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Stef Midlock

@stef.athrabeth.com
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Co-host of Athrabeth, a podcast exploring the lesser-trod paths of Tolkien’s legendarium. (she/her) Check us out over at @podcast.athrabeth.com I also play Hildigard Took on @athraplay.athrabeth.com linktr.ee/athrabeth

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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 23/09/2026
I can’t believe that I have been lucky enough to be part of this show for two years! This Fellowship means so much to me. Their creativity, kindness, and care make @athraplay.athrabeth.com special. Thank you all for being the best, James, Velvet, Tori, Nik, Jude, and our amazing editor Tracy! 💚
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 22/09/2026
Happy Hobbit day! I hope you can join us tonight on Zoom at 8 PM pacific!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 22/09/2026
Mark your calendars for October 3!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 22/09/2026
Excited to be the 1,778th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The One Ring™ RPG: Bestiary, Gondor Campaign & Updated Rules! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
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The One Ring™ RPG: Bestiary, Gondor Campaign & Updated Rules
The award-winning The One Ring tabletop RPG enters a new age with this triple offering – the epic campaign expansion The White Tower and the Hall of Gold, the bestiary Creatures Strange and Foul, and ...
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Jeremy @uruloke.tolkienguide.com · 18/09/2026
More information on our livestream celebration, including special guests, another drawing for site supporters, and scheduling, can be found here: www.tolkienguide.com/TG20
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TolkienGuide 20th Anniversary
J. R. R. Tolkien Collecting guides, forums, articles, and news. A database of Tolkien related collectibles, rare items, ephemera. A community of like-minded collectors who share ideas, trade, and st...
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 05/09/2026
Super fun Friday of #Oxonmoot! A beautiful play by dear friends, lots of wonderful talks and our trivia team, “Stupid Sexy Sauron” got a very respectable score of 81! A fantastic Friday! Too many photos to fit here but I’ll post more!
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth featuring Erik Jampa Anderson and Kit HannahDennis Massmann and Mercury Natis, Director and Producer of The Homecoming of BeorhtnothChristian S. Trent defending Radagast the BrownTrivia team Stupid Sexy Sauron!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 01/09/2026
I love this design so much! I think it is magical. Like, are you walking around in Oxford or one of the great cities of Tolkien’s legendarium? Who knows! I can’t wait to give away stickers and pins that feature this design at Oxonmoot later this week! Please come find meeee! 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 18/08/2026
The Carrock Smial of Northern California meets tonight! Come talk Tolkien villains with us! All are welcome to join! We meet on Zoom from 8-9 PM pacific. You can join our discord for the Zoom details: discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn Hope to see you there! 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 16/08/2026
So, I’m kicking my #Oxonmoot bracelet making efforts into high gear for these last two weeks, and not to toot my own horn, but I think I have peaked with this one. 📯 I can’t wait to give this beauty to someone at Oxonmoot! If you’re going, and have a special request, let me know! 🥰
A colorful bracelet made of plastic pony beads in hues of purple and blue, with silver lettering that says “Lobelia”, with a little silver spoon charm.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 05/08/2026
This was such a fun episode to record! Our special guest @davidthengoldo.bsky.social is awesome, and I know you are going to love this episode!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 04/08/2026
Anyone here use Apple Music and have them switch versions of songs on your playlists? I have VERY SPECIFIC preferences for my Peter Paul and Mary playlist, and methinks Apple has been fiddling with my song versions. Not cool.
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Kuzco & Kronk: No Touchy!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 04/08/2026
I just finished a Signum class about the Children of Húrin with Dr. Sara Brown and it was EXCELLENT! The fascinating discussion questions she posed and her encouragement made participation fun and safe. And the other students were wonderful! Thank you so much, @aranelparmadil.bsky.social! 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 21/07/2026
I am still wrapping my head the concept of luck. I can’t wait to hear from my fellow Carrock members! Join us tonight! All are welcome! 8-9 on Zoom! Join our Discord for more! discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn
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Join the The Carrock - Northern California Smial Discord Server!
Check out the The Carrock - Northern California Smial community on Discord - hang out with 61 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 07/07/2026
Not to be missed! 🤩 Velvet is SO FUN to watch on these streams, and supporting her is great! 💜💕❤️
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 01/07/2026
I really enjoyed reading the Grey Annals for this month’s episode, however, I find it difficult to talk about this kind of big work. I’m always worried that I missed something, or that something I picked out is covered elsewhere in the legendarium. How do you keep it all organized in your mind?
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 23/06/2026
Tonight!!! Show and tell!!! Come to the Carrock Smial meeting on Zoom and share your favorite Tolkien treasure with us! All are welcome, 8-9 PM pacific. Can’t wait to see you and your treasures there!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 16/06/2026
Hey lovely Tolkien folks! Due to some technical difficulties, Clare let me know that The Big Read is not happening tonight as planned. Please spread the word! See you next time! 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 03/06/2026
I had such a great time presenting at Westmoot this year! Everyone was so dang funny! Huge thank you to our awesome guests, @itstoriello.bsky.social and @clarelmoore.bsky.social! You were fantastic and it is such a pleasure to work with you! Missed our live show? No worries! Check it out now! 💚
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 28/05/2026
Because @james.athrabeth.com likes to hurt us!!!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 22/05/2026
This idea came to me in a dream after I ate too much cheese before bed. So, you know… 😂
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 21/05/2026
The 150 lbs of games made it to Westmoot! Woo! Thanks to @james.athrabeth.com and Chad from Texas for moving the “boxen”! Can’t wait to set up the Bywater / Games room on Friday at #wesmtoot26 @westmoot.org! #westmoot #intothewest
James and Chad moving a hotel luggage trolley piled high with boxes.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 20/05/2026
I’m on the way to #westmoot! Let’s goooo!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 19/05/2026
TONIGHT! Carrock! What a great break from Westmoot packing, Hehe! I hope you can join us! 8-9 PM pacific. On Zoom! ✨🩵✨🩵✨🩵✨
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 19/05/2026
I’m currently on hold, and the hold music has a not-insignificant amount of vocal scatting. Boop a doo, skoodily-bee, shoobie-doobie-doo. I’ll add my own. Meep morp.
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Athrabeth Podcast @podcast.athrabeth.com · 18/05/2026
Oh dang, three of our favorite people, @tenetke.bsky.social, @jankybarns.bsky.social and @james.athrabeth.com are running introductory ttrpg games at #Westmoot! Folks attending @westmoot.org, don’t sleep on this chance to play with these amazing Loremasters! Next Sunday morning!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 17/05/2026
Just shipped 150 lbs of Tolkien-inspired board games and Games Room supplies to #Westmoot. ✨
The side of a brown shipping box with a red sticker that reads.“This Side Up. Fragile. Handle with Care.” and a tiny Westmoot gaming sticker.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 17/05/2026
Packing up some of the games for the #Westmoot26 game library! Visit the Bywater / Games Room to play these fun Tolkien-inspired games at Westmoot! See you soon, @westmoot.org! #westmoot #intothewest
Stacks of colorful, Tolkien-spired games waiting to be packed up for Westmoot.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 06/05/2026
This one is great! Kelly is so awesome and hearing about her work is inspiring! Do check out the episode and @themiddlepage.bsky.social! 🧡
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 26/04/2026
Congratulations to all the winners!!! 💜💖💜💖💜💖💜💖
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 24/04/2026
I’m headed to the 39th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art in Davis today. Try saying that a few times fast. I’m off to ACCACccaacacaaaac. artsalliancedavis.org/event/39th-a...
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Arts Alliance Davis | 39th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 24/04/2026
A list of the cool peeps from the @tolkiensociety.org Awards Best Online Content shortlist that we have interviewed on Athrabeth! I feel fortunate to have chatted with all these folks over the years. People in this part of the Tolkien community are so generous with their time, it’s awesome. 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 24/04/2026
April has FLOWN by! Voting for the 2026 Tolkien Society Awards is almost over! Tolkien Society babes, make sure to get your votes in today! ✨💜✨
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 21/04/2026
I’ve got a blanket and a warm cup of tea, and I’m ready to chat about Cozy Tolkien tomorrow at the Carrock Smial meeting! 🫖🥰 Please join us, it is such a nice group of folks! 💜 8-9 PM on Zoom! Email us or join our discord for more: discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn
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Check out the The Carrock - Northern California Smial community on Discord - hang out with 53 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 21/04/2026
Tonight! Big Read session 2! Be there or be square! I’m so excited to hear from my dear friend @clarelmoore.bsky.social! She is brilliant and hilarious and makes learning fun! 😎 Starts at 6 PM for you pacific time zone babies like me! Will I see you there in the zoom chat? 💖
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james.athrabeth.com @james.athrabeth.com · 15/04/2026
Finally had the time and bandwidth to do a new Loremaster’s Corner for @athraplay.athrabeth.com, looking at one small piece of the wacky history of the elves. Long ago, I aspired to make something like This American Life, and this kinda scratches that itch, but, you know, about elves
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 16/04/2026
There is a new Loremaster’s Corner episode over on @athraplay.athrabeth.com today! 💖 James discusses the Sindar elves and the Silvan elves in relation to the courtly drama going down on the show. It’s super interesting and a quick listen, so check it out! ✨ athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes/lmc...
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Loremaster’s Corner: Sindar and Silvan Elves | AthraPlay
James provides a brief account of thousands of years of elf history to shed some light on the difference between the Sindar and Silvan elves, and how it impacts the current troubles in Mirkwood.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 09/04/2026
Guess who is going to see BTS next month!?! It’s @james.athrabeth.com and me! I know, I know, I’m a STAY but I can’t pass this up.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 09/04/2026
Woooooo new AthraPlay day! What are these little rascals going to get up to this time? Have you check out @athraplay.athrabeth.com yet? We’ll be at Westmoot this year! 💖
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 06/04/2026
Oooh yay! We can’t wait to bring AthraPlay to Westmoot this year! It’s going to be so much fun!
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The Carrock: Northern California smial @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We hope you will join us on April 21st as we talk about the cozier side of Tolkien's works! Clock through the link in our bio to sign up for the mailing list or Discord to get the Zoom link.
The Carrock Northern California Smial. Join us for our next meeting. Tuesday April from 8-9pm pacific on Zoom. Theme: Cozy Tolkien. Use our Google form to sign up or email us at thecarrocksmial@gmail.com
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 05/04/2026
I just stayed up all night to watch a four-hour KPop concert live from Korea. I have decided I am too old to stay up all night. Help meeeee. 🫠
Bang Chan of Stray Kids holding a microphone, the subtitles read, “Who’s going to work tomorrow?”
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 02/04/2026
WHOA!!! This is so exciting! I can’t believe we are on this shortlist! Thank you so much to the community for nominating our stilly little @podcast.athrabeth.com! Thank you @tolkiensociety.org for shortlisting us! It is a huge honor! Thank you a million times! 🥲
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 01/04/2026
I had the BEST time talking with Jude about this deep philosophical elf stuff- who even am I!?! 😂 I really like this episode and I hope you do too! 💜
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 29/03/2026
Omg, I’m doing joyful air kicks and punches around my house right now. @jude.athrabeth.com and I just recorded something for @podcast.athrabeth.com that I think is ✨SO GOOD✨! It’s rad when podcasting feels like this!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 25/03/2026
Is anyone good at Adobe Acrobat? Please, I’m slipping into madness.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 25/03/2026
TONIGHT, March 24! All are welcome to join us from 8-9 PM on Zoom! Thank you to the @tolkiensociety.org for creating Tolkien Reading Day and for giving it such a great theme this year: Unlikely Heroes! Please join the Carrock if you want to share an unlikely hero or just come and vibe with us!
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 17/03/2026
Whoa! It’s us! 👯‍♀️ I’m so excited to bring another live Athrabeth to Westmoot again this year! We have the coolest guests joining us- @itstoriello.bsky.social and @clarelmoore.bsky.social! We’re going to chat about some major oopsies in Tolkien’s legendarium, we hope you’ll join us! #westmoot26
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 13/03/2026
Today is the 20 year anniversary of the Great Pretzel Trek. Hard to believe that 20 years ago, my friends Nissa, Emily and I were laying 6 pounds of pretzels end to end from our house into our school to see how far it would go. Around 0.2 miles! We had a lot more time on our hands back then! 🤣
Three women holding a bag of pretzels.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 07/03/2026
I finally got started on my @westmoot.org friendship bracelets! I am currently listening to the Beren and Lúthien audio book while I make them. It is heavenly! Eight down, MANY to go. If you are going to Westmoot and have a special request, let me know! 💜
A pile of brightly colored friendship bracelets made from plastic pony beads and round, white alphabet beads, spelling out the names of the Valar and “Westmoot 26”.
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Stef Midlock @stef.athrabeth.com · 04/03/2026
This episode was a joy to record! Kristine is so much fun, and I loved learning about Tolkien and his cave sightseeing trips. I hope you enjoy it! What is your fave cave in Tolkien’s legendarium?
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