Winners: 2012 Many Paths to Tread Tree and Flower Awards

[dreamflower]

2012 Many Paths to Tread Tree and Flower Awards

After a number of delays and glitches, the votes have been tallied. Votes were combined from both the polls on LJ at the lotr_community and the polls at the Yahoo!group, LOTR_Community_GFIC. A few votes at the latter were disqualified, and I thank the person who accidentally voted twice for coming forward and helping us out by telling us about it.

There are ties, in some case, multiple ties! But we did not plan for tiebreakers, so we will honor those winners equally.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

RACES:

Favorite story featuring Elves

First Place:
The Army of the North by darthfingon
Hidden Within by Keiliss
Second Place:
Back to the Valley by Thundera Tiger
Third Place:
Winds of Change by curiouswombat
The Green Grave by Ellyn
Abundance by pandemonium_213
Awaiting the Death of the King by Erulisse
Honorable Mention:
Things That May Yet Be, by Marta
The Longest Night by Dawn Felagund
From the Inside by Adonnen Estenniel

Favorite story featuring Men

First Place:
Shadows of Memory by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
Bedtime Tales of the Sun by Dawn Felagund
Third Place:
Hearts in Stone - Raksha the Demon
Honorable Mention:
The Time for Secrecy by Nath

Favorite story featuring Dwarves

First Place:
Mazarbul by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
Lake of Fire by Marta
Third Place:
Bones of the Earth (Azaghal), by Marta, (from Marta's Mathoms)
A Rose Among Thorns by Thevina Finduilas
Honorable Mention:

Favorite story featuring Hobbits

First Place:
A New Reckoning by Dreamflower
Yavanna's Gift by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
Of Shape and Hue and Home by Thundera Tiger
Third Place:
A Dream of Tea Green Silk by Larner 2 1
Honorable Mention:
Pity by Dreamflower
To Absent Friends by Celeritas
Read and Review by Dreamflower, Celeritas
Washed clean by Larner

Favorite story featuring Other races or beings

First Place:
Beneath the Sickle's Swing by Clodia
Second Place:
The Robin's Tale - Lady Branwyn
Third Place:
Of Time and Trees, by Huinare
Awakening by Linda Hoyland
The Burning Cold of Snow, by Erulisse
Honorable Mention:
Caterwauling by Elleth
Entmoot by Pearl Took

TYPES:

Favorite Novel

First Place:
Carefully Taught by Linda
Second Place:
A Little More Conversation by Keiliss
Third Place:
Murder Most Foul by Larner
Honorable Mention:
If Truth be Told - Virtuella

Favorite Drabble or Drabble series

First Place:
Harvest Dreams by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
A Is For Apple by curiouswombat.
Marking Fours by Raksha the Demon
Duty, Honour, Country by Rhapsody
Third Place:
"The Long Road Home" by curiouswombat
Honorable Mention:
Mightier than the Sword, by Linda Hoyland (in Hues of Middle-earth
Gandalf Observes Boromir, by Dreamflower

Favorite Fixed-Length-Ficlet, other than drabble

First Place:
Fire and Ice, by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
Heart of Glass by Raksha The Demon
Letters in the Sand by Rhapsody
Third Place:
Reflections, by Adonnen Estenniel
Just Right by Dana
Honorable Mention:
Rite of Spring by Raksha the Demon


Favorite Poem

First Place:
Tears for the Fallen by pandemonium_213
Second Place:
Upon Meeting Arwen-Voices of Middle-earth by Armariel
Sleep Easy by Shireling
Third Place:
Ice Maiden by Shireling
Quietly by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
Utumno to Valimar by Huinare

Favorite Nonfiction, essay

First Place:
A Woman in Few Words: The Character of Nerdanel and Her Treatment in Canon and Fandom by Dawn Felagund
Second Place:
Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters by Dreamflower
Third Place:
A Man of Quality: Faramir, Captain of Gondor by Antane
Honorable Mention:
Aragorn: a Feminist's Nightmare? By Virtuella
The Myth of the One Ring's Power by Dreamflower

Favorite Nonfiction, research

First Place:
Hobbit Names and Naming Conventions by Dreamflower
Second Place:
That Guy Who Carries the Banner by Nath

Favorite Art, traditional

First Place:
And Maedhros Stood Aside by Erulisse
Second Place:
Deep in the Forest by Linda Hoyland
Crickhollow at Twilight by Dreamflower
Third Place:
I Espy With My Great Eye by pandemonium_213

Favorite Art, photomanip

First Place:
Rauros by Elleth
Second Place:
Artwork for "Dust" by Ellyn
Tilion's Chase by Rhapsody
Third Place:
Minas Tirith by Ellyn

Favorite Work-in-Progress

First Place:
The Princess and the Horse Lord by Oshun
Second Place:
The Prisoner and the Hobbit by pandemonium_213 and Dreamflower
Third Place:
Lords of Gondor by Linaewen
Honorable Mention:
Istari: circa 1040 Third Age by Huinare
Quest by Cathleen

Favorite Vignette

First Place:
A Crash Course in History by Himring
Second Place:
Renewal by Linda Hoyland
Hithlain by Himring
Third Place:
Born Again (in Through the Eyes of Maia and Wizard) by Larner
Clouds Will Clear Again by Elleth
Honorable Mention:
Ranger's Dawn by Raksha the Demon

SOURCE:

Favorite Story set in The Silmarillion

First Place:
Season of Hope by Keiliss
Second Place:
The Silmarillion Gospel by Araloth the Random
Two Small Pieces of Glass by Ellyn
Third Place:
Noldolante by Dawn Felagund
Honorable Mention:
Broken by Keiliss
Wind Song by Erulisse

Favorite Story set during The Hobbit

First Place:
A Case of Silver Spoons by Elleth
Second Place:
Winged Release by FoxRafer
Third Place:
The Jay and the Moon: Things They Didn't Tell You in the Red Book by Huinare
At the Last It Biteth by mercuriewords

Favorite Story set during LotR

First Place:
The White Tree by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
Eight Elven Cloaks by Virtuella
Third Place:
Bachelors by Zhie
Honorable Mention:
Day's Ending by Raksha the Demon

Favorite post-LotR story

First Place:
A Time to Reap by Linda Hoyland
Dust by curiouswombat
Second Place:
Halbarad's Last Journey by Ellyn
Passover and Pilgrimage by Larner
Third Place:
Living Jewels by Shirebound
Mr. Frodo's Waiting by Linaewen
Honorable Mention:
The King's Time by Larner

Favorite Story inspired by other books by Tolkien

First Place:
Indignation by Zhie
Second Place:
Western Duty, Eastern Desire by Adonnen Estenniel

Favorite story set in The Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson

First Place:
Can You Sing, Master Hobbit? By Shirebound
Second Place:
There's Always Hope by Elleyn
Third Place:
At the Black Gate by Shirebound
Honorable Mention:
Marian's Wish by Linaewen

GENRES:

Favorite Humor story

First Place:
Miss Dora Baggins' Book of Manners: Or The Shire Hobbit's Guide to Proper Behavior for Every Occasion by Dreamflower
Second Place:
Avar an Away by ignoblebard
Third Place:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:
Ladies' Guide to Middle-earth's Eligible Bachelors, by Virtuella

Favorite Romance story

First Place:
Horse Talk by Oshun
Second Place:
In Need of a Wife by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
Better Once Than Never by Celeritas
Honorable Mention:
Seal Upon Thy Heart by Linda Hoyland
Peregrin and Diamond by Pearl Took

Favorite Adventure story

First Place:
Trotter by Dreamflower
Second Place:
A Mirkwood Solstice by Thundera Tiger
Third Place:Where No Birds Sing by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:Thoughts of a Dagger by Virodeil

Favorite Drama

First Place: The Day of the Dragon by Keiliss
Second Place:The Heirloom by Keiliss
Third Place:
We Shall Stand by Alma Heart
Song of Hope by Linda Hoyland
Pippin's Crucible by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
Beneath the Midsummer Moon by Linda Hoyland
The Elysian Fields by Marchwriter
In the Darkness of the Moon by Erulisse

Favorite Crack!Fic

First Place: FINDUILEORN SUNDERED!, in: A crack and the staff split asunder by Huinare
Second Place:The Job Interview by Larner
Third Place:Mushroom Tales by Nath
Honorable Mention:In Dwimordene, In Lorien by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Favorite AU story

First Place:
Vairë Was a Weaver, or, Real Men Wear Corsets (a farce) by Celeritas
Second Place:
At the Turn of the Tide by Raksha the Demon
Things That Have Not Yet Come to Pass by Levade

Third Place:
Transformation by Larner
Evil Undone by Virtuella
The White Ladies of Eryn Carantaur by ningloreth
Honorable Mention:
Púkelwoman by Virtuella
Favorite Crossover story

First Place:
Ships That Pass in The Night by Thranduil Oropherion Redux
Second Place:
Walking Down Narrow Streets by Marta
Hastaina by Dawn Felagund
Third Place:
Red Fell the Dew in Rammas Echor by San Antonio Rose
Honorable Mention:
A Month of Sundays by KarasAunty

Favorite Gapfiller

First Place:
The Unwillingby Thundera Tiger
Through the Dimrill Gate by Nath
Second Place:
Ranger,Ringbearer and Resolutionby Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
The One by Linda Hoyland and Raksha the Demon
Honorable Mention:
One Breath of Air by Celeritas

Favorite Fluff

First Place:
Down the Withywindle by Clodia
Second Place:
Hunting the Dragon by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
Yew by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
Under the Lilac Bush by Dreamflower

Favorite Family story

First Place:
One Bright Star by Levade
Second Place:
Lingering Shadows by Linda Hoyland
In the Town Called Acceptance by Dawn Felagund
Third Place:
Concerning the Matter of Tom Took by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
Seeing Stars Raksha The Demon

Favorite Recipe!fic

First Place:
The Taste of Strawberries by Dreamflower
Second Place:
No Skills In The Kitchen by Libbstarz
Third Place:
Sharing Dinner on Lobelia Lane by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
Of Bread and Butter by Cathleen

CHARACTERS:

Favorite characterization of Aragorn

First Place:
A Lesson in Operative Technique by SurgicalSteel
Second Place:
The Light Bearer by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
The Healer's Journey by Linda Hoyland
Invocation Of Memory by curiouswombat
Gone Fishing by Linda Hoyland
Turtles All the Way Down by Marta
Honorable Mention:
Acrostic by Virtuella
The Blue Hour Over Ered Luin by FoxRafer
Mask of Virtue by Linda Hoyland

Favorite characterization of Arwen

First Place:
Manners Maketh Man by Linda Hoyland
In the Depths of Winter by Marta
Second Place:
Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
While the Candles Burn by Virtuella
Watching from afarby Nath
Honorable Mention:
Envinyale by Nath

Favorite characterization of Bilbo

First Place:
A Place for Gandalf by Dreamflower
Second Place:
Not all gold? by Nath
Escaping by the Dozen by Thundera Tiger
Third Place:
The Diary by Pearl Took
Honorable Mention:
His Wealth Shall Flow in Fountains by Celeritas

Favorite characterization of Boromir

First Place:
In Empty Lands by Larner
Second Place:
Rest and Recreation by Raksha the Demon
Third Place:
The Slave of the Ring by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:
The World Ahead by Linaewen

Favorite characterization of Denethor

First Place:
The Eagle's Gift by Raksha the Demon
Second Place:
Kingdom of Ashes by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
Hope Stirs by Linaewen
Honorable Mention:
A Wish for Yestare by Rhyselle

Favorite characterization of Elrond

First Place:
Driftwood by pandemonium_213
Second Place:
A Walk in the Forest, an Evening by the Fire by Himring
Third Place:
A Fool's Hope by Thundera Tiger
Honorable Mention:
Droplets by Dawn Felagund

Favorite characterization of Éomer

First Place:
Éomer's Guide to Contemporary Bardic Works by curiouswombat
Second Place:
Some Like It Hot by Virtuella
Third Place:
Remembrance by Rhyselle
Honorable Mention:
The Course of Defeat by Adonnen Estenniel

Favorite characterization of Éowyn

First Place:
Worse Than the Witch-King by Virtuella
Edoras to Ithilien…in Twelve Moves by curiouswombat
Second Place:
Spring's First Thaw by Marta
When Winter First Begins to Bite by Marta
Legend by Raksha the Demon

Favorite characterization of Faramir

First Place:
Fey by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
Heart of the Storm by Raksha the Demon
Third Place:
Catastrophe by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:
New Roads and Secret Gates by Larner
The good will of all good men by Nath

Favorite characterization of Fëanor

First Place:
A Gift for a King by Dawn Felagund
Second Place:
For What I Wait by Dawn Felagund
Essecarme by Dawn Felagund

Favorite characterization of Frodo

First Place:
All Things Were Now Made Ready… by Dreamflower
Second Place:
Of Cakes and Crumbs and Distant Dreams by Lindelea
Third Place:
Decorum by Larner
Honorable Mention:
Second Mum by Larner

Favorite characterization of Galadriel

First Place:
Footsteps in Time by Keiliss
Second Place:
Stranger at the Gates by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
Passing Grace by Virtuella
Honorable Mention:
The Light That Binds Them by Adonnen Estenniel
The Lady's Gift by Dreamflower

Favorite characterization of Gandalf

First Place:
Looking for Dragons by Raksha the Demon
Second Place:
A Sign of Hope by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
Thoughts of the Servant of the Secret Flame by Larner
Honorable Mention:
Hoarded History by Linaewen

Favorite characterization of Gimli

First Place:
Of Rowan and Ruin by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
Holiday by Nath
Too Young by Linaewen
Third Place:
Fissures by Thundera Tiger
The Soil of the Shire is Deep by Celeritas

Favorite characterization of Glorfindel

First Place:
Flame of the Desert by pandemonium_213
Second Place:
Gofi and the Balrog by Levade
Third Place:
Broken and Burnt by Peregrin Ionad
Honorable Mention:
Red Herring by pandemonium_213

Favorite characterization of Halbarad

First Place:
The King's Surgeon: the Happy AU by SurgicalSteel
Second Place:
The Gift of Foresight by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
The Summons by Marta
Honorable Mention:
In the Name of the King by Ellyn

Favorite characterization of Legolas

First Place:
Stray but a little… by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
Leaf Subsides to Leaf by Ignoblebard
Third Place:
Knew I Love Once? by Thranduil Oropherion Redux
Honorable Mention:
Gifts from the Black Gates by Erulisse

Favorite characterization of Maedhros

First Place:
White Nights, in Through Sorrow to Find Joy by Dawn Felagund
Second Place:
Flying Free by Keiliss
Third Place:
For the Want of a Hand by Rhyselle

Favorite characterization of Maglor

First Place:
Homeward Bound by Keiliss
Second Place:
Once Upon Amon Hen by Rhapsody
Third Place:
Oaths Forsworn by Rhapsody

Favorite characterization of Merry

First Place:
Inner Light by pandemonium_213
Second Place:
Good King Elessar by Dreamflower
Third Place:
Annals of the West by Dreamflower
Honorable Mention:
As Close As by Dana
Merry and Blackie's Wonderful Day by Pearl Took

Favorite characterization of Pippin

First Place:
The Elven Way by Linda Hoyland
Second Place:
The Dare by Dreamflower
Third Place:
A Time to Reap by Cathleen
Honorable Mention:
Yule Tails by Pearl Took

Favorite characterization of Sam

First Place:
Praiseworthy by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor by Dreamflower
Third Place:
Fighting Dragons by Larner
Honorable Mention:
A Moment's Peace by Pearl Took
Slipped Under the Door of the Master Bedroom, September 25, 1444 by Celeritas

Favorite characterization of Saruman

First Place:
Saruman's Housewarming Party by Huinare
Second Place:
The Tower of the Cunning Mind by Larner

Favorite characterization of Sauron

First Place:
The Tower by Raksha the Demon
Second Place:
Non-violent communication in Barad-Dur, in: A crack and the staff split asunder:
Crackfic and General Wackiness by Huinare
Third Place:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem - for Kaylee Arafinwiel by Celeritas
Honorable Mention:
Coveting the Light by Larner

Favorite characterization of Theoden
May It Be a Light To You In Dark Places by Cathleen 12 2
By Pastures Green, by curiouswombat (in "Under the Rainbow") 8 1


Favorite characterization of Theoden

First Place:
May It Be a Light To You In Dark Places by Cathleen
Second Place:
By Pastures Green (in "Under the Rainbow" by curiouswombat

Favorite characterization of Thorin

First Place:
Questing by Thundera Tiger
Second Place:
The Return of the Kingdom: A Journey through Arda by Larner

Favorite characterization of a member of the House of Finwë

First Place:
After Rain by Himring
Second Place:
The Craft of the Elven Smith by Larner
Third Place:
Tales from the Other Side—It's Not All About War--Summertime by Erulisse
Father and Son by Adlanth

Favorite characterization of a resident of Doriath

First Place:
The Long Road Home by curiouswombat
Second Place:
Forth to War by Dawn Felagund
Third Place:
Mercy Found in Betrayal by Kaylee Arafinwiel

Favorite characterization of a member of the Ainur

First Place:
If Ever a Fruit Ripens by Pearl Took
Not All Who Wander are Lost by Kaylee Arafiniel
Second Place:
Variation on a Theme by Eru by Rhyselle
The Hidden Lady by Rhapsody
Third Place:
In Defence of Vána, the Ever-Young by Himring
Honorable Mention:
The Omen by Ellyn

Favorite characterization of a Numenorean

First Place:
The Far Side of the World by SurgicalSteel
Second Place:
Grace and Memory by Larner
Full of Wisdom and Perfect in Beauty by dracoena
Tower of the Moon by Nath
Third Place:
Spindrift by Nath
Honorable Mention:
Fire and Smoke by Marta

Favorite Story featuring an Original Character

First Place:
A Surgeon in the Making by SurgicalSteel
Second Place:
No Traveler Returns by Ignoble Bard
Third Place:
Voice in the Night by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:
The Measure of a Man by Virtuella
Uncle Teo's Fiddle by Cathleen

First Place:
Lalme, Alalme by Himring
Second Place:
Shelter from the Storm by Linda Hoyland
Third Place:
A Golden Flower by Celeritas
How I Wish by Dawn Felagund
Not One But Two by Linda Hoyland
Honorable Mention:
A Proper Man for Summer by Linda Hoyland
Becoming by Nath
Healing in the Halls of Mandos by Pearl Took

SPECIAL CATEGORIES:

Favorite story by a new author (author a member of MPTT for six months or less)

First Place:
And All Our Wounds Forgiven by Marchwriter
Second Place:
The Music of Her Life by Wtiger5
Third Place:
Cormallen by the_mad_hobbit

Favorite Illustration of a story by an artist
Art for Larner's 'Murder Most Foul' by Citrine2 4 1
The Gate to Everywhere--artwork by Armariel 4
A Gallery of Pictures for "If You Could See What I Hear", (by Cathleen) by Paul Ferendzo 4 1
Favorite Illustration of a story by an artist

First Place:
Art for Larner's 'Murder Most Foul' by Citrine2
Second Place:
The Gate to Everywhere--artwork by Armariel
A Gallery of Pictures for "If You Could See What I Hear", (by Cathleen) by Paul Ferendzo

We would like to congratulate all of the winners, and to thank all the voters and nominators for helping us to get this first Tree & Flower Awards off the ground! We had a few hitches along the way, but I think we learned a lot!

There will be some lovely banners made by our intrepid banner-making volunteers available at the Many Paths to Tread archive by the end of the week! Thank you very much to Ellyn and to Nath for all their hard work, and to our intrepid webmistress Dawn Felagund for getting them up!

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Thanks to Dreamflower for all of her hard work and thank you also to everyone else who helped organize, promote, or who participated in the awards. It was lovely to have the opportunity to read or re-read the nominated works and to reach new readers.

[dreamflower]

Thank you! I am very pleased with the participation this year, and hope that next year will be even better!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

It was fun. These things usually stress me and this one was stress free. Of course, I did not have to do all the work you did!

[dreamflower]

It's nice to have had someone find it "stress-free"! That makes me feel great!

[shirebound]

Thank you for all your hard work and love. I'm so sorry that my workload (and medical issues) kept me from participating the way I would have liked.

[dreamflower]

Well, I am very pleased for your participation! And congratulations on your wins.

[shirebound]

Thank you. Hopefully by next time my workload will be less, my thumb will have had its surgery, and my elbow will be better!

[dreamflower]

I hope so, too, dear--for your own sake, and because then maybe you will also be able to write again the way that you want to, instead of having to limit yourself! (((((hugs))))))

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for organising these - it has been such a pleasure to take part.

Thanks too, to everyone who voted - not just for my works, but generally - without the voters there can be no value to the awards!

[dreamflower]

You're welcome! It was worth the work to see everyone's positive reactions!

And you are right--I'm so glad that people participated and voted, and hope even more people will vote next year!

And of course, it's not over yet--keep your eyes open for the Overall Winners poll.

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

You did a huge job with this awards, and it was (still is) wonderful. Thank you! *hugs*

[dreamflower]

You're welcome! And thank YOU for your help!

[rakshathedemon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to all the winners and placers; and a huge Thank You! to Dreamflower & Co. for organizing this contest and dealing with all the glitches.

[dreamflower]

You are very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

This has been such a great way to find new stories to read! Congrats to all the winners, thanks to Dreamflower and the other mods, and thank you to everyone who voted and made the awards work!

[dreamflower]

You're welcome! It was worth it if it brought new readers to some great stories!

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

I'm sad that traveling and bad internet kept me from completing my voting, so I didn't get votes put in for all the categories. But I did my best!

On the other hand, I'm happy to have had the opportunity to participate and I found some great new stories to read! And of course, it's always sweet to discover that other people like my stories enough to vote for them. I'm very pleased about the ones that placed!

Thanks for all the hard work that went into this, we should definitely do this again!

[dreamflower]

Hey, you don't need to vote for *everything*! Even I did not vote in every single category--but like you I did my best.

And there were some awesome stories nominated!

[hhimring]

Thank you very much, Dreamflower! If anybody should be called intrepid, I think it's you for organizing this, but thank you very much to everyone who helped as well!

[dreamflower]

I'm so glad you enjoyed participating!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Question (so embarrassing, I'm always a pest): I can't find a banner for "Work-in-Progress". Did I miss them somewhere?

[dreamflower]

Dawn is not quite yet finished uploading them all, there were so many. She has said she believes they will all be up by the end of the week if all goes well!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It looked like there were so many, and I was only looking for a couple, I thought it might be the only one missing! Ever alert here!

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

No, as Dreamflower said above:

There will be some lovely banners made by our intrepid banner-making volunteers available at the Many Paths to Tread archive by the end of the week!

Emphasis is mine. By the looks of it the rest of the source banners, Winner Banners: Source Categories, Winner Banners: Race Categories, Winner Banners: Special Categories will probably be up when the weekend kicks off.

And congrats :D

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie. You could have knocked me over with a pin--I had very low expectations--thinking "nobody at MPTT knows me or my work." What fun. I guess some among the few that were voting do. And congrats to you too--your name just kept popping up as I scanned the list. (Just proves you have to write more!)

On the banners: I only had two entries, so it looked to me that there were dozens and dozens of banners, but one of mine was not there! I have been kind of dopey this week. Hectic.

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

(Just proves you have to write more!)

I really want to... but I just can't now. *sighs*

I have been kind of dopey this week. Hectic.

Here as well, these days I am just glad to curl up on the couch once the kids are asleep..

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Wow, this was not something I expected.. at all given my fandom 'activity' of the past years. I just have no, eloquent words for this to capture what I am feeling now. So I will say this, as a very busy mom I am humbled and touched to receive 5 2nd places and one very nice 3rd place.

Thank you all

*runs off with her shineys like a proper Maglor fangurl and no I do not live nearby water so no worries LOL*

My mind is blown.

[citrine2.livejournal.com]

I'm embarrassed to say, I've fallen so far out of the fandom I had no idea this was even going on. (I spotted my username while skimming Middle-Earth News.)But wow, I am really, really thankful and flattered to the point of blushing!

Re: My mind is blown.

[dreamflower]

Congratulations! Your art was wonderful!

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

I'm really amazed at the fact that two of my stories are up here! Thank you to everyone who liked them well enough to vote for them :) and thank you to everyone who got these awards together!!!

(On another note, I notice that one of my stories on the list is a crack-fic...My very first MEFA award was for a crack-fic too. Are people trying to tell me I should write more of it? LOL!)

Kaylee Arafinwiel

[antane.livejournal.com]

A belated but glad thanks for everyone who voted for my Faramir essay and who nominated me in the first place! *hobbity hugs*
And thanks to Dreamflower and all for setting this up in the first place! *more hugs*

Namarie, God bless, Antane :)