Age of Sail Despatches #27

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor:
Apparently DW is having problems showing embedded YouTube vids at the moment. We have one or two linked from this week's issue, so if you can't see the vid at the time of posting, check back later and it should show up. If not, I will link to those entries again in the next issue - we don't want you to miss out, after all.

Fanfic:
A Cat's Magic Part Two by wayward_shadows, Show the Colours, PG, Leat, Miss Emily, Show the Colours AU; Terpsichore's cat, Miss Emily, changes places with Lieutenant Cartwright for a week. At sea, 1809
Chevrons by wayward_shadows, Show the Colours, PG, Oxley, Show the Colours AU; Tom Oxley discovers he is the butt of an unusual joke. At sea, 1809.
A Ship Comes Sailing by esteven, Master and Commander, G, history repeats itself
Sharpe's Laptop by snakey, posted with permission by sharpiefan, Sharpe, 18, Sharpe/Lawford, Sharpe does not get on with new-fangled technology...
Last of the Kisses by romantical, Hornblower, G, Hornblower/Lady Barbara, There is a life that was his before her
Coincidence Chapter 5 by latin_cat, Show the Colours/Old Who crossover, PG, Bolitho, Bush, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard, OCs The Doctor has landed in the 1800s, and his latest quarry has gone to ground aboard an RN frigate - but he also finds a familiar face. This Chapter: The aftermath of the Captain's Dinner.
Drabble For a Sunday by sid, Aubreyad, G, Killick, OCs, 100 words for the History Always Repeats Itself meme at perfect_duet

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
wayward_shadows posts about Pursers and Provisions
From Austenblog: A closer look at Jane Austen's brother, George Austen
sharpiefan posts Back to the Peninsular War: Events in Portugal 1811

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf posts POTC 4: The Navy on Craig Ferguson
From Austenblog: Pride and Prejudice Musical in Seattle and MAYBE New York

Rec of the Week:
This week's rec is a fic from an unusual source - the Gunroom. The Swallowed Anker, Wapping, Aubreyad, G, The Swallowed Anker has everything that one could want from a dockland sailor's tavern.

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Comments

[snowynight]

Hi! I am running a pan-fandom female-centric relationship fest: female_fest. It's accepting prompt now. I would like to ask if it can be linked.