sharpiefan: Rear view of a sailor standing at the ship's wheel (At the wheel)
sharpiefan ([personal profile] sharpiefan) wrote in [community profile] despatches2012-03-29 09:20 pm
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Age of Sail Despatches #62

Note from the Editor:
This was very nearly going to be either a day early or a day late. But it's neither, although it's a short issue. :D Hope you've all had a good week.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
[community profile] hm_jollies: [personal profile] sharpiefan posts Various notes and excerpts
[community profile] hm_jollies: [personal profile] wayward_shadows posts Duties aboard ship

Miscellany and meta:
[personal profile] wayward_shadows posts HMS Victory sculpture
[personal profile] vanilla_elf informs us that the Buxom Strumpet is a ship! Whee!
[personal profile] vanilla_elf posts about Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists!

Communities and challenges:
[community profile] perfect_duet: [personal profile] esteven posts Sailors' flowery unmentionables and unauthorised trousers
[community profile] mandc_read will be reading Chapter Two of Blue at the Mizzen this weekend

Rec of the Week:
Scheming by [personal profile] farothiel; Sharpe; PG-13; Arthur Wellesley/Richard Sharpe; Colonel Wellesley takes a stroll amongst the army's picketed horses the night Sharpe is set up for a flogging..

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