Stef Midlock

@stef

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

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Stef Midlock@stef· Jul 7

Stef Midlock@stef· May 21

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.

Stef Midlock@stef· May 17

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.

Stef Midlock@stef· May 17

They are The Lord of the Rings playing cards by theory 11! The card art is absolutely charming! I think there is a fancy pants set that is pricey, but these packs were about $12 each. I’ll add a photo of the cover!

The front cover of The Lord of the Rings playing cards by theory 11.

Stef Midlock@stef· May 17

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.

Stef Midlock@stef· Apr 5

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?”

Stef Midlock@stef· Mar 13

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! 🤣

Stef Midlock@stef· Mar 7

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”.

Stef Midlock@stef· Feb 17

I just registered for Oxonmoot 2026 in person! I’m SO happy to return again this year! Can’t wait to see you @tolkiensociety.org! I will be making more Tolkien inspired friendship bracelets this year, so hit me up if you have a special request. I’m beyond excited! Who else is going to be there?

A pile of brightly colored friendship bracelets made from plastic pony beads of many hues, with names of Tolkien characters and fun phrases from the legendarium.

Stef Midlock@stef· Feb 17

Love is complicated! 💖 Join us at the Carrock Smial meeting tonight to chat about Tolkien’s many depictions of love in the legendarium. The Carrock meets tonight on Zoom, 8-9 PM pacific! All are welcome! 💜

Stef Midlock@stef· Nov 16

I LOVE the color palette of @james.athrabeth.com’s new Gunpla! 🖤💖🖤💖🖤💖

A pile of black and hot pink plastic offcut pieces from a gunpla model, lying on a green cutting mat with white grid marks.

Stef Midlock@stef· Oct 22

Happy birthday to my dear husband, my best friend, and the greatest Lore Master and podcast producer to ever walk Middle-earth! Love you @james.athrabeth.com!

Stef Midlock@stef· Oct 21

Tonight is the next meeting of The Carrock Smial! Northern California peeps (and anyone else who would like to come) please join us for Tolkien’s unknowable horrors and groovie goolies! Our theme for tonight is Terrifying Tolkien! 👻 8-9 PM on Zoom! Come join us @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social!

An invitation to the Carrock Smial meeting on Zoom on Tuesday October 21 from 8-9 PM pacific. There are etching-type graphics of an animal skull, two months, and a candlestick with lit candle. The theme is “Terrifying Tolkien”!

Stef Midlock@stef· Oct 11

Happy birthday to @athraplay.athrabeth.com’s favorite emo Ranger! Love you @tenetke.bsky.social! 💚

Nik dressed as their AthraPlay character Cael at Westmoot 2025, wearing a dark green tunic, tight black trousers, tall black books, smiling coyly at the camera, in a crowded room.

Stef Midlock@stef· Oct 11

Ten years with the handsome and talented @james.athrabeth.com! How lucky am I!?! The luckiest!!! Love you, dearest! 💜

James and me on our wedding day, holding hands in front of a wooden ornate door. I am wearing a white wedding gown and holding a bouquet of flowers. James is wearing a gray suit with a dark green tie. We are smiling at each other.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 20

Happy birthday to my lovely pal, @itstoriello.bsky.social! Creating stories with you on @athraplay.athrabeth.com is a privilege and a joy! Wishing you a wonderful year! 💖

A photo of Tori at Oxonmoot wearing her elf ears and sunglasses, with a big smile.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 4

There is also a gentleman there who will show you how to press your own “Treasured” bookmark!

A man rolls paint onto a metal plate to print the word “Treasured”.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 4

Folks at #oxonmoot! There is a Tolkien Father Christmas letter in the free “Treasured” exhibition in the Weston Library!

An image from the Treasured exhibition showing an illustrated page by JRR Tolkien (Polar Bear felling down the stairs) and the Father Christmas letter that goes with it.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 4

A great morning with @itstoriello.bsky.social and @jude.athrabeth.com at the Bodleian Libraries! #oxonmoot

Stef, Tori and Jude posse in the Proscholium outside the Old Bodliean Library.

Tori and Jude in the Divinity School in the Bodliean Libraries. Beautiful vaulted ceilings are seen above them.

Tori poses in the beautifully wood paneled Duke Humphrey’s Library.

Jude outside the Sheldonian Theatre on Broad Steet in Oxford, posting with a sculpture- the head of a man with a voluminous beard.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 4

Okay total #oxonmoot friendship bracelet count is 73! Now I just need the courage to give them out!

73 friendship brackets made from brightly colored pony beads laying in piles on a brown desk.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 3

What better way to start #oxonmoot than with dinner and hangs with these lovely folks! I feel so fortunate to have spent tonight with them. Thank you @jude.athrabeth.com, @itstoriello.bsky.social, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, and @julialindenlaub.bsky.social!

A happy selfie outside the Red Lion Pub in Oxford with Tori, Stef, Jude, Mercury and Julia.

The beautiful moon over a darkened Oxford street on my walk home. A stone wall, an octagonal stone building, and some trees are lit by silver moonlight.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 3

Who is going to SpeedMoot tomorrow night at #Oxonmoot? I loved this event in 2023, and am definitely going again this year. I made some special bracelets for my new SpeedMoot pals! Be my partner, please! See you tomorrow @tolkiensociety.org!

Four friendship bracelets made in multi-colored pony beads, with text that reads “Mellon” (“friend” in Sindarin).

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 2

Oxford, here I come! #oxonmoot #tolkiensociety

A scene from Paddington Station in London showing travelers bustling around and the digital notice board directing you to your train.

The digital notice board at Paddington Station showing the Great Western Railway train I am taking to Oxford.

Great Western Railway train engine in Paddington Station.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 2

Got to see the glorious Bergen girls in Kentish Town last night! They took me to the Parakeet Pub for a wonderful dinner. I love them with my whole heart. We have decided that we are a coven.

Three ladies, Katie Bergen, me, and Molly Bergen, taking a selfie outside The Parakeet Pub in Kentish Town, London.

Stef Midlock@stef· Sep 2

I had a wonderful time at the London Museum Docklands the other day. The museum is huge and full of interesting stories. Secrets of the Thames was a fantastic exhibition! Well worth a visit!

Me posing outside of the Museum of London Docklands on a sunny day. There is a tall brick building behind me and a conical black and white river buoy to the side.

A photo from from inside the Secrets of the Thames exhibition, a didactic panel reads “River of Migration” and a number of artifacts including a Viking axe and part of a drinking horn are nearby.

A large wood and iron capstan at the Museum of London Docklands, with a glowing screen in the background.

A blacksmith forge and tools that are part of an exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands.

Stef Midlock@stef· Aug 31

The Sunday Roast today was excellent! Wayyyy too much food for one person, next time I need someone to come with me. Any takers? 🥰

Sunday Roast with all the fixings- a roasted chicken on a bed of mashed potatoes on a main plate, with smaller silver dishes all around containing vegetables, Yorker Pudding, cauliflower cheese, roasted potatoes and green beans.

Eton Mess- a mound of meringue and whipped cream, with raspberry sorbet in the middle, topped with berry sauce and shaved pink and white chocolate.

Stef Midlock@stef· Aug 31

Beautiful restaurant, Berners Tavern!

The interior of Berners Tavern in London, with high and heavily plastered ceilings, round chandeliers, and countless paintings framed in gold leaf.

The interior of Berners Tavern in London, with high and heavily plastered ceilings, tables and chairs, and countless paintings framed in gold leaf.

Stef Midlock@stef· Aug 30

Heck yes! Next stop, London! #oxonmoot

The TV in the airplane that reads, “next stop, London”

Stef Midlock@stef· Aug 30

I’m officially on my way to #oxonmoot! Woooot! I forgot so many things, this was an extremely disorganized lead-up, but at least I made it to the airport! 🤣 I’m now enjoying some airport tennis, I know @clarelmoore.bsky.social will be proud of me. 🎾

An image of a TV, showing a tennis player holding a racket, about to do something tennis!

Stef Midlock@stef· Aug 23

Too silly? #oxonmoot