Larner

I am a special education teacher who has recently taken to aiding adults with disabilities. I first read "The Lord of the Rings" at the age of thirteen, and here I am, forty-plus years later, still doing so.

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• The Tenant from Staddle

  When Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were ennobled on the Field of Cormallen, Gondor and Arnor granted them lands held in the King's name for their maintenance in keeping with the customs of the lands. And now a farmer formerly from Staddle learns he must have permission from the Lord Iorhael in order to remain where he has begun excavating a new smial and setting up a farm for himself and his family.

  G · 37 chapters · In progress · Published 23 September 2006 · Updated 14 January 2009 · Reviews (346)

• Wherever the Prompt Might Lead

  A series of ficlets for the 2008 Advent Calendar, each a hundred fifty words. A new element must be added day by day. bottle, wharf, violin, moon, monkey, fork, hole, lock, sheet, pendant, crystal, cookie, letter, money, tail, chair, bread, seed, peach, snow, rope, boat, baggage, candle

  PG · 25 chapters · Complete · Published 1 December 2008 · Updated 25 December 2008 · Reviews (234)

• The First Snowfall of the Season

  The Valar offer Frodo Baggins a special dream as a midwinter gift one year.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 22 December 2008 · Updated 22 December 2008 · Reviews (26)

• Unnatural Appetites?

  Some remarks made in the marketplace have left Frodo in a fury, and Aragorn seeks to set those who made them right....

  PG-13 · 1 chapter · In progress · Published 30 September 2008 · Updated 30 September 2008 · Reviews (22)

• Story Timeline

  A timeline for the stories I've published on this site.

  G · 5 chapters · In progress · Published 6 May 2006 · Updated 28 September 2008 · Reviews (17)

• The Keys of the Realm

  The Battle of the Pelennor is over, and the folk of Minas Tirith must deal with the aftermath. Now the Keeper of the Keys watches the changes happen, finding himself preparing for the Return of the King to Gondor. Written for the Coronation Challenge on LOTR Community, and with special note to Raksha for the Faramir Creation Day Memorial; and for Radbooks for her birthday.

  G · 7 chapters · Complete · Published 11 May 2008 · Updated 31 May 2008 · Reviews (82)

• The Farewell in Gondor

  AU--What if Frodo hadn't accompanied Sam, Merry, and Pippin back to the Shire--if the other Hobbits had become convinced it would be better he remain by Aragorn's side and had so convinced him? A look at how it MIGHT have played out....

  G · 6 chapters · Complete · Published 20 February 2008 · Updated 9 March 2008 · Reviews (58)

• A Maid Waiting

  Some who came to Minas Tirith did so in hopes of pursuing a larger ambition. For Systerien of Celebstrand in Dor-en-Ernil and Ivormil of Bidwell in Lossarnach, to find themselves in the presence of the King Returned served to put those ambitions into perspective. A sequel to "Vocabulary Lessons" in "Moments in Time."

  G · 10 chapters · Complete · Published 20 November 2007 · Updated 23 February 2008 · Reviews (110)

• The King's Commission

  The King Elessar desires to have a memorial made for the four Pheriannath whose aid helped to win the War of the Ring and led to the destruction of the Ring and Sauron. But as the Pherian Frodo has left Middle Earth, how is it to be done? And then he sees a remarkable statue in the market town of Casistir.... Being edited, and forgotten chapter has been added. Rated for discrete discussion of incest and pedophilia and character deaths.

  PG-13 · 81 chapters · Complete · Published 5 December 2004 · Updated 10 February 2008 · Reviews (429)

• Seasonal Help

  When a small epidemic hits, some seasonal help is in order.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 6 December 2007 · Updated 6 December 2007 · Reviews (31)

• The Coin's Other Face

  A companion piece to "He Who Would Have All." How Frodo and Sam experience the Seven Deadly Sins. A birthday gift for Dreamflower.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 1 July 2007 · Updated 1 July 2007 · Reviews (13)

• He who Would Have All

  Lotho Sackville-Baggins, in the year of 1390 S.R., is already rather given to pursuit of the Seven Deadly Sins.

  PG-13 · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 28 June 2007 · Updated 28 June 2007 · Reviews (12)

• Second Mum

  Frodo Baggins was blessed with two Hobbitesses who thought of him as their son; this is the tale of the second mum.

  G · 13 chapters · Complete · Published 2 May 2007 · Updated 8 June 2007 · Reviews (166)

• Go Out in Joy

  Yes, the writer does on occasion write AU.... What if Frodo had chosen to remain in the Shire instead of sailing with the other Ring-bearers? And what if his family had indeed divined he was fading, and gathered to fare him well?

  PG · 12 chapters · Complete · Published 25 February 2007 · Updated 18 March 2007 · Reviews (135)

• Trials and Tribulation

  Someone has decided that "Mer" Frodo needs a hug to feel better, and Frodo finds himself sponsoring an unusual family in the East Farthing.

  G · 3 chapters · Complete · Published 23 August 2006 · Updated 1 September 2006 · Reviews (34)

• Reunion

  In time there came the day when Samwise Gamgee left Bag End to find his Master. How did his reunion go forward?

  PG-13 · 18 chapters · Complete · Published 17 May 2006 · Updated 24 July 2006 · Reviews (215)

• Flooding and Glamours

  A Took remembers his first visit with a Baggins family, and considers the nature of glamours.

  G · 3 chapters · Complete · Published 3 May 2006 · Updated 5 May 2006 · Reviews (20)

• Reconciliation

  A sequel of sorts to "The Acceptable Sacrifice." There was great hurt given to Captain Peregrin Took by his father the last time Pippin visited the Great Smial from Crickhollow. Sir Meriadoc Brandybuck, on the other hand, hasn't been properly forthcoming to his parents about his experiences, and they've felt pressed to the ends of their abilities to understand. And the Lord Samwise Gamgee must come to terms with the loss of his beloved Master and with the fact he is now himself Master of Bag End and heir to all Frodo had and might have had, done and might have done. The time for reconciliation has come . For Kitty and Dreamflower, who asked for this.

  G · 12 chapters · Complete · Published 24 March 2006 · Updated 28 April 2006 · Reviews (140)

• The Acceptable Sacrifice

  He thought the sacrifice had been consummated--but he found he was mistaken. How, then would it become acceptable?

  PG-13 · 101 chapters · Complete · Published 16 October 2005 · Updated 13 March 2006 · Reviews (1,409)

• Lesser Ring

  The tale of two visits to Harad.

  PG-13 · 52 chapters · Complete · Published 26 July 2005 · Updated 7 October 2005 · Reviews (344)

• Fostering

  Three were intended to embody the hopes of not only the Dúnedain, but the hopes and needs of all the Free Peoples (and those who wished to know freedom) in all of Middle Earth. But when the Lady Gilraen lost two of her three sons, where would the lost ones be born, and who would be the one to prepare then to face the needs of the rest of Middle Earth? Based on a Nuzgul set loose in the nursery by Harrowcat.

  G · 7 chapters · Complete · Published 10 July 2005 · Updated 19 July 2005 · Reviews (51)

• The Ties of Family

  We've explored a great deal how Sam, Merry, and Pippin would be impacted by Frodo's decision to leave Middle Earth. But what of the others who must live on after he's gone? How would Frodo's realization that the Shire must now be seen as part of the world be made manifest? And what if there were blood heirs--almost--for Frodo?

  G · 43 chapters · Complete · Published 17 May 2005 · Updated 30 June 2005 · Reviews (275)

• The Choice of Healing

  How would Frodo be convinced to take the ship to Tol Eressëa? Mostly Frodo-centric

  PG-13 · 20 chapters · Complete · Published 27 March 2005 · Updated 14 April 2005 · Reviews (121)

• The Colors of Passing

  Frodo Baggins considers the nature of colors as he faces choices.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 8 December 2004 · Updated 8 December 2004 · Reviews (13)

• Filled with Light as with Water

  The sequel to "For Eyes to See as Can"--Frodo and Healing in Eressea. Rated for suicidal thoughts.

  PG · 10 chapters · Complete · Published 13 November 2004 · Updated 14 November 2004 · Reviews (23)

• For Eyes to See as Can

  Written from the point of Sam Gamgee, this is a look at the coming of Frodo Baggins to Bag End, the impact of the Ring on his life, and all that leads to his choice to leave Middle Earth.

  G · 28 chapters · Complete · Published 11 November 2004 · Updated 12 November 2004 · Reviews (34)