Age of Sail Despatches #100

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Can you believe we're up to Issue 100? You guys are awesome! And this week, we have our very first podfic for the Aubreyad fandom!

Fanfic:
Queeney Pulls the Strings by heather_mist; Aubreyad; G; Lady Keith, nee Hester ‘Queeney’ Thrale, persuades her husband to give her old protégé Jack Aubrey his first command.
Scheming by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley/Richard Sharpe; Colonel Wellesley takes a stroll amongst the army's picketed horses the night Sharpe is set up for a flogging.
Gratitude by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; Gen; Arthur Wellesley, Richard Sharpe; Such an innocuous request – to borrow a telescope.
Assistance by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; Gen; At an awkward moment, assistance came from the least expected quarter.
Encounter in the Park by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley/Richard Sharpe; St James’s Park has something of a reputation. Two men enter its bounds for different reasons, but with a single purpose.
An Evening's Entertainment by farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Arthur Wellesley, Richard Sharpe, Syud Sevajee; Wellesley learns more about Sharpe's character, as well as something of how the Ensign views him.
Mens Rea by josbanks; Aubreyad; G; Stephen, Babbington, Jack; Babbington seeks a private consultation with Dr. Maturin

Son et Lumière:
Vid: Promo vid for Show the Colours: Navy by sharpiefan
Fanvid: I'm Gonna Be by sharpiefan; Sharpe; PG13; Sharpe/Wellington
Podfic: On the Identification of Weeds by feroxargentea, read by snowdrop_song; Aubreyad; Gen

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: Acasta and poictiers take the Highflyer
From ageofsail_feed: Lewrie and the Hogshead

Miscellany and meta:
From hmsacasta_feed: Wanted: Spirited Young Men for the Royal Navy
From hmsacasta_feedPost for the Captain
From hmsacasta_feed; More From the Mail Packet
From hmsacasta_feed: Doctor, Heal Thyself
sharpiefan has a list of good Age of Sail communities

Communities and challenges:
mandc_readChapter 12 of Post Captain this weekend
hm_jollies: sharpiefan posts Questions to Find Answers To
sharpiefan is running a Picture Prompts Fic Challenge
casestory is running a multi-fandom challenge
spinoffstory is running a multi-fandom challenge

Rec of the Week:
The Broken Lock by unsentimentalf; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack, Stephen, OCs; Stephen is caught in flagrante delicto, and faces the most serious of consequences

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