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Once in a while, we have a little different challenge, not giving you a theme to write about, but a form that the story should be in. In October, it's time for such a form challenge again and it should be an Alphabet Story!
The rules are simple: the first sentence of your story should begin with the letter A. The second with the letter B, the third with C, etc. The story can have exactly 26 sentences, but it's not a requirement - you can stop at any letter you want, or even repeat the alphabet a few times in the story. You can write about any topic you want, even about someone learning the alphabet.
It is primarily a story-oriented challenge, but you can also draw a picture of it - the objects of the picture should be ordered alphabetically. You can for example draw the Fellowship, or Feanor's sons standing in alphabetic order.
And the winners are:
A Birthday Cake, Decorated by Wynja2007A common misadventure by sehellys
A Friend by Kiara Kay
Animalia by Sian22 2nd place
Aragorn's Bordeline Chaos by Telemachus
A Worthy Quest by Karri Neves
Cake Crumbs by BlackShaftedArrow
Ion Nin by Cassie Hughes 3rd place
Lovers Meeting by Darkover
One Second In Time by LegolasLover2003
T for Tinco by Palanotar 1st place
Wedding Bell Blues by Raksha the Demon and Linda Hoyland
Happy reading!
Your Teitho-moderator,
Mirach
Teitho - August and September: *Consequences*
This month we are delighted to report that voting and submissions are up and that many of you replied to last month’s survey about making the new rules permanent. Here are the results!
One consequence of the survey is that most of the new rules will be kept. Another is that the challenge for August and September will be:
Consequences!
Consequences are usually a result or effect of a particular action or condition, often one that is bad or inconvenient but not necessarily so. A negative consequence could be sleeping in and missing an important meeting. Forgeting to shut a gate and letting an animal get free. Or, more seriously, le
Teitho: *five ingredients* winners
For the months of July and August, we once again have a delicious recipe for you to prepare. The ingredients are all listed below, but how you mix-n-mash them is completely up to you! As all great cooks make recipes their own by adding little touches and intriguing twists, don’t forget to spice the result with your favourite flavours. This month, let's see what you can bake for our hungry Middle-Earth and Arda appetites!
The five ingredients are:
humorous friendship momentspilled bloodstarsmisplaced bookflying creature
Each item on the list must appear in your story at least once, either physically or in dialogue. You don't have
Teitho: *Songs* winners
The theme for June and July is Songs. Thanks to Shire Rose for the suggestion!
Songs have been used since language was invented, and for a wide variety of reasons. Some songs preserve history, or make it easier to remember a list. A love song can melt our hearts, while a battle song can stir us to action. Others are cautionary tales, and some are purely for entertainment.
There is no end to the ways that songs can be used. Perhaps a Gondorian farmer sings to himself to help keep a steady rhythm as he harvests his grain. Sailors from Dol Amroth might sing a chanty together as they hoist the sails at the start of a journey up the Anduin, to h
Teitho: *Customs* winners
Our theme for May and June is Customs. They are defined as cultural ideas — a patterned way of behaving that is considered characteristic of a social system. Customs regulate social interactions. Do you shake hands, bow or kiss when greeting someone?
Customs or traditions are unwritten ways of doing things, handed down from one generation to another. They vary from society to society and differences in customs can create confusion, unintentional faux pas or even conflict.
How do customs figure in Tolkien’s work? The Hobbits have a custom of giving gifts on their birthdays, rather than receiving them. Faramir and his men take a
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