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From: Ainaechoiriel [mailto:mefaadmin@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 12:36 PM
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Subject: [MEFAwards] Drama--Official Voting Ballot



Drama

Official Voting Ballot



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Gap-filler

DG5: Theodred's Last Command by Adara\BoromirFan (Carol Kyser)

A sad and fitting story, true to the books. Theodred must have been a great
prince. We really only get to see him in his death, don't we? Thank you for
giving him this moment, Adara.


LOTR

DL1: Adaptation by Pervinca

Alas, but they didn't put it in the movies. I remember reading it the first
time thinking Pippin had died the way Tolkien ended that chapter. Nice
story depicting Legolas's adaptations to things of mortals.


LOTR

DL2: Ashes, East Wind, Hope that Rises by ErinRua

I originally set out to read this story only because Legolas was in it. ;-)
But I'm glad I read it. And then I didn't remember it, but I'm glad I read
it again. It was beautifully done and the writing style meshed well
Tolkien's story. The characterization of Eomer was wonderful! He remeinded
me very much of Book!Eomer. Movie!Eomer seems so much more serious. And I
loved the Legolas bits, too! Oh, and I love the title!


LOTR

DL6: For Gondor by Avon

Interesting format, just sound. I felt like a blind person reading, but
newly blind, trying to identify the sounds. A successful experiment, I
think.


LOTR

DL9: River Flowing by Dwimordene

Ah, Greg's story. Greg, the Haradrim. He and Bob, the Rohirrim should have
lunch sometime. This is a brilliant little story for a character who didn't
get any lnes in the books but made his mark nonetheless. Sam wondered what
he might have thought and why he might have fought and here Dwim tells us,
shows us before he dies. He wonders at a fish and his friend is amazed by
the rumor that men sometimes drown themselves, and you realize how rare and
precious water is to these people. Brilliantly told!



LOTR

DL10: Spartan Letters by Dwimordene

That was short enough for a second read, and I'm glad I took the time.
Faramir's first letter is heart-wrenching, as tragic as his part in LOTR as
Tolkien wrote it. And then when he throws it into the fire.! I know that
feeling. I've written my mother a letter. Though I never send it, I can't
bring myself to destroy it. Faramir does and I feel it's tragic he did so.
Only then we get the second letter, the one he didn't destory, and it is so
much more heart-wrenching for the fewer words. Beautifully done,
Dwimordene. Another symphony for your repertoire.


LOTR

DL14: Wizard by M. Sebasky

A poignant glimpse into Gandalf, a character I wouldn't normally be
interested in reading about. But this story, too, proved worthy of the
time. It digs deep into a quiet moment, getting into Gandalf's soul, his
hope, regrets, and the weight on his shoulders.


Poetry

DP2: Boe Bedich Len, Haldir? by Chathol-linn

I'm no poet afficianado, so I can't comment on style and form, and what not.
I can only say what I like, and I liked this. I liked the rhyme and rhythm
and the tribute to Haldir's life and death.



Poetry

DP3: From Fangorn Forest to Helm's Deep, Canto I The Forest by Chathol-linn

And oh, I liked this one, too! I'm so much better with rhyming poems (even
when my best don't rhyme). I liked the three Ents' different visions of the
three hunters and how they saw them. The syntax was beautiful. I think I
liked the first line of Gimli's best: "I laughed to see a stone that walks,
said Elm."



Poetry

DP4: Rescue of the Rowan by Chathol-linn

I thought it was Interesting that Chathol-linn should write a poem in prose
style. No stanzas, but it was still brilliant and lyrical. Kept me
interested throughout.

Poetry

DP6: The Day the Sun Didn't Rise by Tinni

I had not heard the Japanese Myth, but I think Tolkien's tale of the sun and
moon fit well with it.


Post-WOTR

DPoW1: A Change of Seasons by runningscared

I didn't recognize it at first, but I had read it before, and still it
brought a tear to my eye at the end. Beautiful and not belabored by length
or complication, this is a story about Legolas and Gimli's departure from
Middle-Earth. The witty banter fits them well, and also the brevity of it,
because it wasn't a time for wittiness. It was bittersweet, and the story
matched it. I felt the farewell Legolas offered, and it made me sad.


Post-WOTR

DPoW5: Closing the Book by Gonzai

This too suffers at the mercy of my memory for I am sacrificing a second
reading for time to read more stories. I have given it a second glance
though, to tray and remind me and I think that has done a good enough job
that I can write this comment. This is a fitting tale for the brief mention
of what happens to Merry and Pippin the timelines in the Appendices, and a
good explanation for why the younger Pippin would pass first. The
characterizations are wonderful, playful, even their old age, a good mix of
book and movie personalities. Good job!


Post-WOTR

DPoW10: Paths We Trod, Wrongs We Bore by Coriel

Wow, a short story and yet full of so much! Thank you, Coriel, for the
reminder of what Thranduil had lived through: 2 sacks of Doriath, then
Sirion. Coriel did not shy away from the savageness of those attacks, let
us feel the true hurt of the Kinslaying, and yet showed also that Thranduil
did not hate blindly, even coming to appreciate Gimli, "a prince among
dwarves". But where is the next story?


Post-WOTR

DPoW13: Sorrow Profound by Alexcat

Alexcat portrays Elrond's sorry very well. It truly is prfound, as Tolkien
told us that he'd face sorrow no matter how the tale ended. And that he
does. That is why mortality is a gift to Men. While immortality sounds all
well and good, you stay while those around you go.


D8: Standards by Dwimordene

Ah, this is one of Dwim's I don't think I had read before. How did I miss
it! Maybe because it was able Arwen, and my interests lie elsewhere. But
these awards have made me broaden those interests, and I've been glad for
it. This is a wonderful example of the worth. there are few Arwen stories
I ever read and then they may not feel really Arwen to me. This one does.
Adn the interaction with Gilraen feels right, the tension, the hope, the
tutoring. And that Dwim could find the symbolism, muliple layers of it, in
the standard she makes... Bravo again, Dwim. Bravo.


This category ends October 15th at 11:59pm Central US time.

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

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