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Note from the Editor: Well, Happy New Year, all! I hope 2014 will prove to be a good year for you all.

Fanfic:
News at Breakfast by

sharpiefan; Show the Colours; U; Lord and Lady Saltash, Robert and Emma Vickery; A conversation over breakfast in the Saltash household, 1st April 1809
L'Heure d'Hiver by

binz and

sidhebeingbrand; Hornblower; G; Bush, Hornblower, A missing scene from Bush’s recovery at Chateaux de Graçay, during the winter of 1810.
18 April 1800 by

josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Mona; Stephen Maturin, Don Joaquim Martinez; Stephen sits at St. Anna’s and takes stock of his distressed circumstances and how he ended up penniless in Mahón.
Advent Calendar Day 24: Holly and Ivy by

latin_cat; Aubreyad; Jack, Stephen, Sophie, Fairy Queen; G; A Christmas Eve excursion into the woods at Simmons Lea takes an unexpected turn...
Ficlet: All I Want For Christmas by

zilah; Aubreyad; PG-13; Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin; Jack and Stephen on Christmas Eve

Son et Lumière:
Vid: Navy promo vid by

sharpiefan for Show the Colours
Vid: Army promo vid by

sharpiefan for Show the Colours
Vid: Navy promo vid (original) by

sharpiefan for Show the Colours
Pics: New Year's Nostalgia from

hmsacasta_feed
Pics: New Year's Nostalgia Part II from

hmsacasta_feed
Pics: From the Guidebook to Fallbrooke House by

sharpiefan
Vids: From

janeaustenblog_feed: Some videoa for your Christmas Entertainment
Advent Calendar: Christmas Day posted by

sharpiefan
Manip: A Special Gift for my Perfect_Duet Friends by

dreamboatdreamer70

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
From

hmsacasta_feed: A Letter From Williamsburg
From

hmsacasta_feed: Acasta Labels
From

hmsacasta_feed: The Commander

Communities and challenges:

perfect_duet: Happy New Year to you all! from

delorita

mandc_read will be reading Chapter One of The Surgeon's Mate this weekend

where_away: On the Impossibility of Endless Puddings by

alltoseek

redsnake05 is looking for a co-mod for a Regency Exchange. PM her if interested.

Rec of the Week:
Sharpe's Rifle by Sue Law; Sharpe; U; Sharpe, OCs, In "Sharpe's Gold" Richard Sharpe insists on giving Teresa Moreno his rifle, even though she already has the one which belonged to Isaiah Tongue. He is insistent that she give the deceased Isaiah's weapon to her brother and keep his. I often wondered why. Sue Law doesn't seem to have written much, but what she has got is of sterling quality and should be more well-known. This is one of my favourite of her fics.

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