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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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