Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 3, Part 1 – The Ring of Doom by Silent Draco Galadriel, with bowed head and shoulders, spoke quietly and earnestly with her son by marriage. …
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Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 3
Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 2, Part 3 – Unexpected Surprises by Silent Draco And on one morning, the rain turned to elven-glass and furled back, and a far, green country was revealed under a swift sunrise. Tol…
Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 2
Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Chapter 2, Part 2 – Unexpected Surprises by Silent Draco Sam breathed slowly, in great draughts, allowing his head to clear. He was now merely exhausted instead of wretched, and asked the captain if he might go below…
Unexpected Surprises – Chapter 2 – Part 1
A note from the author: I begin to appreciate the scope of Christopher Tolkien’s labors, and I’m only at short forms of six chapters. Writing Chapter Four meant major reconstruction, which forced new versions of Chapters One and Two. This is essentially getting inside Sam as a character, and working out what the Delta who…
PLOT SUMMARY for “YOU HELD MY HEART” (a.k.a. Your Woman)
by Bluestem January, 1953, Los Angeles, California. On a busy street in the heart of the city, Billy York runs into Kent Randall, a high school classmate whom he hasn’t seen in many years. After briefly catching up, Kent invites Billy to join him for dinner that night so they can continue their conversation in…
A Staircase of Stars – Chapter I
by Silent Draco The tale in part was revealed only to Cirdan of the Havens, before he sailed with the Last Ship into the Uttermost West. He murmured hints of this to the Gardners, the hereditary Masters of the Westmarch and Mayors of the Shire. Only this brief account remains from the days of Frodo IV…
Little Red Wrapper – Part 2
by Silent Draco I felt for my cell phone and dialed 911 by touch. “Three-six-nine, Corporal Jill Jones, intruder down, one being covered. Ambulance and coroner needed. Roll a unit to …” gave her address, “… front door is kicked open. Contact Lieutenant Jackson by land-line, no radio, and have him respond also.” Then hearing a…
Little Red Wrapper – Part 1
by Silent Draco The Narcotics lieutenant, looked down at the patrolman’s grisly “find.” “That’s ten this week, so far. Jonesy, got anything besides pics? Track marks, needles, anything?” “Nothing, sir, like the others … hey, wait, take a closer look at the nose.” Shining my pocket blaster on the deceased’s face, the lieutenant crouched down…
The Beast And The God-Woman – Part 3
by Michael Kingswood Over the next week, Care-ul began acting strangely. At first, her spirits were up, buoyed high by her find, whatever it really was. But then, on the morning of the third day after the discovery, she emerged from her tent distraught. Her eyes were baggy, with dark circles beneath them as though…
Tilt-A-Whirl
by Bluestem “Shelter me from the powder and the finger. Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger.” —Powderfinger, Neil Young “911, what’s your emergency?” “There’s been a shooting at RR 9 Box 42.” “Wh—“ I hung up, cutting off the operator’s question. There was nothing else to add. They’d know the details soon…