tolkien_slashy_swaps | Aug. 3rd, 2014

They're here! They're here! The Ardor in August stories are here!

Congratulations to all our new writers who completed their first swap, including one who even dove head-first into the pinch-hitting pool . We hope that you have enjoyed this swap and that you'll come back for another round! Thanks to all our veteran writers who continue to participate and make this swap a vibrant part of the Tolkien community.

Please don't forget to leave feedback for your author! Everyone worked very hard on their stories and are deserving of a few kind words. Also, please check out the other stories in the collection. We've got a lot of great stories!

Writers you haven’t already added your recipient’s name to the story in AO3, please take a moment to do so.

And now, for your reading enjoyment...

2014 Ardor in August: The Master List!

If the link above isn't working, try this one:

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/2014_AinA/works

Alexcat wrote Drown the Wakeful Anguish for Laurelin

Angelstar3999 wrote Life's Little Gifts for Chloe Amethyst

Ansileran wrote A talan in the woods for Fadesintothewest

Aprilmoon wrote The Decision for Stephanie/lotrangel17

Burning_Nightingale wrote To Touch Sorrow for Urloth

Calima wrote Anemoi for Solanaceae

Chloe Amethyst wrote No Fleeting Brilliance for Aprilmoon

Elleth wrote The Work of Wings for Calima

Elvenwanderer wrote Wine and Misconceptions for Alexcat

Erulisse (one L) wrote Journeys for Jade/Elladansgirl

Evandar wrote An Impossible Gap, Bridged for jcrycolr3wradc

Fadesintothewest wrote Summer Nights for Samtyr

IdleLeaves wrote Hands for Elvenwanderer

ignoblebard wrote The Voice of Rage and Ruin for Burning_Nightingale

Jade/Elladansgirl wrote Distraction are Sometimes Needed for Larienelengasse

Jaiden S wrote Too Much Time on My Hands for Nuinzilien

Jcrycolr3wradc wrote Together, Despite It All for Neverminetohold

Kalypsobean wrote The Sins Of The Father for Ansileran

Lady Mirfain wrote Intrigue in the Greenwood for Ignoblebard

Larienelengasse wrote And the Lion Lay Down with the Raven for Mawgy

Laurelin wrote The Dark Side Of The Sun for Marchwriter

Luxa (Friendsheyho) wrote One With Nature for Adlanth

Luxa (Friendsheyho) wrote The Lay of Amarië for IdleLeaves

Lynndyre wrote The Doors of Durin for Evandar

Marchwriter wrote All We Have and Are for Elleth

Mawgy wrote Reliving the Past for Luxa (Friendsheyho)

Neverminetohold wrote Spring Break for Lady Mirfain

Nuinzilien wrote Temperament for Angelstar3999

ParadifeLoft wrote A much nicer view from the sky for Maure

Samtyr wrote A New Road for Jaiden S

Solanaceae wrote Shelter From The Storm for ParadifeLoft

Stephanie/lotrangel17 wrote What Happens in Fangorn Forest, Stays in Fangorn Forest for Erulisse (one L)

Urloth wrote Édebar for Zeen

Zeen wrote Our Old Shipwrecked Days for Lynndyre
Zhie wrote Live for Today for Ansileran

Adlanth and Maure were unable to complete their stories. Kalypsobean and Luxa graciously stepped in to write for their recipients. Thank you, pinch hitters!!

*YOU ARE NOW FREE TO POST YOUR STORIES WHEREVER YOU WISH*

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