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Note from the Editor: It's been a good week here, if a little quiet - though the fandom's been busy. :D How's it been for you?

Fanfic:
Deep Play by

josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Stephen; Stephen muses about Jack in his journal and recovers his health on the Surprise
Article XXIX by

josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; Stephen attempts a Socratic dialectic with Jack on the topic of sodomy.
Never Mind Manoeuvres by

josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Jack takes Nelson's advice to heart
The True World by

alltoseek; Master and Commander; PG-13; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin; Snakes are Jack's worst nightmare.
Three Rescues and Two Tall Tales by

sid; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen; A little tentacle monster story for spook_me's Halloween Ficathon.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Here's the Tender Coming by

sharpiefan
Fanart: Diana Villiers and Sophie Williams: Two illustrations for the M&D Read by

dreamboatdreamer70

Of historical interest:

vanilla_elf posts And there it went, Old Cuddy's diary

sharpiefan posts Links with the Age of Sail (places to visit)

Miscellany and meta:

vanilla_elf lets us know that Hurricane Sandy sank the tall ship HMS Bounty

sharpiefan posts A puzzling pastime online

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Chapter Four of Post Captain this weekend

sharpiefan reminds us of the Age of Sail Communities on Dreamwidth

sharpiefan reminds us that Frieday the 2nd November is the prompts deadline for the Minor Characters Fic Challenge

Rec of the Week: Apologies if I've linked to this before but I do like this vid! Not Dead Yet by archigirl; Hornblower.

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