The theme for April should appeal to everyone who knows the joys of traveling: Or new theme is "Wanderlust".

Middle Earth is a big place - it certainly has more to offer than just Rivendell and Mirkwood (to name only the homes of our two heroes). So for the April challenge we would like to see travels to distant lands, clashes with foreign cultures, exciting adventures in Rhûn or Harad, or even experiences of the tourist-y kind while visiting an unknown country!

We all know Aragorn traveled a lot in his younger years. So how about depicting one of his journeys? Maybe a story about the first time he saw Minas Tirith or what he really experienced when he journeyed through the Mines of Moria for the first time? Or you could send Legolas on a diplomatic mission to Laketown. Or have Aragorn abduct Legolas and show him the joys of human pub culture! Or you could even show Sam's reaction to seeing Rivendell and all the assorted elves there.

The possibilites are endless! Show us what life in Harad is like, what people drink in Laketown, what terrible faux-pas Legolas commited during his first stay in the White City... You could depict the journey there - and back again -, or show how our heroes interact with strange cultures (or strange people). Be creative! This is your chance to develop original cultures or characters!

A Long, Long Trip by Vanagristiel
Contagion by Pentangle 1rst place
For Love by Liek
Strangers by Gwen
The Hospitality of the Dwarves by Perian Frost
The Manners of a Dwarf by Yuggster 3rd place
Those Things You Just Know by Hazle
Transition by ElenaRoan 2nd place
Where Few Dare to Go by Imaginigma

We thank all authors and voters!

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Alina & Michelle