By Any Other Name

Title: By Any Other Name
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: This story takes place shortly after the epilogue of A Tale That Grew in the Telling. It was inspired by Frodo’s drabble in The Master of Bag End, which was in turn inspired by “A Tale”.
Awards: MEFA 2006, nominated


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The Pippin

Title: The Pippin
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Poetry
Summary: Parody of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven". My apologies to both Poe and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Award: MEFA 2006, Nominated


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Hobbit Limericks

Title: Hobbit Limericks
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Poetry
Summary: Limericks about Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam


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A Valiant Deed

Title: A Valiant Deed
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild Violence
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Young Boromir and Faramir spend a morning playing outside. Based on an incident hinted at in Tea With Hobbits from Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hobbits.


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My Greatest Adventure

Title: My Greatest Adventure
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Poetry
Summary: Included in the envelope with Bilbo’s ring, Will and other documents was this poem. Written for Marigold’s Challenge #31.


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Reflections

Title: Reflections
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo looks back on what he used to be.


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Tolman Gamgee’s First Adventure

Title: Tolman Gamgee's First Adventure
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The birth of Tolman Gamgee causes quite a stir in Gondor. For gryffinjack and dreamflower02, who inspired this little plot bunny. This is an expansion on Tom’s drabble from The Master of Bag End.


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The Birthday – Minas Tirith

Title: The Birthday – Minas Tirith
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Short Story
Summary: Written for Marigold’s Challenge 36. The challenge this time was to write about any third anniversary, and my elements were to include stale bread, a cheery fire, and a gift for a non-hobbit member of the Fellowship. Companion piece to The Birthday - Hobbiton
Betas: marigoldg and llinos


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The Birthday - Hobbiton

Title: The Birthday - Hobbiton
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Short Story
Summary: Written for Marigold’s Challenge 36. The challenge this time was to write about any third anniversary, and my elements were to include embroidered braces (suspenders), ginger wine and thunder. Companion Piece to The Birthday - Minas Tirith.
Betas: marigoldg and llinos


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Nine

Title: Nine
Rating: PG
Warning: None
Genre: Drama
Length: Drabble, a tribble
Summary: The meaning of 9 in LOTR.


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The Rose

Title: The Rose
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo Gardner tries to uncover the mystery of a poem found among his father's belongings after his sailing.


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Deconstructing the Red Book

Title: Deconstructing the Red Book
Rating: G
Warning: AU
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo has a little too much help writing the Red Book.


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Deconstructing the Red Book, Part II

Title: Deconstructing the Red Book, Part II
Rating: G
Warning: AU, beverage
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Just how did that conversation between Hamfast and the Ring-wraith really go? All of Hamfast's dialogue taken from The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three's Company". The name of the wraith and the note about the spy are from The Unfinished Tales.


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A Fool’s Hope

Title: A Fool’s Hope
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam observes Frodo on one of his anniversary days.
Award: MEFA 2009, nominated


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Most Beautiful

Title: Most Beautiful
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam's first attempt to garden does not go as expected.


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Bed of Roses

Title: Bed of Roses
Rating: G
Warning: AU
Genre: Parody
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Written in response to the LJ DeleteGate controversy.


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The Twelve Days of Yule

Title: The Twelve Days of Yule
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Preparations for Yule, the year before the Quest. This is a series of mostly tribbles. The fourth is 400 words (just happened that way, and I couldn’t find 100 words to cut out of it), and the last two are 500 words each. They feature our four main hobbits, their relatives and friends, including a few OCs, some of whom haven’t been seen in a while. These tribbles are set during the Yule before the Quest.


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Sam’s Hat

Title: Sam’s Hat
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Battle of Bywater is over and the War of the Ring has ended. There is much to be done, but Rosie manages to find a quiet moment to ask Sam a very important question about his Adventures. A follow up to The Twelve Days of Yule.
Award: MEFA 2009, nominated


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The Proposal

Title: The Proposal
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Drabble
Summary: Rose has a question to ask Sam.


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A Close Call

Title: A Close Call
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Merry and Estella have a new addition to their family.
Award: MEFA 2009, nominated


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Presents for Gandalf

Title: Presents for Gandalf
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Drabble
Summary: Frodo and Bilbo have something special for Gandalf. Written for frolijah_fan_54 and blslarner, for their birthdays!


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Sums with Sam

Title: Sums with Sam
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo attempts to help Sam with his sums. For julchen11’s birthday.
Award: MEFA 2009, nominated


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New Beginnings

Title: New Beginnings
Ratings: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Rose has an announcement to make. For periantari’s birthday.


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Lily Gamgee

Title: Lily Gamgee
Rating: G
Warning: Mild Angst
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The professor originally intended Rose and Sam to have fourteen children, the last child being Lily. He later decided that they should outnumber the Old Took by only one child instead of two, and removed Lily from the family tree. Which begs the question, whatever happened to Lily Gamgee?


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A Night in the Wilds

Title: A Night in the Wilds
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo and Strider speak at Weathertop. Written for claudia603's birthday.


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Deck the Halls with Bows and Holi

Title: Deck the Halls with Bows and Holi
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Bilbo tells Sam a tale about a Yule tradition. For lbilover.


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Flights of Fancy

Title: Flights of Fancy
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Why didn’t the Eagles just fly the Ring to Mordor? Sam’s children, niece and nephew think they know why.


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It’s All Relative

Title: It’s All Relative
Rating: G
Warning: Reading this fic may cause brain hemorrhage.
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The hobbits attempt to explain family relations to Boromir.


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How to Cook a Goose

Title: How to Cook a Goose
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Short story
Summary: Written for Marigold’s Challenge #29. The challenge this time was for the author to choose her own elements from four provided categories. The elements I chose were a sibling, a strange occurrence, a farm and a baker.
Beta: marigoldg


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Frodo Writes a Story

Title: Frodo Writes a Story
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Short story
Summary: Frodo has a special gift for his cousin on his birthday.


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Babysitting Pippin

Title: Babysitting Pippin
Rating: G
Warning: Beverage
Genre: Humor
Length: Short story
Summary: Sam watches over Pippin while Frodo and Merry enjoy a night at the inn.


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A Night to Forget

Title: A Night to Forget
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Innuendo
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Frodo has a tryst.


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A Humble Gift

Title: A Humble Gift
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Faramir has a gift of gratitude for Pippin. Much thanks to Ithildin from the Stories of Arda Yahoo group and Christopher from the rec.arts.books.tolkien board for the Elvish translation, and to dreamflower02 for helping me with the search.
Award: MEFA 2006, nominated


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A Grand Tradition

Title: A Grand Tradition
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Short Story
Summary: Merry and the Tooks, with the help of some Bolgers, initiate Pippin into near adulthood with a tradition as old as the hills.


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Took Madness

Title: Took Madness
Rating: G
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Humor, Drama
Length: Short Story
Summary: The rain keeps pouring, and the Took children are getting restless.


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When One Door Closes…

Title: When One Door Closes...
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Character death
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The passing of Primula and Drogo corresponds with the birth of another.
Award: MEFA 2005, nominated; Mithril Award 2005, Honorable Mention


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Under the Harvest Moon

Title: Under the Harvest Moon
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Short story
Summary: One of Merry's pranks goes horribly wrong.


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Moon Over Tookland

Title: Moon Over Tookland
Rating: PG
Warning: Beverage, Mild innuendo
Genre: Humor
Length: Short Story
Summary: Things get a little wild at the Harvest party.


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Sweet Farewell

Title: Sweet Farewell
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Short story
Summary: Merry prepares to leave the Shire, but not before he sees his first love one last time. Written for dreamflower02’s birthday.


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Strawberry Truffles

Title: Strawberry Truffles
Rating: G
Warning: Minor injury to a character, h/c
Genre: General
Length: Short story
Summary: Frodo wants to make Bilbo something special for their birthday; Sam gets bad news.
Award: Golden Mushroom Award 2005: Best Abuse of Culinary Arts, Runner-Up


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Somewhere Only We Know

Title: Somewhere Only We Know
Rating: PG
Warning: Some angst
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Primula takes Frodo to a special place, on what will be the last day they have together. The title for this fic is taken from the song of the same name, by Keane:
This could be the end of everything
So why don’t we go somewhere only we know?


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Of All the Confounded Nuisances

Title: Of All the Confounded Nuisances
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Humor, Drama
Length: Short Story
Summary: Bilbo is having one of those days.


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Scouring for Mushrooms

Title: Scouring for Mushrooms
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Merry and Pippin go on a raid.


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A Long-Expected Party

Title: A Long-Expected Party
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor, General
Length: Short story
Summary: Pippin and Merry plan high-jinx at Bilbo's Birthday Party


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The Pact

Title: The Pact
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Merry must make amends. Follow-up of A Long-Expected Party.



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Pimpernel, Pervinca and Pearl’s Perfectly Plotted Prank

Title: Pimpernel, Pervinca and Pearl’s Perfectly Plotted Prank
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Short story
Summary: Pippin's sisters get revenge. A follow up of A Long-Expected Party and The Pact


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Why?

Title: Why?
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Merry is annoyed by Pippin's constant questions.


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Chocolate!

Title: Chocolate!
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Pippin gets into the chocolate while visiting Bag End.


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The Trouble With Lasses/Lads

Title: The Trouble With Lasses/The Trouble With Lads
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild innuendo
Genre: Humor
Length: Short story
Summary: An innocent stroll through the woods turns into an afternoon not be to forgotten.


( The Trouble With Lasses )

( The Trouble With Lads )

Pippin the Bullroarer

Title: Pippin the Bullroarer
Rating: G
Warning: None, extremely mild h/c
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Pippin tags along after Merry and his friends.


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Taking Care of Merry

Title: Taking Care of Merry
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Merry becomes ill on a trip to Whitwell.


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What Goes Around

Title: What Goes Around
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The apples don't fall far from the Took and Brandybuck trees.
Award: MEFA 2006, nominated


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The Evil Necromancer

Title: The Evil Necromancer
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild innuendo
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Pippin discovers an evil presence inside the Great Smials.


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The Quest for the Hairless Cat

Title: The Quest for the Hairless Cat
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Short story
Summary: A day of cloud gazing turns into hairy business for the cousins.
Award: MEFA 2008, nominated


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The Five Rules of Cooking

Title: The Five Rules of Cooking
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Novela
Summary: Merry and Pippin enter a cooking contest at the Free Fair. For grey_wonderer, who contributed the character of Tulip Crocker.
Award: MEFA 2008: 1st Place: Races, Hobbits, Childhood


( Part I )

Continued in Part II

The Five Rules of Cooking

Title: The Five Rules of Cooking
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Novela
Summary: Merry and Pippin enter a cooking contest at the Free Fair. For grey_wonderer, who contributed the character of Tulip Crocker.
Award: MEFA 2008: 1st Place: Races, Hobbits, Childhood


Continued from Part I

( Part II )

Continued in Part III

The Five Rules of Cooking

Title: The Five Rules of Cooking
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Novela
Summary: Merry and Pippin enter a cooking contest at the Free Fair. For grey_wonderer, who contributed the character of Tulip Crocker.
Award: MEFA 2008: 1st Place: Races, Hobbits, Childhood


Continued from Part II

( Part III )

Cheeky Took

Title: Cheeky Took
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Drabble
Summary: Merry and Pippin accept their award for the cooking contest. For nobleplatypus's birthday. Follows The Five Rules of Cooking.


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The Whole Truth and Nothing Butt

Title: The Whole Truth and Nothing Butt
Rating: G
Warning: Beverage
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Pippin talks his way out of trouble. Written for dreamflower02’s birthday! Follows The Five Rules of Cooking and Cheeky Took.


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If I Were a Dark Lord

Title: If I Were a Dark Lord
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam's children discuss the follies of the Dark Lord and how they would have done things differently.


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Scavenger Hunt

Title: Scavenger Hunt
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Short story
Summary: The Gamgee children participate in an annual tradition on the Hill.


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Nibbler

Title: Nibbler
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Gamgee children find a stray kitten and take it home.


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Bell

Title: Bell
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Gaffer tells his children who he came to court their mother.


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My First Campout

Title: My First Camp Out
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam chronicles his first campout with his best friends.


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Pork Chops and Apple Sauce

Title: Pork Chops and Apple Sauce
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Gamgee children prepare a special meal for the Gaffer's birthday.


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A Hectic Morning

Title: A Hectic Morning
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Gamgees, still adjusting to the passing of Bell, have trouble getting ready in the morning.


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My Little Miscreant

Title: My Little Miscreant
Rating: G
Warning: Extremely mild angst
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Bell muses on her children, her little troublemaker in particular! Written for Queen Galadriel’s birthday.


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The Smallest Gift

Title: The Smallest Gift
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam's birth comes unexpectedly.


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To Learn His Letters

Title: To Learn His Letters
Rating: G
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: General, Drama
Length: Short story
Summary: Bell had wanted her children to learn their letters. Now Halfred must fight with a stubborn Gaffer to make sure that Sam gets his lessons.
Award: MEFA 2006, nominated


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A Kingly Discussion

Title: A Kingly Discussion
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: The Gaffer gets a special missive in the mail and can't wait to share it at the inn. Written for Marigold’s Challenge 37. The challenge this time was to write a hobbity story in which someone learned something about another culture. My starter sentence was “Surely you can’t be serious,” said _____.
Betas: marigoldg and llinos
Award: MEFA 2007, 1st place: Races: Hobbits: Post Grey Havens


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My Conspiracy

Title: My Conspiracy
Rating: PG
Warning: Some angst
Genre: Drama, General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam reflects on the events that led to him becoming a spy for the Conspiracy – in three ficlets.



( Part I )

~*~

( Part II )

~*~

( Part III )

A Mother’s Work

Title: A Mother’s Work
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Just another typical morning in the Gamgee smial, as Bell tries to get her family ready for the day.


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A Father’s Work – Marigold

Title:A Father’s Work – Marigold
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Hamfast teaches Marigold how to haggle.


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A Father’s Work – Sam

Title: A Father’s Work – Sam
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild angst
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Hamfast tries to explain a fact of life (and death) to Sam.


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A Father’s Work – Hamson

Title: A Father’s Work – Hamson
Rating: G
Warning: Mild Angst
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Hamson heads off for his apprenticeship.


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A Father’s Work – May

Title: A Father’s Work – May
Rating: PG
Warning: Angst
Genre: Drama
Length: Ficlet
Summary: A sudden illness worries the Gamgees.


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A Father’s Work – Daisy

Title: A Father’s Work – Daisy
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Hamfast comforts Daisy after she loses a contest at the Free Fair.


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A Father’s Work – Halfred

Title: A Father’s Work – Halfred
Rating: PG
Warning: Mild injury
Genre: General, H/C
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Halfred injures himself and Hamfast comforts him.


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Marigold’s Yule

Title: Marigold’s Yule
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General, Humor
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Marigold is finally old enough to accept a suitor, and the lads are taking notice, making for a hectic start to the Yule season. Written for grey_wonderer.
Award: MEFA 2010, Nominated


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A Need to Heal

Title: A Need to Heal
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General, H/C
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Sam wakes up to a startling discovery.


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Bilbo’s Blunder

Title: Bilbo’s Blunder
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Bilbo loses track of Sam.
Beta: periantari


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Sammy's Ouchie

Title: Sammy's Ouchie
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General, H/C
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Bell comforts Sam after he hurts himself.
Beta: periantari


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Marigold's Gift

Title: Marigold's Gift
Rating: G
Warning: None
Genre: General
Length: Ficlet
Summary: Marigold wants to make the perfect birthday present for her father.


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