William Bush Alphabet Soup

[lokei]

For those of you who are ahead of me in the timezones, I'm posting this a bit early.  Also, I have to work tomorrow (boo, hiss!) so I wanted to make sure the entry post got started before I have to go manage the museum all day.  There are also some random unclaimed letters, so if you're feeling inspired to fill them in over the course of the day, I

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W is for "What's in a Name?"

[lokei]

W is for ‘What’s in a Name?’
by Lokei His sisters tossed it about as carelessly as a child’s toy, often with the sweet endearments of childhood attached. It didn’t matter whether they sprinkled it through their wholesome conversation on his infrequent visits, or whether it peppered their chatty letters, which they would store up for weeks and apparently mail all at once so that months of no word at all would be broken by a mail packet several inches thick that was the envy of many a homesick middie. Though he was not a great reader, nor they particularly accomplished correspondents, he took great pleasure in sitting in a sunny patch of quarterdeck to read them. And though he took care never to let his attention stray too far from the activity on deck, his lips occasionally quirked as he ran across a particularly entertaining story, only to vanish when it was necessary to employ his quarterdeck bellow, and become the fearsome Mr. Bush once more

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[mylodon]

That's a great way to kick off this Bush-fest.

Last sentence is the best, of course. :)

Re: W is for "What's in a Name?"

[lokei]

*grin* I love fics that start in my head with a last line. Then I have to work back and figure out how the hell I got there. *laugh* Glad you enjoyed it!

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[black_hound]

*seconds that last line*

I am so enjoying all the fic. Thank you so very very much for organizing all the fun.

B is for Belay

[brewsternorth]

by brewsternorth

Crossposted here at my own journal. --B.N.

He learns the word even before he knows what the sea is. The Bush family is prolific enough that some of its tendrils have extended to Portsmouth, and an uncle of William's who isn't a blacksmith invariably drops it into his speech

Re: B is for Belay

[lokei]

Fabulous! I love the way it coils in on itself (just like a line aboard!) and how you work round and round the meanings of the word and Bush's looping thoughts. Nicely done!

Re: B is for Belay

[brewsternorth]

Thanks!

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[mylodon]

This is wonderful. I love clever fic, plays on words, threads running through stories.

I particularly like the line about Gerard. Poor William - always watching...

A is for amputation

[mylodon]

He’s heard the old jacks often enough, out on the deck for a make and mend day.

“Giving me awful gip today, that foot o’ mine,” they’d say, pointing at nothing more than a wooden peg, all their mates smiling and nodding with complete understanding. read more

T is for turnips

[mylodon]

T is for turnips, aka William and Horatio go to the market. (With apologies to Janet and John)

William and Horatio are sailors.

Can you say Indefatigable? William can, except when he’s been on the sauce. Read more if you dare

Z is for Zeal

[mylodon]

“I thought Buckland would never let us go.”

“He didn’t in our case, Horatio. We had to exercise our right to disobey orders in a higher cause.” Lokei will never forgive me for this one...

Re: Z is for Zeal

[lokei]

Maybe, maybe not. *snicker*

Re: Z is for Zeal

[mylodon]

If that means 'only if I do a sequel' I might have to remain unforgiven. :)

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[lokei]

*pouts*