Earlier this week eglantine_br asked me the following question in an e-mail...

Btw--a mouse is something on a ship right? I seem to remember Captain Aubrey complaining about his mouse--and I can hear him and Mr Bush in my head now, snickering.

I confess I had no idea if a mouse was a thing, so I looked it up in my copy of Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine ( Read more... )

The Lieutenants have come to wish you many happy returns!

(They will be on hand to ensure you have a splendid day :)


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Title: The Silver Razor: Smallbridge
Author: Anteros
Characters: Hornblower, OMC, Brown, Annette, (Bush), (Kennedy)
Rating: G
Notes: The last instalment of The Silver Razor series. Lord Hornblower's valet is curious about the origins of the old silver razor.

( John saw the cutler off at the back door; the snow that had been falling all morning was starting to lie )

Title: The Silver Razor: Portsmouth
Author: Anteros
Characters: Hornblower, Maria, Bush, (Kennedy)
Rating: G
Notes: Continuing the story of The Silver Razor. Another of those odd series / book hybrids. DKU. Sorry :(

( Hornblower had slept through most of the morning; that was good. The longer he slept, the less he would have to endure the cold. )

Title: The Silver Razor: Kingston
Author: Anteros
Characters: Bush, Kennedy
Rating: G
Notes: Another instalment of the (very!) occasional Silver Razor series. In one way or another, this is also related to Pointless.

( Bush had given up shortly after midnight; he knew this was one battle he couldn’t win )

It's a beautiful day here. That's all.


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Title: Smile
Author: Anteros
Characters: Kennedy / (Hornblower), Bush
Rating: R
Notes: Grim Kingston angst fic. A companion piece to Pointless, and which refers back to Friend and Foe and Kiss of Life. Apologies for the second person. I've no idea why it came out like this.

( Even now you would sell what little remains of your soul to see him smile. )

Hello from The Far Side Of the World!

Arrived safely in New Zealand last weekend. I still can't figure out exactly how many days I spent on that damn plane but I did remember to text sarlania when I passed through Melbourne. I spent most of the flight watching Pirates of the Caribbean films on the basis that they were the only thing on offer with boats ( Read more... )

Seriously, sometimes you have to wonder what the Royal Navy were up to when it came to naming their ships.

At one end of the scale, I have always wondered about the audacity (or foolhardiness?) of men who would sail into the uncharted wastes of the Arctic in ships call Erebus and Terror. Erebus in Greek mythology being the personification of ( Read more... )

Title: Pointless
Author: Anteros
Characters: Bush, Kennedy, Hornblower
Rating: R
Notes: Just what this fandom needs; gratuitous Retribution angst fic. The title says it all really. This is a poor intrlude to rosiespark's The Simplest Gift and Revelation. I wrote it not long after I recc'd these wonderful fics and it's been hiding in my drafts folder ever ( Read more... )