Well, I tried to come up with something new for the Boat Challenge, but to no avail. So, given that the option to "repost vintage creative endeavours" was available, I blew the dust off this one, originally posted in 2010 for the letter S in lokei's Horatio Hornblower Alphabet Soup ficathon. The boat in question is a steam tug, as it appears in a ( Read more... )

When I posted my review of The Commodore at the weekend I happened to mention that I was very taken by the scene aboard Nonsuch when Bush just about has kittens because Hornblower insists on serving hard tack, pea soup and rum to Tsar Alexander and his entourage. Initially sceptical, the Tsar's aide-de-camp is very taken by the rum and also by ( Read more... )

Huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated in the Hornblower Remix Challenge and made Lord H's birthday a day (and night!) to remember. The range and creativity of the writing and art that has been posted is wonderful to behold. I think everyone who signed up posted their fic within the deadline, but a prize for dedication beyond ( Read more... )

Last rec from me for this month, and I thought I'll finish with something a little different, a Gen rec. This is one of my favourite stories in the Hornblower fandom.

TITLE: Run Aground
AUTHOR: idler_1814
MEDIA: Fanfic
PAIRING: Bush, Hornblower
RATING: G, PG
WHY THIS MUST BE READ/SEEN: This novella length story is set in the period between Flying Colours ( Read more... )

Author: Idler
Title: Behind the Veil
Rating: G, gen
Characters: Hornblower, Bush
Disclaimer: Not mine, not for profit
Author's notes: This vignette was prompted by romanticalgirl's brilliant story, Wreckage and Rust. If you haven't read it, I heartily urge you to do so. She presents an innovative and very plausible notion, definitely worth exploring. A ( Read more... )

Beginnings and endings this week with two gorgeous drabbles.

The first is by idler_1814 whose writing I admire in any form. What I particularly like about The Coefficient of Expansion is that it stands on its own simply as poetry. You don't actually need to know anything about Hornblower to appreciate this. You don't even need to know who William Bush is ( Read more... )

Hi guys! This is it for February and I shall now hand over the ship to esmeralda_t. I hope everyone found a little something they liked in the fics I've recced this month.

For my last rec, I was determined to choose one of idler_1814's pieces because she writes Bush so very well and her writing in general is exceptional.

TITLE: Rock and Tempest, Fire and Foe
AUTHOR: ( Read more... )