Age of Sail Despatches #92

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: It seems as though it's been a pretty productive week, all things considered. Hope it's been a good week for you?

Fanfic:
Funchal by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; Stephen receives very bad news
by josbanks; NC-17; Jack/Stephen, Diana; Jack's perspective of what happened in Calcutta and how it affected him

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Belfast Hornpipe by sharpiefan; General AoS; G; Just a random fun vid - and my first to an instrumental piece of music.
Fanvid: Across the Western Ocean by sharpiefan; General AoS; G; I'm bound away across the sea, across the Western Ocean

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan posts Help save the remains of an AoS warship

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts What's so great about the Age of Sail? (Repost)
esteven reminds us that it's nine years since M&C premièred in the US


Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Six of Post Captain this weekend
mandc_watch wants to know the best date and time for the next M&C Watch
sharpiefan posts a reminder about the Minor Characters Fic Challenge
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts an excerpt fromthe Formative Years
where_away: sharpiefan posts a quick question

Rec of the Week: It's about time we had some Sharpe fic, so I rec for you Payment by twizzle; Sharpe; NC-17; Sharpe/Lawford; Sharpe looks for a way to repay Lawford while they're imprisoned.

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