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Have you ever really really wanted to just be working on your fanfiction or fanart but instead you have some mundane life stuff like working at a job and keeping on top of your housecleaning that you have to do, and you just absolutely resent it? Well, then you’ll know how Niggle feels. He’s always thinking about his art, but he’s got duties to attend to, a neighbour who needs help, and a Journey to go on.
Why Should I Check Out This Canon?
This short story, a rare attempt at allegory from professed allegory-hater JRR Tolkien, is a touching and heartfelt look at the way that inspiration and duty clash, finding friendship in unlikely places, the joy of creation, and the unknown impact that what a person makes can have. It’s very Catholic in some ways but is overall a heartwarming and beautiful little story with some very funny bits. There’s also shipping potential!
Where Can I Get This?
Available either on its own or as part of the compilations Tree and Leaf or Tales from the Perilous Realm wherever books are generally sold. It is also available as an audiobook narrated by Derek Jacobi. Leaf By Niggle can also be found in the Internet Archive’s copy of Tales from the Perilous Realm.
What Fanworks Already Exist?
There are 7 fanworks archived at AO3. I was only able to find a few pieces of fanart (such as this rendering of Leaf, by Niggle) when I looked around; this canon is about an artist, and has incredibly evocative imagery. As such, it definitely needs more fanart!
Have you ever really really wanted to just be working on your fanfiction or fanart but instead you have some mundane life stuff like working at a job and keeping on top of your housecleaning that you have to do, and you just absolutely resent it? Well, then you’ll know how Niggle feels. He’s always thinking about his art, but he’s got duties to attend to, a neighbour who needs help, and a Journey to go on.
Why Should I Check Out This Canon?
This short story, a rare attempt at allegory from professed allegory-hater JRR Tolkien, is a touching and heartfelt look at the way that inspiration and duty clash, finding friendship in unlikely places, the joy of creation, and the unknown impact that what a person makes can have. It’s very Catholic in some ways but is overall a heartwarming and beautiful little story with some very funny bits. There’s also shipping potential!
Where Can I Get This?
Available either on its own or as part of the compilations Tree and Leaf or Tales from the Perilous Realm wherever books are generally sold. It is also available as an audiobook narrated by Derek Jacobi. Leaf By Niggle can also be found in the Internet Archive’s copy of Tales from the Perilous Realm.
What Fanworks Already Exist?
There are 7 fanworks archived at AO3. I was only able to find a few pieces of fanart (such as this rendering of Leaf, by Niggle) when I looked around; this canon is about an artist, and has incredibly evocative imagery. As such, it definitely needs more fanart!
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