage.
"If you climb high enough," the traveler calls behind him, "sometimes the wind brings with it echoes of the distant sea at sunset."
"We know," mutters the Dwarf.
Later that evening, the Elf finally makes his way down.
"Oh, is he gone?" he asks.
The Dwarf mutters an unintelligible reply.
The Elf grins. "Father will be surprised to see him."
"If he ever makes it!"
~the end
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Date: 2011-03-05 02:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-05 03:44 pm (UTC)Poem (Lost)
Date: 2011-03-05 05:45 pm (UTC)Kaylee Arafinwiel
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Date: 2011-03-05 08:46 pm (UTC)Word Count: 540 + Notes
Rating: G
Challenge: b2wm 2011 #5
Fandom: The Silmarillion
Characters: Galadriel, Melian
Beta:
Summary: A conversation between Galadriel and Melian, on the nature of safety.
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Date: 2011-03-06 01:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-06 04:49 am (UTC)Great job! Loved it.
Starlight
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Date: 2011-03-06 03:53 am (UTC)- Erulisse (one L)
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Date: 2011-03-06 04:36 am (UTC)http://mysterious-jedi.livejournal.com/6145.html
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Date: 2011-03-06 06:16 am (UTC)http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/263704.html
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Date: 2011-03-06 04:44 pm (UTC)http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1327&warning=3
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Date: 2011-03-06 09:54 pm (UTC)Menegroth - On the Way to Gondor, 2961 by Dwimordene
Date: 2011-03-07 03:22 am (UTC)Summary: Dynasty and Daddy issues: Aragorn is an only child. Sometimes, this just really sucks.
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=5206
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Date: 2011-03-07 05:16 pm (UTC)Isolation (http://surgsteelfic.livejournal.com/132306.html)
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Date: 2011-03-08 06:48 pm (UTC)Introspection (http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1206&chapter=1")
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Date: 2011-03-09 04:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-11 10:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-12 11:38 am (UTC)March 5 Challenge
Date: 2011-03-09 02:51 am (UTC)Tanis
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Date: 2011-03-09 08:54 am (UTC)http://arwen75.livejournal.com/115673.html
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Date: 2011-03-09 11:42 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-03-15 01:29 am (UTC)Title: "Dark Lament"
Characters: Gollum (but it's vague; could be any number of canon figures)
Length: 100
Link: http://alphien.livejournal.com/31840.html
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Date: 2011-03-19 07:14 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-03-20 08:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-20 08:59 pm (UTC)Now back to catching up! I'll manage that yet before the month is over! ;)
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Date: 2011-03-23 03:53 pm (UTC)http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1236&chapter=3
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