Pen Name:Larner
Name:Bonnie L. Sherrell
Joined:October 16, 2004
E-Mail:Larner
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I am a special education teacher of middle years, and have loved Middle Earth since the early sixties.
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Stirring Rings
General Rated:All
Five were sent to teach and cajole, but one thought to rule, causing contention amongst the Istari. The making (and breaking) of Wizards.
Updated:April 27, 2009 Chapters:26 Words:143029 Reviews: 1
The Acceptable Sacrifice
General Rated:Teens
He thought the sacrifice had been consummated--but he found he was mistaken. How, then would it become acceptable? Now complete.
Updated:January 27, 2008 Chapters:101 Words:422470 Reviews: 1
For Eyes to See as Can
General Rated:Teens
Frodo Baggins as seen through the eyes of Sam Gamgee, switching at the end to the POV of the King Elessar. Dealing with the Ring and its legacy.
No slash. Deliberate angst. Mostly book canon.
Updated:December 10, 2006 Chapters:28 Words:80219 Reviews: 1
Filled with Light as with Water
Drama Rated:Teens
The sequel to "For Eyes to See as Can"; Frodo Baggin and healing in Tol Eressea. Rated for suicidal thoughts. No slash, some play with book canon at the end.
Updated:November 23, 2004 Chapters:10 Words:21949 Reviews: 0
Light on the Way
Drama Rated:Teens
On the deaths of the King Elessar and the Lady Arwen. Character death and discussions of the handling of bodies--discrete.
Now Complete.
Updated:January 29, 2008 Chapters:13 Words:24890 Reviews: 3
The King's Commission
General Rated:Adult
The King Elessar wishes to commission a memorial for the Pheriannath whose aid helped win the War of the Rings. But how to capture the image of Frodo Baggins, who has left Middle Earth? Then he meets an unusual sculptor.
Rated for careful discussion of incest and pedophilia, and for character deaths.
Now complete
Updated:August 1, 2005 Chapters:80 Words:379829 Reviews: 3
The Colors of Passing
Drama Rated:Teens
A single-chapter story: Frodo sees the loss of the Ring and its aftermath in terms of color
Updated:January 25, 2005 Chapters:1 Words:2198 Reviews: 2
The Choice of Healing
General Rated:Teens
How was Frodo Baggins convinced to take the Grey Ship to the Undying Lands?
Rated for suicidal thoughts.
Now Complete
Updated:April 14, 2005 Chapters:20 Words:82398 Reviews: 0
The Ties of Family
General Rated:All
We've explored a great deal how Sam, Merry, and Pippin would be impacted by Frodo's decision to leave Middle Earth. But what of the others who must live on after he's gone? How would Frodo's realization that the Shire must now be seen as part of the world be made manifest? And what if there were blood heirs--almost--for Frodo?
Now Complete
Updated:August 1, 2005 Chapters:43 Words:182638 Reviews: 0
Fostering
General Rated:All
Three were intended to embody the hopes of not only the Dúnedain, but the hopes and needs of all the Free Peoples (and those who wished to know freedom) in all of Middle Earth. But when the Lady Gilraen lost two of her three sons, where would the lost ones be born, and who would be the one to prepare then to face the needs of the rest of Middle Earth?<br><br>Based on a Nuzgul set loose in the nursery by Harrowcat.
Updated:July 19, 2005 Chapters:7 Words:22297 Reviews: 1
Lesser Ring
Drama Rated:Teens
A tale of two visits to Harad. Now complete.
Updated:October 7, 2005 Chapters:52 Words:216721 Reviews: 12
Moments in Time
General Serial Rated:Teens
A place to highlight those short stories that present themselves at my keyboard.
Updated:February 8, 2010 Chapters:101 Words:314391 Reviews: 10
Reconciliation
General Rated:All
A sequel of sorts to "The Acceptable Sacrifice." There was great hurt given to Captain Peregrin Took by his father the last time Pippin visited the Great Smial from Crickhollow. Sir Meriadoc Brandybuck, on the other hand, hasn't been properly forthcoming to his parents about his experiences, and they've felt pressed to the ends of their abilities to understand. And the Lord Samwise Gamgee must come to terms with the loss of his beloved Master and with the fact he is now himself Master of Bag End and heir to all Frodo had and might have had, done and might have done.<br><br>The time for reconciliation has come.
Updated:May 10, 2006 Chapters:12 Words:57144 Reviews: 0
Flooding and Glamours
Drama Rated:Teens
A Took remembers the first visit he had with a Baggins family, and reflects on the nature of glamours.
Updated:May 10, 2006 Chapters:3 Words:13847 Reviews: 0
Reunion
General Rated:Teens
The day comes when Samwise Gamgee is finally free to seek out his beloved Master once again.
Updated:December 10, 2006 Chapters:18 Words:79694 Reviews: 0
Trials and Tribulation
General Rated:All
Someone has decided that "Mer" Frodo needs a hug to feel better, and Frodo finds himself sponsoring an unusual family in the East Farthing.
Updated:April 3, 2007 Chapters:3 Words:11537 Reviews: 0
The Tenant from Staddle
General Rated:Teens
When Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were ennobled on the Field of Cormallen, Gondor and Arnor granted them lands held in the King's name for their maintenance in keeping with the customs of the lands. And now a farmer formerly from Staddle learns he must have permission from the Lord Iorhael in order to remain where he has begun excavating a new smial and setting up a farm for himself and his family.
Updated:August 4, 2008 Chapters:36 Words:254429 Reviews: 2
'Neath Anor, Ithil, and Gil
General Serial Rated:All
A second collection of short stories that will occur from time to time.
Updated:September 4, 2010 Chapters:100 Words:152115 Reviews: 2
Go Out in Joy
Drama Rated:Teens
What might have happened if--if Frodo Baggins at the last moment decided not to go to Tol Eressea? How would he feel once he realized he'd not been as successful at hiding his physical and emotional deterioration as he'd thought? <br><br>AU.
Updated:January 18, 2008 Chapters:12 Words:60346 Reviews: 0
Second Mum
General Rated:Teens
There were two Hobbitesses who considered Frodo Baggins their son. This is the story of the second mother.
Updated:September 8, 2007 Chapters:13 Words:105626 Reviews: 0
Not Gonna Happens
General Serial Rated:All
JRRT meets Jasper Fforde? A series of short stories I suppose we can be glad never happened.
Updated:June 27, 2010 Chapters:11 Words:16400 Reviews: 0
Might Have Beens
Drama Serial Rated:Teens
Finally, the collection of stories that might have been, had only one or two elements been changed.
Updated:May 19, 2009 Chapters:7 Words:17968 Reviews: 0
He who Would Have All
Drama Rated:Teens
Lotho Sackville-Baggins, in the year 1390 S.R., is already much given to the Seven Deadly Sins.
Updated:July 13, 2007 Chapters:1 Words:3313 Reviews: 0
The Coin's Other Face
Drama Rated:Teens
A companion piece to "He Who Would Have All." How Frodo and Sam experience the Seven Deadly Sins.
A birthday gift for Dreamflower.
Updated:July 5, 2007 Chapters:1 Words:1196 Reviews: 0
Seasonal Help
Humor Rated:All
When a small epidemic hits, some seasonal help is in order.
Updated:January 1, 2008 Chapters:1 Words:3004 Reviews: 0
A Maid Waiting
Romance Rated:Teens
Some who came to Minas Tirith did so in hopes of pursuing a larger ambition. For Systerien of Celebstrand in Dor-en-Ernil and Ivormil of Bidwell in Lossarnach, to find themselves in the presence of the King Returned served to put those ambitions into perspective.
A sequel to "Vocabulary Lessons" in "Moments in Time."
Complete
Updated:January 1, 2008 Chapters:10 Words:53631 Reviews: 0
The Farewell in Gondor
General Rated:All
AU--What if Frodo hadn't accompanied Sam, Merry, and Pippin back to the Shire--if the other Hobbits had become convinced it would be better he remain by Aragorn's side and had so convinced him? A look at how it MIGHT have played out....
Updated:June 7, 2008 Chapters:4 Words:16463 Reviews: 0
The Keys of the Realm
Drama Rated:All
The Battle of the Pelennor is over, and the folk of Minas Tirith must deal with the aftermath. Now the Keeper of the Keys watches the changes happen, finding himself preparing for the Return of the King to Gondor.
Written for the Coronation Challenge on LOTR Community, and with special note to Raksha for the Faramir Creation Day Memorial; and for Radbooks for her birthday.
Updated:June 7, 2008 Chapters:7 Words:26459 Reviews: 2
Between Green Door and Gold Ring
General Serial Rated:Teens
To be a repository of Bilbo-centered stories set in the years before Frodo came to Hobbiton to become the heir to the Master of Bag End.
Updated:August 14, 2010 Chapters:12 Words:16638 Reviews: 2
Unnatural Appetites?
Drama Rated:Teens
Some remarks made in the marketplace have left Frodo in a fury, and Aragorn seeks to set those who made them right....
Updated:October 8, 2008 Chapters:1 Words:6924 Reviews: 0
In Empty Lands
Action Serial Rated:Teens
To reflect the experiences of the Fellowship, mostly as seen through the eyes of Boromir, son of Denethor. Title taken from the lament sung by Aragorn and Legolas as Boromir's funeral boat is committed to Rauros Falls and the river.
Updated:June 13, 2010 Chapters:19 Words:52673 Reviews: 7
Wherever the Prompt Might Lead
General Rated:All
A series of ficlets for the 2008 Advent Calendar. A new element must be added day by day.
bottle, wharf, violin, moon, monkey, fork, hole, lock, sheet, pendant, crystal, cookie, letter, money, tail, chair, bread, seed, peach, snow, rope, boat, baggage, candle.
Beta by RiverOtter.
Updated:January 21, 2009 Chapters:25 Words:7511 Reviews: 0
The First Snowfall of the Season
General Rated:All
The Valar offer Frodo Baggins a special dream as a midwinter gift one year.
Updated:January 21, 2009 Chapters:1 Words:5685 Reviews: 1
Only a Second or Two
General Rated:Teens
A series of drabbles for the 2009 Back to Middle Earth Month challenges.
Updated:March 31, 2009 Chapters:31 Words:4172 Reviews: 1
The Wind Changes
General Rated:Teens
It is March 15th, 3019 T.A., and those who had comprised the Fellowship of the Ring find that the scent of despair can be dispersed by a shift in the winds of the world.
Written for the LOTR-Community-Gfic "Ides of March" challenge. Thanks ever to RiverOtter for the beta.
Some dialogue taken directly from The Lord of the Rings.
Updated:March 17, 2009 Chapters:2 Words:4020 Reviews: 0
Passover and Pilgrimage
General Rated:All
During the visit of Sam, Rosie, and Elanor to Gondor in 1442 S.R., a new series of memorials was unveiled in Ithilien to mark the occasion and to serve as a trail of pilgrimage for those seeking to better appreciate the travails of those who brought about the victory over Sauron. But Merry wished more--to follow Frodo's steps all the way to the Mountain itself, to where Death itself passed over Frodo and Sam.
How has Mordor changed in twenty-three years, and can such a journey bring peace?
Updated:June 24, 2009 Chapters:4 Words:16833 Reviews: 0
A Treasure Restored
Drama Rated:All
For some years Faramir of Gondor has had in his possession two books that had apparently come to Gondor from the far north, and now he believes they should go to the new King, perhaps as a wedding gift of sorts.
Some details come from Or Perchance, when the First Little Star...".
Updated:August 1, 2009 Chapters:1 Words:2758 Reviews: 0
A Deck of Heroes
Drama Rated:Teens
To contain the ficlets generated by this year's There and Back Again Advent prompts. This year we are to write to the archetypes brought to mind by the cards of the Tarot deck.<br><br>Dedicated to Virtuella, in thanks for much excellent advice!
Updated:June 19, 2010 Chapters:26 Words:7090 Reviews: 4
Another Moment of Your Time
General Serial Rated:Teens
A second collection for my Frodo-centric stories.
Updated:September 1, 2010 Chapters:16 Words:24158 Reviews: 0
Brothers Found
Non Fiction Rated:All
On the spiritual brotherhood of Aragorn son of Arathorn and Frodo Baggins. An essay written for an Aragorn-centric website currently under development by Inzilbeth and Cairistiona.
Updated:March 18, 2010 Chapters:1 Words:3790 Reviews: 1
Bilbo's Shire, A to Z
Drabble Serial Rated:All
A series of drabbles that reflect Bilbo's experiences within the Shire. Dedicated to FrodoSweetStuff and Cathleen.
Updated:June 30, 2010 Chapters:27 Words:2859 Reviews: 0
Grace and Memory
Drama Rated:Teens
What does one do when admonished of the White Tree, but it is only a tree when all is said and done? A series of five vignettes. Now complete.
Updated:July 5, 2010 Chapters:5 Words:1764 Reviews: 0
