Six 100 word drabbles. One Story.

TITLE: Echoes of a past glory.
WORD COUNT: 100 words each, 600 words in total
RATING: G
FANDOMS (in order): Hornblower, MFU, Doctor Who, M&C, Wellington/Alava, Sapphire and Steel
SPOILERS: None really.
WARNINGS: This is a homage to a famous naval battle and a great man, so there is plenty of angst and a non-canon ( Read more... )

Written for the Age of Sail Paintings Challenge.

TITLE: The Slave Ship
RATING: General
PROMPT: The Slave Ship by JMW Turner
CHARACTERS: Hornblower, Bush and crew/officers of the Lydia
DISCLAIMERS: Hornblower does not belong to me and I don't derived any profit from this.
SPOILERS:The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters
NOTES: Takes place after the ( Read more... )

A drabble based on THIS painting by JMW Turner. No beta- since I wrote it half an hour before going to bed yesterday. XD

Chichester Canal

He had discovered the little clearing just by chance.

It looked down the length of Chichester canal as far as the eye could see with Sheerness on the horizon and not an hour would go by without him seeing a ship ( Read more... )

I'm sick. Downside= no studying. Plus= I get to finish this fic. Hooray!

TITLE: A Dream of Life and Death
RATING: PG, disturbing imagery
CHARACTERS: Hornblower and others.
DISCLAIMERS: Not mine, not for profit, everything belongs to CS Forester
SPOILERS: Many elements from the books, but they’re not really spoilery
NOTES: Written because I had ( Read more... )

Written for the WILLIAM BUSH ALPHABET SOUP CHALLENGE

Word Count: 194
Disclaimer: Not mine, not for profit
Notes: This turned out quite differently than my initial conception, but I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing really.

( Devotion )

Written for the WILLIAM BUSH ALPHABET SOUP CHALLENGE

Word Count: 569
Disclaimer: Not mine, not for profit
Notes: AU WWI. All fluff. I am ashamed to say that I did very little research for this, so please forgive any historical inaccuracies.

( Jam- or rather, Marmalade )

Written for the WILLIAM BUSH ALPHABET SOUP CHALLENGE

Word Count: 229
Disclaimer: Not mine, not for profit
Notes: Not exactly inspired by Thomas Cole’s painting Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower since I first saw the painting after writing this, but there are so many similarities it’s a little disconcerting.

( Signal Tower )

TITLE: No Turning Back
WORD COUNT: 9500 words
RATING: G
CHARACTERS: William Bush, Edward Pellew
SPOILERS: Lord Hornblower
DISCLAIMER: Hornblower belongs to CS Forester.
NOTES: Many thanks thehappyreturn for beta and some invaluable advice, and many thanks also to black_hound for help on sailing matters!

( No Turning Back )

The first fan fiction I've ever written. After all, if one has an account on lj, they should contribute something to the fandoms eh? So... here goes!

CHARACTERS: Hornblower, Bush (sort of)
RATING: G
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to CS Forester
SPOILERS: Lord Hornblower
SUMMARY: Inspired by a comment Hornblower makes in the novel Flying Colours: “ ( Read more... )