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  1. Public Bookmark 58

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    Ten different takes on Gil-Galad's parentage.

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    14 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Foolish as Dior was, he had dreamed of powerlessness as a wicked form of relief, or pleasure even, the absolution of his every sin as he lay bare to the whims of his captors. How his people would whisper of a lone star, flaring one last time as the heavy shroud of Doom swallowed its resistance. No heroism was there to be found in days of healing and rest, no defiance to warm his veins, nothing to fill the endless days but voices through the wall.

    Dior survives the Second Kinslaying.

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    05 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 9

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    "The true story was lost
    on the way down to the beach;
    it's something I never had,
    that black tangle of branches in a shifting light,
    my blurred footprints filling with salt water."
    - Margaret Atwood

    Every good story has a narrator. Someone to weave it, embellish it and pass it down, transmuting legacy through history. Someone with a voice. Unless that voice, that agency, is lost forever. Who can predict the ending of a tale with no narrator?

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    14 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    This is a reference guide intended to help writers of Regency-era stories by providing a quick place to check whether a certain phrase was in use in the era, and if so, how it was used. The earliest attestation dates of phrases that postdate the Regency era might also make this guide useful to writers of neo-Victorian fiction.

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    10 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 19

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    When Fëanor spoke again, he was softer. “Did you see it, Nolvo? Like a new star crossing the sky. They’ve beaten us, and good. Boy, I’d love to get my hands on the tech in their cosmodrome, wouldn’t you? Maybe I’ll call up—”

    This time, it was Nerdanel who interrupted, her voice a warning. Maedhros couldn’t quite make out the words, but her meaning was clear: Shut up, smarty-pants!

    “Of course,” Fëanor returned to the phone, reverting to his clear, didactic tone, “I’m exaggerating for effect, as I’m known to. I would never defect or betray my country…. No, Professor, you won’t. I’m afraid you’ll need to handle this one yourselves. I will not be bought, and I’ll be much obliged if you don’t call with such offers again.”


    The Space Race begins when Doriath launches the world's first artificial satellite. Fëanor, a renowned astrophysicist of Aman, becomes obsessed with the potential of radio astronomy to contact the far reaches of the universe. Maedhros grows up and takes on his father's cause. Years later, a message is received.

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    08 Feb 2026