A/N: Written for The Fireplace Writing Challenge, August 2007. The first and last lines were compulsory.

Fandom: Batman: The Dark Knight
Summary: What happens when The Joker has his facepaint forcibly wiped off?

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Entered in the November Teitho challenge, Bad Habits.

Summary: For the life of him, Legolas can't understand his friends' love of smoking, but nobody's perfect...

“Time wears on, and the mists are blowing away, or would if you strange folk did not wreathe yourselves in smoke.” - Legolas to the others at Orthanc in The Two Towers.

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Written for the Archives of Excellence January Writing Challenge, Before the Beginning.

Summary: When little Elrond asks Maglor to play a game that reminds him of his part in the Kinslayings, how does he deal with it?

( Wounded )

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I know I've used this title before, but still...

To my great glee, I've been awarded a Top Commenter gong at Many Paths To Tread, which has now gone public. Here it is:


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Congratulations are in order to Virtuella, winner of the Archives of Excellence December Writing Challenge, Crazy Crossovers, with A Week In The Life Of A Simian Bibliophile.


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Happy new year, everyone! Posting for the monthly Archives of Excellence writing challenge begins today. The story must have a reference or allusion to the role that your favourite character is going to play in the events of your fandom. Perhaps something significant that they do - let's say, overcome a fear of something to help another character ( Read more... )

So endeth 2009. It's been a bit nuts, and a lot has happened, both in RL and on 'tinternet.

Well, it's time to leave it all behind. Slough off the dead skin of the old year and buff the shiny new one till it gleams. I aim to build up the Archives of Excellence and the Golden Quill Awards, and gain more entrants to my monthly writing challenges.

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Well, the polls are up for this month's writing challenge. Entrants include

The Weasleys Wizard Wheeze Displeases (Harry Potter/Shrek)

Thiotimoline Under Water (Spongebob Squarepants/Isaac Asimov)

Brave Enough (Harry Potter/Narnia)

The Scream (LOTR/Just William)

A Week In The Life Of A Simian Bibliophile (The fandoms are, in order of appearance: ( Read more... )

I hope everyone has had a merry Christmas, or whatever holiday you all celebrate.

Mine was pretty good. We had duck and salmon for dinner, with mashed potato, mashed sweet potato, roast potatoes, baby corn cobs, sugar snap peas, sprouts and chestnuts. There were three guests - it's great to have more faces at the table. One year it was Richard and ( Read more... )