A recommendation for fans and non-fans alike:

And a tried and true quote for the day:
"The Ballad of William Robinson" by Bill Mumy
My name is William Robinson, I'm 42 years old.
I've seen the hot side of the sun, I've seen blue icy cold.
I've shot the one-eyed giant down with laser in my hand,
But I'll never see my home again on walk on Earth's green land.
In 1997 we set out on the Jupiter 2,
Bound for Alpha Centauri, my family and small crew.
We ran into a meteor storm - the wrong time, the wrong place.
It's been six months and thirty years that we've been lost in space.
My father died five years ago. There was no better man than he.
My mother's never been the same, and now it's up to me.
Our pilot is a handsome man, my sisters both could tell.
And Dr. Smith will get us killed and that may be just as well.
I've worked the mines of many worlds for fuel to power our ship.
I have a robot for a friend and helper on our trip.
I'm sending out this message now from this ungodly place
In hopes someone will rescue us from being lost in space.
My name is William Robinson and I'll never take a wife.
No children will I father. I have no normal life.
Show me mercy in this universe, or show me God's true face.
Whisper my name to the stars for I am lost in space.
- Current Music:"Princess Mee," Caprice
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http://www.lotrfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?sid=3763
Somewhat silly, but also short.
http://www.lotrfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?sid=7218
One of the big let-downs for the last two Dragon*Con's I've been to is the fact that Bill Mummy wasn't there.
This new little fic tore out my heart!
Bill Mumy is an interesting guy.
Interesting guy indeed!
But I can't think of any set in the movie AU at all...
http://the-danamark.livejournal.com/166636.html
Here are three of my favorites--
"In This These Days of Glory" both parts, basically cover the whole time in a series of vignettes.
"The Choices of Mistress Daisy" is a very difficult and disturbing fic about one of Sam's sisters and how she must deal with Lotho. It's quite brilliant.
"A Long Road There and Back" is about Celandine Brandybuck and Moro Burrows, and their encounter with Ruffians.
"The North-Delving Incident"
http://www.lightindarkplaces.net/dana/writing/fan/overlooked.htm
is three fics from three POVs: Pippin's, an OC's, and Merry's, of a post-Scouring incident where Pippin discovers a pocket of Ruffians hiding out and terrorizing the village of North-delving. The first one "Overlooked" can be read all on its own, but the other two really complement it.
Here are a few of Ruby's--
“Rosemary for Remembrance”--very sad, very dark; the fate of Fredegar Bolger's sweetheart, Rosemary
http://rubynye.livejournal.com/7818.html
“Breredon”--Captain Pippin comforts a lass who has some bad memories of that terrible year
http://rubynye.livejournal.com/128139.html
“The Chief’s Day Out”--Lotho's last day
http://rubynye.livejournal.com/12020.html
This last one is very, very dark--a much higher rating than I can normally read, and it was very hard to read as well--I found myself having to skip some of the darkest parts. But it is basically the POV of one of the Ruffians.
“Ekhat’s Luck”
http://rubynye.livejournal.com/312710.html#cutid1