The Way of the Wombat

The challenges at tolkien_weekly recently were based on the ingredients for mulled wine.

This cried out to me for Recipe Fic. And so each of the seven drabbles features a particular dish - and is followed by the recipe for the dish.

The main character is simply described as an un-named young elf in a kitchen - those who have read the Returnverse might like to know that it is Tharhîwon. If you remember who he is you will understand his thoughts from the beginning - but if you don't, I will explain a little more at the end.

( So - Seven Drabbles and Seven Recipes... )

Enjoy the drabbles - and try the recipes!

Some pretties... and some words to go with them.

This was my recognition that I took part in a comment challenge -





Now it really wasn't hard to actually comment as I read some good, well written, fics; and it was a real pleasure, also, to receive comments. So I would urge you to take the time, when reading, to say you enjoy the story - even if that is all you say. Wondering about a source of good reading to comment on? Then you could do a great deal worse than to look at the nominees for these -





Many Paths to Tread is a smallish (but growing) Tolkien archive, where I mainly archive my drabble sets, and so I am really pleased to say that I received nominations in

Favorite story featuring Men for First Spring.

A year in the Walled Garden and Family Ties were nominated in the actual drabble or drabble series category.

Then Cautionary Tales for Little Hobbits was nominated in Favorite Humour Story, and in Favorite characterization of Gandalf, Learning Process was nominated.

Finally The Making of an Heirloom was nominated in Favorite characterization of Legolas.

Links to the stories, and the voting polls, can be found HERE - go and enjoy some very good reading.

These were written for challenges at tolkien_weekly and look at the journey Lothíriel makes to her wedding to Éomer from four different points of view.

Here Comes The Bride
800 words
Rated PG
Features Lothíriel, Éomer, Éothain and Imrahil.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.

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I like to think she was happy there.

This is a short set of drabbles written over the past few weeks for tolkien_weekly.

They could be set in the future of the Retunverse - but they don't have to be. They are certainly set after Legolas and Gimli sailed West.

Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: Legolas
Rating: G
Source: LotR

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.

( To Make an Heirloom )

I don't often post my drabbles here until there is a whole set - but in view of the date I thought I would post the one I did for last week's prompt.

Last year azalaisdep and I played a form of drabble tennis to come up with A series of Unfortunate Medical Mishaps. For this current challenge I have returned to the same theme. The sons of Elrond are entertaining a friend by recounting to her some of the stories of injuries sustained during 'the bad times'.

Title: Adding Insult to Injury
Challenge; Goblin
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: The sons of Elrond
Rating: G
Source: LotR

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


( Adding Insult to Injury )

Sadly it is a wet windy night here, and we have had not one small person singing for treats. But I have a plan for the unused chocolate - well some of it, anyway!

I'm not sure if anyone but me remembers the drabbles I wrote about young Osred, aged about 12 or 13, trying to be the man of the family after his father and grandfather were killed in the Ring War?

They are here if you would like to be reminded.

Those covered the first post-war winter in Rohan - and now I have written more, covering their first spring.

The prompts were farming related, and the stories are ( under here )

This is a set of drabbles written for Tolkien Weekly.

They are all cautionary tales told to little hobbits during the latter half of the sixteen century by Shire reckoning. (This would be the mid to late second century of the Fourth Age by the reckoning of the men of Gondor.) Or, in other words, almost 200 years after the events in Lord of the Rings. The Shire has had little contact with the outside world for some time. There is a tiny grain of Tolkien-truth in the pearl that is each of them - except one! I'll leave you to guess which one...




( click for the cautionary tales )

The most recent prompts at tolkien_weekly were related to light. As sometimes happens a chance remark, between myself and azalaisdep, set me off on my path...but I will only explain what it was at the end!

So, beneath the cut are a set of nine true drabbles with the central theme of ( Boromir in Rivendell... )

This is a set of drabbles written for the 'Shakespeare' challenge at Tolkien Weekly.

I'm not sure if they are the first ever drabble set to cross Shakespeare with Middle Earth, but in them I imagine a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare somehow having slipped between dimensions so that it now forms the repertoire of a troupe of travelling players in Middle Earth...

If you can't work out which play is which I will put a list at the end!

Rating G
Characters, apart from 'The Players'; Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Faramir, Elladan & Elrohir.

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This is a set of six true drabbles written for the Hairdressing challenges at Tolkien Weekly.

They feature the inhabitants of Ithilien and would fit into the Returnverse series - but they work perfectly well even if you don't recognise Tindómë's name.

Rated G
600 words.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.

( Love Token )