Age of Sail Despatches #98

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Hello again, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Fanfic:
Cura te Ipsum by josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen returns to Surprise, hoping to overcome his pathological grief.
A Reason to be Happy by corrielle; POTC: CotBP; PG; Elizabeth; Groves; Elizabeth is sad at her father's Christmas ball. Theo has rum.
Advent Calendar Day 21: Mr Hollom's Christmas by eglantine_br; Master & Commander; Hollom, Warley; The water stung his eyes. He could not blink enough to make it stop, he had to keep them open, he must keep going up, up and up.
Advent Calendar Day 23: The Long Years by takadainmate; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack, Stephen; In the long years of their retirement, Jack finds that Stephen has been keeping secrets.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Per Mare Per Terram by sharpiefan
Fanvid: Advent Calendar Day 24 - Christmas Eve part 1: High School Never Ends by latin_cat
Vid: Adventure at Sea, part 4 by amaraal; Aubreyad; G; Jack, Stephen
Vid: As it Was in Nelson's Day linked by sharpiefan; Royal Marines of 1805 relieving Royal Marines of 1930

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: A Christmas Eve Signal in 1812
From hmsacasta_feed: Acasta and Poictiers take the Herald
From hmsacasta_feed: Boxing Day at Sea


Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts Freebie: Download "The Radiant Boy" - Merry Christmas!
vanilla_elf posts Join the Collingwood Society - your Admiral needs you!
From oldcuddy_feed: What Better Time to Join the Collingwood Society than Christmas?
sharpiefan posts Thoughts on POTC: CotBP

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: esteven posts Merry Christmas to everyone at perfect_duet
perfect_duet: The Admiralty Waiting Room (Contains spoilers

Rec of the Week:
Run Aground by idler_1814; A multi-part Hornblower fic; Gen/PG.

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