What do you think? The M&C and LOTR ones looked like so much fun. We talked about it before and then I did nothing about it. This was because I had no private internet at the time, but nowadays only a persian kitten and numerous ants are around to hear me squee.

First and foremost, for me it would need to be on a Friday night or a Saturday as I ( Read more... )

Can anyone tell me whether it is canon or not that, prior to sailing to Central America in 1808, the Lydia first made a trip to Alexandria in 1807?

The Hornblower wikia says so but I can't for the life of me remember it in the books. Perhaps it's C. Northcote Parkinson canon? Do we accept C. Northcote 'I didn't tell the portrait painter to make ( Read more... )

Christmas!

It's that time of year when you can legitimately ask for stuff, and people might actually give it to you. And then you give people stuff and hopefully they like it.

sarlania 's meme makes this function easier. Other people with lists: starrylizard, draugdur, YOU if you want one.

( THE RULES )

Grey to Black by anteros_lmcYou know, this is amazing. It's no secret that I'm not into Kennedy, as I'm basically not into sunny, open characters, don't really 'understand' him, I have only a limited appreciation for his cuteness, and I'm genetically a bookverse girl all in all - which are the various reasons why I love and admire Kennedy writing, but it'll ( Read more... )

Folks, lokei is running a Horatio Alphabet Soup. And so far only me, Mylo, jestana, and ioanite (*waves cos I don't think I've met ioanite much*) have posted words. Come on folks! More words! I hope there'll be more writers than word-suggesters...
Remember how amazing Bush Soup was. God, I can't wait.

Title: You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men
Fandom: Hornblower
Characters: HH/WB
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Lord Hornblower
Word count: 668
Notes: Entry to sarlania 's painting challenge. It's horribly late and not based on a painting, so it doesn't actually count at all, but this is the slow way that thought made ( Read more... )

A friend of mine has just introduced me to the wonderful Greek poet Constantin Cavafy, who spent most of his life in Alexandria.

AND I FOUND THIS:

On Board Ship (1915)

It's like him, of course,
this little pencil portrait.

Hurriedly sketched, on the ship's deck,
the afternoon magical,
the Ionian Sea around us.

It's like him. But I remember ( Read more... )

Title: If Men Were Ships
Fandom: Hornblower
Rating: gen, bookverse
Word count: about 850
Characters: HH, WB, BW, MM
Summary: Hornblower' fate, mirrored in his ships' fate.
Warnings: Spoilers for practically every book.
Notes: This is not even fic! Inspired donkey's years ago by the suggestion of 'five ships' for the Five Things meme ( Read more... )

Um, if anybody still cares, hi ( Read more... )

... I have your fic idea.

It has hands in it.

all the best,

thehappyreturn.

XD