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Works are now revealed! Please take a moment to leave a comment on your gifts, and enjoy the haul of drabbles this round! Thank you to all who participated, especially our pinch hitters!

Author reveals will take place 72 hours from now on Tuesday, May 5 @ 1:00pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown).

Please get in touch if you have any questions. Should you receive a gift that is not for a fandom, character, and drabble type you requested, or that contains a DNW, reach out to us ASAP.

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A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

Blurb:

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu.

When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life.

But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.

This was the April read for

bookclub_dw; my answers to the discussion post can be found here: discussion post answers

I really liked this book - I've enjoyed the fantasy novels that feature East Asian mythology and tropes that I've read in the past year. This one focuses on brewing tea as a method of magic. There's also political intrigue and a hint of forbidden romance. I would probably call it YA. It is the first of a duology so I may pick the next one up if my library has it.

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Hi all, we hope you've been doing great so far! There are under two days left in the creation period!

The due date for assignments is on May 3 at 10 PM EDT (UTC-4). Due date countdown: (link)

Here's another Pinch Hit! Please reply to this post or email sufficiently.advanced.ex@gmail.com to claim. Please include your Ao3 username and the number of the pinch hit you are claiming. This will be due 6 days later than usual deadline, on Sat 09 May 2026 10:00PM EDT!

( PH 6 - Black Magician Trilogy - Trudi Canavan, Traitor Spy Trilogy - Trudi Canavan, The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club - Theodora Goss )

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Creators have been revealed, and with that, the 2026 Goreswap round comes to a close! Thank you, everyone who participated!

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I was sitting here Thursday night when the phone rang, and I answered, even though I didn't recognize the number. It was Dr. Chandran who called to see how I was and to tell me what to expect tomorrow. He asked if I had questions after he described the procedure. He said it will be 3-4 days for results from the biopsy. And he is the one who calls with results. He was a very nice doctor.

Friday the 1st of May

Procedure day.
Started out sort of rough. I was a little nervous and my blood pressure was 240/164. They had to get it down. I did deep breathing exercises until I was finally down to 140/65. Just in time for procedure. 😁

When I woke up, had a sore throat but nothing too bad. The doctor came in and said it was cancer. They caught it very early. I have to see Oncologist. My doctor thinks they can zap it with radiation and that should do it. So, I was happy to hear that. Next procedure is the Pet Scan.

So, I'm glad I had this darn thing.

I'm not saying I'm glad to have cancer, I'm saying I'm glad it's not stage 4. I consider myself very lucky. Thank you everyone for good thoughts, hugs, and prayers.

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As we still have several outstanding pinch hits, reveals will be delayed to May 9th, 11:59PM UTC (8 days from now).

The post-deadline pinch hits, now due May 8th 11:59PM UTC, can be found here.

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Hello everyone! We are on track to open the collection as scheduled on Saturday, May 2 @ 1:00pm Eastern Daylight time (Countdown). A big thank you to our wonderful pinch-hitters!

If you posted your fic and it is still unapproved, please get in touch and/or check the email associated with your AO3 account.

As we wait eagerly for reveals, why not write a treat? You can see all requests in the requests app. Treats can be posted any time, whether before or after reveals.

Note: If you add a fic to the collection very close to work reveals, it may remain unrevealed even after the collection has opened. Please try re-posting it or re-adding it to the collection. If it is still stuck as unrevealed, get in touch with us ASAP via the comm or email.

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Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Fëanor, Fingolfin, Findis, Lalwen, Sons of Feanor, various others
Warnings: (past) Character Death
Summary: Decades out of Mandos, too many things in Fëanor's life remain broken. He can't do anything except wait for his sons to come to him, but he can do something about the old and crumbling house where they once lived.
Note: This fic covers the same ground as A Hundred Miles Through the Desert, but from Fëanor's perspective.

AO3 / SWG

'Cause from that rubble, what remains
Can only be what's true
If all was lost, there's more I gained
'Cause it led me back to you
- “From Now On” - The Greatest Showman

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Author: elennalore

Title: A meadow of bluebells
Characters: Fëanáro, Melkor

Text type / Format: fixed-length ficlet

Source / Fandom: the Silmarillion

Rating: G

Word Count: 200

Summary: Fëanáro finds a beautiful spring meadow while wandering in Aman.
Author notes: Written for the May challenge. Prompts used: carpets of misty bluebells and spring's in their voice.

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Thank you for your engagement with this community during the past month!

Here is the tolkienshortfanworks challenge for May.

Thematic prompt:

Here are some quotation prompts from Tolkien's poem "May Day". Respond to them any way you like.

- pale April is fled
- come hatless
- carry no cloak
- the green spark that the meadow-grass fed
- spring's in their voice
- carpets of misty bluebells
- the crozier fronds of the fern
- a tune from the silver and gold
- the last bell has tinkled

Formal challenge:

Your piece should be 25 words long or a multiple of 25 (50, 75, 100, 125, etc.)

As usual, these two prompt sets can be filled separately or combined.

Usual reminder that in order to post the fill to this community or to the related collection on AO3 (linked in a sticky post at the top), the fanwork can only have a word count up to 1000 words and must be linked to a Tolkien fandom.
Rec lists and podfics can be posted as fills for thematic prompts, as long as the fanworks concerned meet those conditions.

Also we continue to welcome other pieces unrelated to any challenge, of course, including cross-posts and older stories, as long as they meet the criteria!

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I hope you have a lovely day,

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pattrose

Thursday morning was supposed to be my Broncoscopy. It got moved to Friday morning at 6:30. One more day to wait. It couldn't be helped. I'll let you know when it's all over.

starspray

Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Finwe, Original Characters
Warnings: (past) Character Death
Summary: In the dark woods near the Waters of Awakening, Finwë's brothers are taken. In Valinor, when the Trees wither, Finwë is slain. In the Fourth Age, things take place long thought impossible.
Note: This fic takes place in my meanwhile the world goes on 'verse, but can be read standalone. The last chapter will contain spoilers for the end of A Hundred Miles Through the Desert.

First Chapter / Previous Chapter

So listen to the darkness, listen to the patterns
Listen to the breathing sea
Listen to the colors, carry them inside you
They will bring you back to me
Listen to the sirens, listen to the heartbeat
Listen to the turning tide
Listen to the murmurs, carry them inside you
‘til we’re on the other side
In the breaking light
- “The Breaking Light” by Vienna Teng

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Author: Himring
Title: No king could ask for better
Characters: Ioreth
Pairing: n/a
Text type / Format: drabble + haiku
Source / Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Word Count: 114
Summary: Ioreth as a lass in Imloth Melui
Author notes: For the formal challenge (haibun or similar) for the April challenge.

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