Despatches

Note from the Editor: I would like to enquire what people think about my including so much stuff from the Acasta blog? Links there make up by far the bulk of Despatches links (this edition is proof positive of that, with six Acasta links and only two others!), and the Acasta tag is the most commonly-used tag on Despatches. Do you want to continue to see Acasta stuff, or should I drop that (and the other Wordpress/Blogger feeds) and focus solely on things posted on DW itself? Please comment with your thoughts!

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: The Doctor's specimen jars
hmsacasta_feed: Lieutenant Marshall
hmsacasta_feed posts a book review of The Floating Prison
hmsacasta_feed: Purvis Lodge Part V
hmsacasta_feed: Purvis Lodge Part VI
hmsacasta_feed: Purvis Lodge Part VII
ozfille posts The Reverse of the Medal's title's meaning

Communities and challenges:
perfect_duet: justincase asks Where are you?

Rec of the Week:

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Note from the Editor: I'm trying to post regularly. Getting back into the swing of it is all very well till you suddenly have a really busy Friday and everything goes by the board (now there's a Naval saying for you! :D )

Fanfic:
1776 by senmut; 1776; General audiences; Character: Abigail Adams

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
anything_aos: ozfille posts Matthew Flinders Found

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Two Years Before the Mast - a review
hmsacasta_feed: James Moon Potbury: Volunteer Second Class
hmsacasta_feed: Meet John Pickthorn

Communities and challenges:
friendsofenglishmagic: regshoe posts JSMN and music
friendsofenglishmagic: leahclaire is requesting a beta-reader
historium: thisbluesprit puts up a Resources post

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:
regshoe: The geography of the Raven King's Northern England
hmsacasta_feed: A damned unfortunate business
hmsacasta_feed: A found letter
hmsacasta_feed: A letter to Mother Linden
hmsacasta_feed: Of further interest
ohveda: Childermass and Segundus whump

Communities and challenges:
corsets_and_carriages: New header + one thing to know

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Note from the Editor: If you want Despatches to include links to your fic, please make sure you include a rating of some sort above the cut! Also, if you know of any communities for a canon that falls under the Age of Sail banner, please let me know!

Fanfic:
Brigid's Gift by ozfille; Aubreyad; R-ish; Stephen Maturin, Jack Aubrey, Brigid Maturin, Killick, Amos Jacob, Mr Wells, Mr Reade

Son et Lumière:
amaraal: The Schwiboggen on perfect_duet

Of historical interest:
From hmsacasta_feed: HMS Victory: A Virtual Tour
From hmsacasta_feed: Find my Past: Trafalgar
From hmsacastsa_feed: A Happy Christmas for Acasta
From hmsascasta_feed The four biggest frigates on the North American Station

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: The Sailing Master: A Brief Review

Communities and challenges:
friendsofenglishmagic: regshoe posts Lots of fic!
friendsofenglishmagic: Christmas Round Robin fic

Rec of the Week:

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Note from the Editor: To new subscribers: Welcome! And to our old friends: Welcome back! Please tell your friends about despatches - and despatches about your Age of Sail fandom friends! The more the merrier, after all!

We had meant to post over the weekend but ended up trying to get a new battery for the car (it had to be jump-started three times in two days! Yippee!) How's your week been?

Fanfic:
ohveda posts A Warm Bed on a Cold Winter's Night; Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (JS&MN); NC-17; John Segundus, John Childermass, Vinculus, original characters
rosefox posts Making Arrangements; Original Regency fic; PG; Original characters

Son et Lumière:
Poetry! rifleman_s: The Rainbow of Jack at perfect_duet
Fic recs: ohveda at friendsofenglishmagic: Childermass/Secundus
bookhobbit: Norell headcanons at friendsofenglishmagic
wolfinthethorns: Norrell headcanons at friendsofmagic
ohveda Segundus headcanons"> at friendsofenglishmagic

Of historical interest:
austenblog_feed: Happy Birthday, Jane Austen!
hmsacasta_feed: Shirts!
hmsacasta_feed: Meet the REAL Acasta!
hmsacasta_feed: How to paint a bosun's hat

Miscellany and meta:
bookhobbit in friendsofenglishmagic: An Enquiry on the Nature of Eternal Darkness
bookhobbit in friendsofenglishmagic: On magic as a language
scripsi in historium: Fanfiction I have written (includes JS&MN, POTC and Sleepy Hollow 1999)
Book review: Slaver Captain on hmsacasta_feed
Picspam: Asleep on the job at hmsacasta_feed
Picspam: Images for nightwatch by hmsacasta_feed

Communities and challenges:
fukurodani: Any hopes that this community can be reignited? at temeraire (a Temeraire fanfic community)


Rec of the Week:

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:
She is a Woman, Therefore to be Won by sharpiefan; The London Life RPG; U; Robbie Fitzgerald, Lord Rotherham

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read is reading The Reverse of the Medal, Insidian Style

Rec of the Week:

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Note from the Editor: I'm sorry; it's been rather a long while, simply because things over here have been so quiet.

Fanfic:
When the blast of war blows in our ears by sharpiefan;PG; London Life RPG; original characters

Son et Lumière:
Vids: sharpiefan posts Sailing

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Treason's Harbour: Insidian Style

Rec of the Week: The HMS Acasta blog, for which there is a feed you can subscribe to right here on DW, at hmsacasta_feed

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Note from the Editor: I was away at wedding in Spain last week, hence why no Despatches, and as the English celebration is this weekend, I'm doing Despatches today rather than tomorrow. The Acastas are running their annual Press Gang Week this week, and I shall link to the various posts they put up on their blog for the week. I can't get back further than the 20th August in the Reader, so if you've posted something not covered that you would like me to mention, please drop me a line - a reply to this edition will be fine.

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
sharpiefan: Found while browsing the Internet
hmsacasta_feed: There's the Tender Coming
hmsacasta_feed: Shanties from the Seven Seas: A review

Of historical interest:
hmsacata_feed: Keeping it Legal
hmsacasta_feed: About Impressment

Miscellany and meta:
hmsacasta_feed: Pressgang Week is coming!
hm_jollies: sharpiefan: IUseful links
justincase: Mum's the word
ingreatwaters: More Memeage

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read: are reading The Nutmeg of Consolation Chapter Nine this weekend
mandc_read: The Nutmeg of Consolation Chapter Eight is still open for discussion

Rec of the Week:
I follow the Acasta blog (you can link to it yourself by following hmsacasta_feed so things show up right in your DW reading page. They post a whole bunch of interesting stuff, and this is a useful quick-reference guide to their tags and the sort of information those tags cover.

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
From austenblog: Rare Jane Austen book discovered in charity shop
From hmsacasta_feed: Battle of the Nile 1798

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter four of the Nutmeg of Consolation this weekend
whereaway: feroxargentea posts Cup of tea?
whereaway: feroxargentea posts Contubernials

Rec of the Week:

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:

Son et Lumière:
From hmsacasta_feed: Signal Flag Generator

Of historical interest:

Miscellany and meta:

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read are reading Chapter Two of The Nutmeg of Consolation this weekend

Rec of the Week:

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