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Note from the Editor: Happy New Year! I hope you've had a good week, everyone?

Fanfic:
Cura Te Ipsum by

josbanks; Aubreyad; NC-17; Jack/Stephen; Stephen returns to Surprise in the squadron after Diana's death.
Missed the Most by

vanilla_elf; POTC; G; James Norrington, his mother, the House of Lancaster (of sorts); My contribution to the blackpearlsails "Twelve Days of Christmas" challenge.

Son et Lumière:
Fanvid: Die Young by

mctabby - George Osborn, Vanity Fair (1998)
From

garrowslaw_feed: A bit of Garrow's Law on BBC Radio 4

Of historical interest:
From

hmsacasta_feed: Plans for HMS Acasta

hm_jollies:

sharpiefan posts On a recruit's reception aboard the guardship
From

hmsacasta_feed: A winter storm on the North Atlantic station

hm_jollies:

sharpiefan posts Complements of Marines to rates of ship
From

hmsacasta_feed: To take Ink or Wine out of Woollen or Linen Cloth
From

hmsacasta_feed: The Keeping of Christmas, or Carols aboard Ship

Miscellany and meta:
From

hmsacasta_feed: Happy New Year, 1813!

jadelennox posts You know nothing of Javert (thoughts on the new Les Mis film - contains spoilers)

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading Chapter 11 of Post Captain this weekend

Rec of the Week:
This has been really difficult: So many AoS people are taking part in the Snowflake Fandom Challenge, and one of the challenges is to rec three fanworks. So I've picked from those recs one in part of the AoS fandom that we don't see much of these days, the Sharpe fandom. The rec is from

latin_cat who had this to say: Why I'm recommending this: This had the honour of being the first ever fanvid created for this pairing; there still aren't that many. It's a brilliant vid, very clever in its use of the song lyrics and the footage, and suits the tone of this series perfectly.

Fanvid: Jolene by

le_russe_satan; Sharpe; PG-13; Sharpe/Wellington, Sharpe/Teresa; Wellington is afraid how easily he could lose a hold on Sharpe's affections.

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