Despatches

Note from the Editor: this edition starts with an embarrassed apology. It's Trafalgar Day in three days' time and I had intended to run a Trafalgar Day Fanworks Challenge this year, to celebrate. And guess what I haven't left enough time to do?! I'll remember next year, though. How has your week been?

Fanfic:
It Has Been Many Weary Months (A multi-media fanwork) by jessamygriffith; AU Sherlock fic set in 1812; 15 for implied slash; Sherlock/John (implied); In the summer of the year 1812 at the beginning of the war between England and America, a Lieutenant S. Holmes of His Majesty's Royal Navy, banished by his superiors to Upper Canada for insubordination, wrote a personal letter to his friend and companion Doctor St-J. H. Watson. He enclosed this letter in a package with several other objects intended to be sent to the Doctor via the next packet ship.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
dreamboatdreamer70 posts about Nautical Tattoos
esteven posts about Collingwood and the Irish Amazonian Corps

Miscellany and meta:
sharpiefan posts Websailing, a link to the website of HMS Acasta, a naval re-enactment group

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter Two of Post Captain this weekend.

Rec of the Week: Jack's Sharpe Wit by alltoseek (alltoseek); G; Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Richard Sharpe; For a prompt on perfect_duet's 2011 Aubreyad Kink Meme: Richard Sharpe repeats Harper's "violins are too fiddly for me" joke to Jack Aubrey (or within his hearing)

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