The Gardener's Tribute - by Larner

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Challenge: a prompt by Grey Wonderer regarding Frodo planning a garden of his own.
Title: The Gardener's Tribute
Format: short story
Genre: general, childhood, coming of age, friendship
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Theme: B2MeM 2015
Elements: What kind of garden might Frodo have planted at Bag End? How did the Gaffer feel about it, and what help was Sam in the project?
Characters: Bilbo, the Gaffer, Frodo, Sam, Griffo Boffin, Aunt Dora, Gamgee family
Pairings: n/a
Creators' Notes (optional): For Nancylea for her birthday.
Summary: Now, just why would Frodo plant dandelions atop the Hill?

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“To Seek for the Sword” by My blue rose

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B2MeM Challenge: prompt by Grey Wonderer featuring a discussion between Faramir and Boromir as Boromir prepares to leave for Rivendell for the council.
Format: short story, 1000 words
Genre: general, family, humor, hurt/comfort
Rating: General
Warnings: none
Characters: Faramir, Boromir
Pairings: none
Summary: As Boromir prepares to journey to Rivendell for the council, Faramir attempts to persuade him to remain.

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Greeting the Dawn - Linda Hoyland

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B2MeM Challenge: “And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, reckoning nothing on wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn.”—The Siege of Gondor.
But the cock also must have had mundane origins, since it was a real, physical being. My question is, where did the cock come from? And why was it still in the city, since all the other cocks have apparently disappeared
Format: Ficlet
Genre: Character study
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: OFC
Pairings:none
Summary: An old woman remains in the City during the siege of Gondor.
The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.
A/n Some words are taken directly from Tolkien.

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It Shall Be Cloudy Come Afternoon, by Huinárë

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B2MeM Challenge: ‘After Tom Bombadil rescues the Hobbits from the Barrow-wights, he carries treasures from the barrow of the Last Prince of Cardolan, and picks a blue brooch to take home to Goldberry. His comments indicate that they knew the woman who bore it, and I'd love to know more about her, about the Cardolan culture of her time, how she met Goldberry and what their relationship was. Either gen or femslash would be great, and I'd prefer it if Tom Bombadil didn't come into the story too much.’ - Elleth

Format: Short story (~4k words)

Genre: Gen

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Mentions of war-related carnage.

Characters: OFC, Goldberry, Tom Bombadil

Pairings: One-sided Goldberry/OFC

Creators' Notes (optional): This was written around the same time as The Wavesinger posted her own story, “Butterfly Wings,” for the same prompt. I refrained from reading her story until I’d finished writing mine, but there was something of a similarity close to the end, although they are otherwise quite different. Apparently great minds think alike, but I did want to acknowledge that her story was written first.

Summary: As war presses in from the north, a woman of Cardolan meets a strange friend in the downs.

( "I want to have the power to protect my land, and to wander here at will.” )

The Invasion by Dreamflower

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B2MeM Challenge: This prompt by lindahoyland: Are the Rangers ever seen in the Shire? If so what do the Hobbits make of them? Do the Rangers ever openly help the Hobbits or have the Hobbits ever helped a sick or injured Ranger?
Format: format:multi-chapter
Genre: genre:adventure, genre:gapfiller
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Violence and one passing mention of cannibalism among orcs
Characters: Ranger OMC, various hobbits, Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took
Pairings: Bandobras/OFC
Creators' Notes (optional): This draws somewhat on my account of the Battle of Greenfields as recounted by Berilac Brandybuck in Chapter 15 of "In the Court of the High King"
Summary: Wounded and in peril of his life, a Ranger of the North carries a dire warning to the Shire: invasion!



The Invasion

Part 1

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"To the Day's Rising," by Suzelle

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B2MeM Challenge: Elessar returns to Arnor
Format: Short Story
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Aragorn, Arwen, Ivorwen, Nethril (OFC)
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen
Summary: A year after Sauron's fall, Aragorn returns to visit his family among the Northern Dúnedain.
Creators' Notes (optional): With thanks to cairistiona7 for the beta, and special thanks to guest-star Salvage for betaing for a fandom she's not even in.

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"The Affirmations Of Elrond" by Amy Fortuna

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B2MeM Challenge: General Prompts: the fading of beauty.
Format: Experimental (Um. Basically songfic.)
Genre: Ficlet series - 4500 words total.
Rating: R for suggestiveness and discussion of physical/mental trauma (implied rape)
Warnings: No warnings, but some potentially distressing/disturbing content & a bit of swearing.
Characters: Elrond, Gil-galad, Celebrian, Aragorn, Arwen, Lindir, Maedhros, Maglor, Finrod, Beor, Elladan & Elrohir, various others
Pairings: Elrond/Gil-galad, Elrond/Celebrian, referenced Fingon/Maedhros, Finrod/Beor, and Aragorn/Arwen
Creators' Notes (optional): The specific 'answer' to the prompt is "I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye' although the theme of the prompt runs through the whole series.
Summary: This is a series of double and triple drabbles about Elrond's life, as inspired by lines from Savage Garden's song 'Affirmation'.

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