despatches

Note from the Editor: Wow - folks have been busy lately! Well done, all - keep it up!

Fanfic:
Everybody Hurts Sometime by

feroxargentea and

alltoseek; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen
To Sail as men by

binz and

sidhebeingbrand; Hornblower; NC-17; Hornblower/Bush; Written for kink_bingo Round Six, square: Fucking Machines
We All Stand Tall on the Quarterdeck, Son by

justincase; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen
We All Stand Tall on the Quarterdeck, Son, Chapter 2 by

justincase; Aubreyad; PG; Jack, Stephen
On the Repair of Ships and Men by

binz and

sidhebeingbrand; Hornblower; PG13; Usually it’s Hornblower who can’t shut his mind off, who balks at the darknesses his mind throws up to him. Today, on the Nonsuch, it’s his good solid Bush struggling with his hindbrain, and it’s up to Hornblower to take up the mantle of the wise sailor who knows that fantasies don’t change a man’s worth.
May They Never Meet by

justincase; Aubreyad; U; Jack; She heard a chaise in the lane; drying her hands on her apron, she walked to the front door.
The Man Who Felt Chilled by

binz and

sidgebeingbrand; Hornblower; NC-17; Horatio Hornblower/William Bush, Prowse; Years ago, then-Midshipman Bush brought a couple of embarrassing souvenirs back from shore leave. He's used to them and used to concealing them, and doesn’t think of them much, except when the weather turns cold. One night on Hotspur, Captain Hornblower discovers what he’s been hiding.

Son et Lumière:
From

hmsacasta_feed: Flotilla Reenactment
From

hmsacasta_feed; Royal Navy purser
From

hmsacasta_feed: Darcy in Royal Navy
From

hmsacasta_feed: Royal Navy Doctor at Tall Ships Brockville

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
From

hmsacasta_feed: July Business
From

austenblog:In Which Giant Colin-in-the-Pond Moves the Editrix to Song
From

austenblog: Things That Make You Go 'Hmmmmm'

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read will be reading The Mauritius Command Chapter Ten this weekend

Rec of the Week:
A long-time favourite fic of mine, this week. Recently reposted here to DW, I present Sharpe's Descent by

farothiels_fic; Sharpe; PG13; Sharpe, Wellington, Richard Wellesley; Sharpe acquires a father. Initially, neither he nor Sir Arthur are made terribly happy by this turn of events.

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