April 2024: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle J. R. R. Tolkien, c. 1925 At our meeting on Wednesday, we had a smaller-than-usual group, because several folks had other commitments or emergencies. But we had a couple of first-time attendees. And we picked our next reading! Details below. Bob Clark, chief newsletter Hobbit Announcements Save the date for MiddleMoot, returning to Kansas City this year, at the WWI Museum! October 26. See below for more details. The Next Meeting of the Tolkien Society: Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 PM We'll be meeting at our usual location, ReRoll Tavern. This month, we'll be discussing Tolkien's short story "Leaf by Niggle". If you haven't read it lately and you'd like to read it ahead of time, the story is available in the book The Tolkien Reader , as well as in a stand-alone volume. Middlemoot! This year, Middlemoot is back in Kansas City, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. We can now anno...