Despatches

OK, this is going to be a double issue this week, folks.

Fanfic:
Nemo by latin_cat (PG) Stephen encounters an unexpected presence when he goes to exorcise the bowsprit nettings. (Aubreyad)
Thin Ice Part 1 by vanilla_elf (PG-13 to very mild R) Garrow asks Norrington to give a testimony of character for a sailor on trial at the Old Bailey. (Garrow's Law, POTC)
Thin Ice Part 2 by vanilla_elf (PG-13 to very mild R) Garrow asks Norrington to give a testimony of character for a sailor on trial at the Old Bailey. (Garrow's Law, POTC)
A Deux by sid (PG-13) For perfect_duet's Advent Calendar, a sequel to last year's En Famille (Aubreyad)

Son et Lumière:
vanilla_elf tells us of Part 1 of a three-part series At Home With the Georgians (Part 2 to be aired on the 9th and Part 3 on the 16th December)
vanilla_elf tells us that The Radiant Boy is now available

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan posts the Articles of War
vanilla_elf tells us that a pair of Napoleon's stockings have been auctioned off
patches_the_shipcat has posted an article about James Grey/Hannah Snell, the female Marine

Miscellany and meta:
esteven tell us of a Master and Commander event in British Colombia
vanilla_elf posts a pic of a Pirate in a Pickle
Pennsylvania is the place to be for Janeites, on Austenblog.
vanilla_elf reviews Episode Three of Garrow's Law, Series 2
vanilla_elf reviews Episode Four of Garrow's Law, Series 2
vanilla_elf posts questions and answers about Episode Two of Garrow's Law

Communities and challenges:

Rec of the Week:
Tell it to the Marines by QueueMistressMags on Horatians. (Gen) The story of Duty from the point of view of a rather dimbulb Marine on the Hotspur--what some fangirls refer to as a BURM, or Bloody Useless Royal Marine. (Although not in my hearing! :D ) (Hornblower)

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Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe. Others will be added as required.

A short edition this week, dear readers. Please let me know if there are more journals, fic journals or communities I need to be aware of!

Fanfic:
Homecoming by sharpiefan - StC (18/NC-17), Thompson/de Guarde Thompson/De Guarde four years later - did they ever actually get together?

Son et Lumière:
sharpiefan links to a blog about the art of Geoff Hunt
vanilla_elf posts a picture of a Spanish soldier on POTC4

Of historical interest:
cesy posts an excerpt from the newsletter of St Anne's College, Oxford about Jane Austen

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf tells us not to miss tomorrow's Garrow's Law
vanilla_elf tells us that The Radiant Boy is available on Amazon
vanilla_elf reviews the first episode of Series Two of Garrow's Law

Communities and challenges:
blackpearlsails' weekly drabble prompt is Pace

Rec of the Week:
Another YouTube vid: Not Yet Dead by ArchieGirl.

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Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe, B = Bolitho, StC = Show the Colours. Others will be added as required.

Fanfic:
Coincidence Chapter 3 by latin_cat (PG)(StC) AU StC/Doctor Who. It's 1809, and the Doctor finds a familiar face on board a ship. Bolitho, Bush, Leat, Deverel, Terpsichores, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Sharpe's Marines Part 1: Beat to Quarters! by sharpiefan(G) “What did Sharpe and the Marines of HMS Pucelle really make of each other?” Sharpe, Llewellyn, Chase, various Marines

Of historical interest:
sharpiefan informs us that the Mail Online has published an article with a letter from a sailor at Trafalgar
oursin links to an article about Jane Austen's writing style not being hers

Miscellany and meta:
vanilla_elf tells us Garrow's Law returns in Week 46
vanilla_elf tells us there will be sailors and mollies in the new Garrow's Law
vanilla_elf informs us that Richard Griffiths will play King George II in the new POTC
vanilla_elf asks whether two extras on the set of POTC are soldiers or pirates in disguise
lokei asks for advice on how to tie queues
sharpiefan asks if anyone would be interested in an AoS RPG

Communities and challenges:

Rec of the Week:
Casting Loose by idler_1814 (G) Loyalty and duty had been always intertwined, inseparable. Bush.

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Note: For fic links, M&C = Master and Commander or Aubreyad, HH = Hornblower, POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean, S = Sharpe, StC = Show the Colours. Others will be added as required.

From the editor.
Welcome to this issue of Despatches. I must apologise for the delay in issuing Despatches this week, but it was for a good cause: I have a new job! We have rather a mixed bag of links for you, from fic to historical re-enactments and a lot of stuff in between. Do remember to tell your friends about Despatches and let me know if there is anything you have written or made that you would like me to link to next time!

Also, there are two journals that I know that have been updated in the last 24 hours where the updates, set to 'public', are not showing up on despatch_reader's Reading Page. If you have updated a fic journal, a comm, or your own journal with an AoS item that is not linked in this issue of Despatches, please comment to this entry with a link. I am trying to sort the problem out and hopefully everything will be working properly by next week's issue.

Fanfic
Commentfic by sid , Stephen/Diana, wedding night, Stephen is a virgin, Diana is surprised (NC-17)
Commentfic by sid, Jack/Stephen, 'Enema', NC-17
Divided We Fall, United We Stand Part 7 by sharpiefan (PG) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
Divide We Fall, United We Stand Part 8 by sharpiefan (PG) The events aboard His Majesty's Ship Renown, as seen by one of the Marines. Hornblower, Kennedy, Bush, Sawyer, OCs.
All Sanding by idler_1814 (G) Hornblower, Bush
Shades of Glory by idler_1814 (G) Bush
Smoke and Oakum by sharpiefan. (U) A particular episode of the story of Examination for Lieutenant/The Fireships, told from the point of view of a Marine Private
Werebunny!Sharpe Part 5 by latin_cat (U) Sharpe, Lawford, Wellington, Harper, Chosen Men

Of historical interest
vanilla_elf quotes an excerpt from a letter by Collingwood
patches_the_shipcat has various quotes about the life of a governess

Miscellany and meta
nid_dabeille has made some 1:12 scale sea-chests
vanilla_elf tells us about a film about Goethe
black_hound is going to a live black-powder shoot at Boone Homestead

Communities and challenges
blackpearlsails' weekly drabble challenge theme is Blind

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