Age of Sail Despatches #46

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: My laptop cable decided the connector was not going to stay connected to it, so I've had to switch to my netbook which means i'm typing on a far smaller keyboard to the one i'm used to. I apologise for any typos this may produce - I will try to keep them to a minimum.

Fanfic:
Stephen's Wonderful Life by heather_mist; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen, Inspired by the beautiful Frank Capra movie It's a Wonderful Life ... I hope you enjoy it.
In the Bleak Midwinter by esteven; Aubreyad; Gen; Jack, Stephen, James G and Thomas C; Stephen meets a fellow surgeon and misses Jack
For the Good of Your Elf by heather_mist; Aubreyad; R; Stephen, Jack, Killick, The following offering is a follow–up to a little fic I wrote for the Perfect Duet Kinkmeme in September, inspired by a prompt for Jack in a fuzzy pastel Easter Bunny suit, complete with ears and fuzzy tail
Les Fenêtres de l'Âme by latin_cat; Aubreyad/Sharpe crossover; PG; Stephen, Ducos, Colquhoun Grant (HC); Whilst visiting Paris in order to give his address to the Institute, Stephen comes under suspicion of spying from all sides.
From the Vickery Family Papers: Letter Six by sharpiefan; Show the Colours; G; John Vickery; Correspondence from the papers of the Vickery family, between Captain John Vickery of the 5/60th and members of his family. The sixth extant letter, to The Hon Miss Emma Vickery, Fallbrooke House, nr Winchester. Errata: This letter was left out when I posted the rest of the collection.

Son et Lumière:
Nascita di Aubrey-(Balena)-Sirena by sospan_fach posted to perfect_duet
Fanvid: Silent Longing:: The Great Naval Romance by zilah1; Master & Commander; PG-13; Jack/Stephen; Little romantic story with our dear boys.
Art post - steampunk-girl Part One reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl Part Two reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Three rposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Four reposted by gillianinoz
Art post - steampunk-girl - Part Five reposted by gillianinoz
zilah1 wishes Master & Commander A Happy Anniversary
From garrowslaw_feed: A Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek

Of historical interest:
patches_the_shipcat posts From Russia With...Cold: an excerpt from the memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne
patches_the_shipcat posts On the French Side: an excerpt from the memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne
From janeaustenblog_feed: Crafting with Lucy Steele
From janeaustenblog_feed: Fan art might not be fan art but it's hard to tell
oursin posts Addison, Pope, Johnson, and a plethora of other C18th Century poets: so not to the manor born
patches_the_shipcat posts Of horses, of Napoleon and of other things

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf reviews Series 3 Episode 3 of Garrow's Law: Dark Forest of the Soul
From garrowslaw_feed: Episode 4 inspirations now online
From garrowslaw_feed: Inspirations for Episode 3; Series 3
esteven posts Edinburgh, anyone? about a special viewing of Master & Commander on December the 18th, during the Cochrane Festival
vanilla_elf posts Garrow's Law Episode Two, Series three: Luddites and Liars

Communities and challenges:
showthecolours: sharpiefan posts the Kink Meme Masterlist
latin_cat posts the perfect_duet advent calendar running order
perfect_duet: esteven wishes Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 'Happy Birthday'

Rec of the Week:
I Love the Aurbreyad: Boom de Yada! fanvid originally posted by sospan_fach

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