Dear h/c writer,

( fandoms are Endeavour, Flight of the Heron, Hamilton, Rivers of London, Star Trek Discovery and Vorkosigan )

- I have been reading Victorian instruction manuals for household servants. The one for nursemaids has surprisingly sound advice on teaching kids good table manners, and also advice about feeding infants that makes me amazed that infant mortality wasn't higher. The one on being a good lady's maid is full of gems like 'it is a blessing to the heart ( Read more... )

My gift, the lovely On Steadiness and Integrity, was by fawatson. Thank you very much! And I should mention again that if you like slashy enemies-to-friends historical novels with bags of h/c, you should go and read The Flight of the Heron by DK Broster.

My assignment was Tent Bluefield for neonhummingbird, who wanted a post-series Sharing Knife fic and ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, everyone! We've had a lovely time here, even if it did start with 5.30am banging on my bedroom door from a boy who'd been waiting and waiting and waiting for Christmas and couldn't wait any longer. He was very happy to be allowed to open his presents and eat Christmas dinner and more chocolate than is really good for him. I hope ( Read more... )