At the Lamb's high feast we sing

At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
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Leaf by Niggle

Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien

A short work by the master -- written in a troubled time in his life -- on art and duty and their meaning in life and afterlife.

Encyclopedia of Fairies

Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures by Katharine Mary Briggs

An exhaustive treatment of the -- ehem -- Good Folk of the British Isles.

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back story steals

When stealing ideas from other stories and fililng off the serial numbers, one of the best ways is to steal something that was a part of the backdrop -- a character's back story, a minor character's comment, history.

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