despatches

Note from the Editor:
One or two different fandoms in this edition - including for the first time Warhorses of Letters fic. Enjoy!

Fanfic:
Propinquity by

josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Stephen Maturin, Ramon d’Ullastret i Casademon, Mateu Domanova i Berenguer; Pre-canon: Stephen Maturin arrives at the home of his uncle in Barcelona to commence his education
And they lived Happily Ever After by

alltoseek; Warhorses of Letters; PG; Copenhagen/Marengo; A final exchange of letters between Copenhagen and Marengo. An alternate bracket and happy exclamation point end-bracket ending to the series. Not compliant with the canon final episode.
Syrup of Platitudes, Twice Distilled by

feroxargentea and

luzula; Aubreyad; G; Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin; Which is more important in the great scheme of things: the naval frigate Surprise with a chase in sight, or a dish of mouldering worms? An everyday dilemma in the lives of Aubrey and Maturin.

Son et Lumière:
Podfic: Syrup of Platitudes, Twice Distilled by

feroxargentea and

luzula; Aubreyad; G; Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin; Which is more important in the great scheme of things: the naval frigate Surprise with a chase in sight, or a dish of mouldering worms? An everyday dilemma in the lives of Aubrey and Maturin.

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

hmsacasta_feed: Know Your Nelson 1

hmsacasta_feed: A Letter To The Captain

hmsacasta_feed: From the Carpenter's Log at Bermuda

hmsacasta_feed: The New Dockyard

hmsacasta_feed: Scenes from Bermuda

moetushie is looking for a beta for a Sense & Sensibility fic

Communities and challenges:

mandc_read are reading The Surgeon's Mate Chapter Six this weekend

Rec of the Week:
The Dancing Master; To the Ends Of The Earth; G; Edmund Talbot/Charles Summers; Edmund decides it is time that Charles learnt to dance.

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