The Only Thing to Fear...
Challenge Details
... is fear itself.
Fear of flying. Fear of heights. Fear of spiders, snakes or other less savory creatures. Fear of the dark. Fear of small places. Those are all silly fears, of things that are really nothing to be afraid of.
Right?
Right! Still, most people suffer from one or another such irrational phobia. Would the heroes of Middle-earth be any different from us? I don't think so. But what secret fears might they be hiding?
The Challenge: give them fear! Maybe Boromir is truly creeped out when he finds ants in his bedroll. Or Aragorn has sweaty palms and a heart thudding in his throat when he is forced to venture once more into the darkness of Moria. Perhaps Pippin was secretly nearly wetting his pants when sitting high on Treebeard's shoulders. Or...
Any format: stories, drabbles, poetry etc.
Inspired by last month's discussion of creepy crawlies infesting the homes of arachnophobic HA-members. And really, nuzgul bunnies are nothing to fear...
Challenge closes: 31 October 2005 22 October 2007
The Challenge has finally garnered five stories from 11 entries and has been closed.
Entries with Stories
The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.
- Agape4Gondor - Finduilas - A Drabble
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 22 Oct 07
- There is naught in Minas Tirith that gives her peace... but memories. And they grow few and far between.
- EdorasLass - Protector
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 31 Mar 05
- Faramir's discovered that Eowyn has a very weird phobia. Although of course he doesn't call it a "phobia". I have this phobia, and I am aware that it's weird. But be nice anyhow.
- Werecat - Old Wives' Tales
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 30 Dec 06
- A very pregnant and rather emotional Eowyn goes in search of a childhood relic and finds something unexpected. Through the words of a tale, the Shieldmaiden meets a Queen of old.
Mithrils 2005: Runner-up, Concerning Men - Werecat - Ailurophobia
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 27 Dec 05
- Ailurophobia: "fear of felines". This story discusses the fate of one of Tolkien's abandoned characters from the Lost Tales - this of Tevildo, Prince of Cats.
From a feline nazgul Vulgarweed tossed at me and could well be listed as "black humor".
Mithril Awards 2004 - COMMENDED /Finalist - Best Humor
2004 Galvorn Awards: Winner - Best Cat MEFAs 2005: Second Place, Humor/Animals - Werecat - And all in evil ended be
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 22 May 05
- Not all of Morgoth's minions perished - some survived even the Ring War. A drabble, probably a bit AU.
Placeholders
The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.
- Anactoria
- Entry Date: 26 Mar 05
- Jov
- Entry Date: 20 Dec 04
- Karigan Rohanna
- Entry Date: 24 May 05
- MerryK
- Entry Date: 30 Dec 06
- Vistula the Dunadan
- Entry Date: 31 Oct 04
- Werecat
- Entry Date: 31 Oct 04
