Age of Sail Fandom Despatches # 284
Fanfic
The Woman at the Well: Prologue by eag and greekhoop - Les Misérables, R.
On the Backs of Dragons by pitselly - Temeraire x Lawrence of Arabia, G, Lawrence/Ali, Laurence/Tharkay.
Constellation by des_pudels_kern - Aire Libre, PG, Humboldt/Bonpland, Pedro, Villahermosa.
Cherry Stones and Lavender by atropos_too - Hornblower, G, Horatio.
Beating to Windward by atropos_too - Hornblower, PG-13, Hornblower/Bush, Hornblower/Pellew, Archie/Pellew.
Aftermath by esmeralda_t - Hornblower, G, Horatio/Archie, Horatio/Wellard.
Glorious by anteros_lmc - Hornblower, NC-17, Hornblower/Kennedy.
Thunder by marea67 - Hornblower, G, Hornblower, Kennedy.
mylodon lets us know she has unlocked all the Hornblower fic on her journal.
The Fifth Christmas by geekmama - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth, Jack, Norrington, Gov. Swann.
Hollow in the Heart: Ch 4 & 5 by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG-13, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
Great Tidings of Comfort and Joy by mamazano - PotC, G, Elizabeth, Jack, Will.
For the Love of a Lady by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG-13, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
Unspoken by sammistar - PotC, PG-13, Bill Turner/OFC, Barbossa.
A Hollow in the Heart: Ch 3 by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG, Barbossa/Elizabeth .
The Unwritten History by mamazano - PotC, G, Jack.
It's a Wonderful Life-Caribbean Style: Ch 3, 4 by sword01 - PotC, PG, Jack, Norrington.
It's a Wonderful Life-Caribbean Style: Ch 3 by sword01 - PotC, PG, Jack, Norrington.
It Never Snows On Tortuga by savepureness - PotC, PG-13, Elizabeth/Will, Jack.
The Christmas Stranger: Ch 1, 2/? by luvvycat - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth.
Twitterpated by mamazano - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Will.
In the Hollow of the Heart by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
The French Cad, Pt 1 by lolitalockhart - PotC, G, Weatherby Swann, Mrs. Swann, Chevalle.
The Christmas Stranger: Ch 1 by luvvycat - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth.
Son et Lumière
Mansfield Park '07, Sense and Sensibity '08: 11 icons by fionissima.
Pride and Prejudice '95: 67 icons by iloveimpala67.
Pride and Prejudice '05: 32 icons, 12 banners by iheartdarkblue.
Emma '09: icons by skooterthewhale.
Sense and Sensibility: icons by ancientwhispers.
Pride and Prejudice '05: icons by deadshines.
Sense and Sensibility: Marianne Dashwood moodtheme by andraya.
Pride and Prejudice 2005: Picspam by lorelaievans.
Jane Austen: A picspam and review of the film/television adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. All of them by zooeyrye.
Persuasion: picspam by eatingthepeach.
Pride and Prejudice 2005: 4 wallpapers by hotaruanne.
PotC fanvid: Hand of Sorrow (PG, Norrington/Elizabeth) by zakath_nath.
PotC fanart: The ghosts of Christmas as Mini Govs (G, OC's) by lolitalockhart.
PotC fanart: Love (R, Jack/Norrington) by siriuss3.
PotC fanart: His One Weakness (G, Governor Swann/Capitaine Chevalle) by lolitalockhart.
Of historical interest
rose_bertin shares pictures of some Regency paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Miscellany and meta
aylwen tells us about the Jane Austen Festival in Canberra, AUstralia.
charleybrown77 poll: Which Period Dramas of 2009 have you seen?.
cassiopaya asks PotC fans Why didn't James go down with his ship? How is it that James and only James managed to survive the "hurricane" - if that's really how it happened? And how did he manage to stay afloat in the ocean without losing his sword?.
zooeyrye is looking for some Jane/Bingley icons.
scarface is looking for long or chaptered Jack/Norrington stories.
mswyrr posts about Garrow's Law.
brulianchair is looking for a few Jane and Mr. Bingley, and Jane and Elizabeth icons.
penknife recs a Diana Gabaldon's Lord John Grey fic.
anlei is looking for a particular Jack/Norrington fic.
mattmel has made a Christmas Calendar with links to all of the Aubreyad Christmas contributions.
austen_blog: We see what you did there.
austen_blog: 20% discount on Cambridge Austen titles.
austen_blog: Hey, WE didn’t say it.
austen_blog: Sense and Sensibility next to get comic-book treatment.
austen_blog: Pride and Prejudice in Emoticons..
Communities and challenges
seans_50's January Film Challenge includes Sharpe's Regiment.
following_sea is a new community dedicated to all things Hornblower. They have an introduction post here.
cutler_beckett Friday/Weekend's theme is A New Beginning.
merrypirates: Mod Post.
jackwill drabble challenge: Resolution.
blackpearlsails drabble challenge: Old Acquaintance.
cutler_beckett prompt: Self_portrait.
cutler_beckett Wednesday/Thursday prompt: Three Sentences.
lokei still has a few prompts available on her Hornblower Alphabet Soup challenge.
cutler_beckett Monday/Tuesday's prompt: Not Fair.
cutler_beckett: Weekend Chat.
heyer_haven has a list of all the Yuletide Georgette Heyer fic.
crumpeteers links to the Hornblower yuletide fics.
Mod's Note
First of all, a happy 2010 to all of you. Second, I've been going back through the Yuletide Post and added in author names. I've also added a few Yuletide Madness fics, so be sure to have a look.
Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know.
The Woman at the Well: Prologue by eag and greekhoop - Les Misérables, R.
On the Backs of Dragons by pitselly - Temeraire x Lawrence of Arabia, G, Lawrence/Ali, Laurence/Tharkay.
Constellation by des_pudels_kern - Aire Libre, PG, Humboldt/Bonpland, Pedro, Villahermosa.
Cherry Stones and Lavender by atropos_too - Hornblower, G, Horatio.
Beating to Windward by atropos_too - Hornblower, PG-13, Hornblower/Bush, Hornblower/Pellew, Archie/Pellew.
Aftermath by esmeralda_t - Hornblower, G, Horatio/Archie, Horatio/Wellard.
Glorious by anteros_lmc - Hornblower, NC-17, Hornblower/Kennedy.
Thunder by marea67 - Hornblower, G, Hornblower, Kennedy.
mylodon lets us know she has unlocked all the Hornblower fic on her journal.
The Fifth Christmas by geekmama - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth, Jack, Norrington, Gov. Swann.
Hollow in the Heart: Ch 4 & 5 by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG-13, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
Great Tidings of Comfort and Joy by mamazano - PotC, G, Elizabeth, Jack, Will.
For the Love of a Lady by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG-13, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
Unspoken by sammistar - PotC, PG-13, Bill Turner/OFC, Barbossa.
A Hollow in the Heart: Ch 3 by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG, Barbossa/Elizabeth .
The Unwritten History by mamazano - PotC, G, Jack.
It's a Wonderful Life-Caribbean Style: Ch 3, 4 by sword01 - PotC, PG, Jack, Norrington.
It's a Wonderful Life-Caribbean Style: Ch 3 by sword01 - PotC, PG, Jack, Norrington.
It Never Snows On Tortuga by savepureness - PotC, PG-13, Elizabeth/Will, Jack.
The Christmas Stranger: Ch 1, 2/? by luvvycat - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth.
Twitterpated by mamazano - PotC, PG-13, Jack/Will.
In the Hollow of the Heart by bonnyblondelass - PotC, PG, Barbossa/Elizabeth.
The French Cad, Pt 1 by lolitalockhart - PotC, G, Weatherby Swann, Mrs. Swann, Chevalle.
The Christmas Stranger: Ch 1 by luvvycat - PotC, PG, Will/Elizabeth.
Son et Lumière
Mansfield Park '07, Sense and Sensibity '08: 11 icons by fionissima.
Pride and Prejudice '95: 67 icons by iloveimpala67.
Pride and Prejudice '05: 32 icons, 12 banners by iheartdarkblue.
Emma '09: icons by skooterthewhale.
Sense and Sensibility: icons by ancientwhispers.
Pride and Prejudice '05: icons by deadshines.
Sense and Sensibility: Marianne Dashwood moodtheme by andraya.
Pride and Prejudice 2005: Picspam by lorelaievans.
Jane Austen: A picspam and review of the film/television adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. All of them by zooeyrye.
Persuasion: picspam by eatingthepeach.
Pride and Prejudice 2005: 4 wallpapers by hotaruanne.
PotC fanvid: Hand of Sorrow (PG, Norrington/Elizabeth) by zakath_nath.
PotC fanart: The ghosts of Christmas as Mini Govs (G, OC's) by lolitalockhart.
PotC fanart: Love (R, Jack/Norrington) by siriuss3.
PotC fanart: His One Weakness (G, Governor Swann/Capitaine Chevalle) by lolitalockhart.
Of historical interest
rose_bertin shares pictures of some Regency paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Miscellany and meta
aylwen tells us about the Jane Austen Festival in Canberra, AUstralia.
charleybrown77 poll: Which Period Dramas of 2009 have you seen?.
cassiopaya asks PotC fans Why didn't James go down with his ship? How is it that James and only James managed to survive the "hurricane" - if that's really how it happened? And how did he manage to stay afloat in the ocean without losing his sword?.
zooeyrye is looking for some Jane/Bingley icons.
scarface is looking for long or chaptered Jack/Norrington stories.
mswyrr posts about Garrow's Law.
brulianchair is looking for a few Jane and Mr. Bingley, and Jane and Elizabeth icons.
penknife recs a Diana Gabaldon's Lord John Grey fic.
anlei is looking for a particular Jack/Norrington fic.
mattmel has made a Christmas Calendar with links to all of the Aubreyad Christmas contributions.
austen_blog: We see what you did there.
austen_blog: 20% discount on Cambridge Austen titles.
austen_blog: Hey, WE didn’t say it.
austen_blog: Sense and Sensibility next to get comic-book treatment.
austen_blog: Pride and Prejudice in Emoticons..
Communities and challenges
seans_50's January Film Challenge includes Sharpe's Regiment.
following_sea is a new community dedicated to all things Hornblower. They have an introduction post here.
cutler_beckett Friday/Weekend's theme is A New Beginning.
merrypirates: Mod Post.
jackwill drabble challenge: Resolution.
blackpearlsails drabble challenge: Old Acquaintance.
cutler_beckett prompt: Self_portrait.
cutler_beckett Wednesday/Thursday prompt: Three Sentences.
lokei still has a few prompts available on her Hornblower Alphabet Soup challenge.
cutler_beckett Monday/Tuesday's prompt: Not Fair.
cutler_beckett: Weekend Chat.
heyer_haven has a list of all the Yuletide Georgette Heyer fic.
crumpeteers links to the Hornblower yuletide fics.
Mod's Note
First of all, a happy 2010 to all of you. Second, I've been going back through the Yuletide Post and added in author names. I've also added a few Yuletide Madness fics, so be sure to have a look.
Got a link for the next issue?
Please comment and let us know.