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02:10pm 08/12/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them.

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09:37pm 30/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them.

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08:58pm 26/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them.

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08:37pm 23/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

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10:28pm 18/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

This is a shorter chapter than previous ones.

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11:05pm 02/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

This chapter was too large to fit into a single post, so it is broken up into two parts. This is the second half of Chapter Five. The first half may be found here.

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11:02pm 02/11/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

This chapter was too large to fit into a single post, so it is broken up into two parts. This is the first half of Chapter Five.

Chapter Five, Part One )
 
     

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10:09pm 01/11/2009
  Title: Secret Liaisons
Rating: PG-13 (Suitable for ages 13 and above)
Disclaimers: None of the characters that appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies are mine, but are the property of Disney, et al. No profit is being made off this story. No copyright infringement is intended.
Original pen-date: 01 November 2009
Summary: Mercer and Elizabeth knew each other well before Lord Beckett came to Port Royal.
Author's Note: There may be a few (deliberate) canon goofs in here, where I have taken liberties. Thanks to [info]alia_hildwyn for the plot-bunny!


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02:21pm 18/10/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

Cheers to my lovely betas - Shells and DB - who caught a number of things amiss in this chapter. *toasts*

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10:56pm 29/09/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

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05:06pm 12/09/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

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12:32pm 12/08/2009
  Title: The Dogwatches
Rating: M (Suitable for ages 16 and above)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 22 September 2008
Summary: Adventures aboard a Royal Navy frigate, roughly during the American Revolution.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/ship goofs in here and I beg forgiveness for them. Most of this story will be told from the point of view of the Marines aboard ship.

Chapter One )
 
     

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05:14pm 30/07/2009
  Copied over from my personal journal.


1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn your music player on and turn it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabblet/ficlet related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterward! No matter how whacked out your drabble is. :)
4. Do ten of these, then post them.

Fandom: PotC, various canon and original characters
Rating: PG to PG-13



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09:41am 08/04/2009
  Title: Rallying
Rating: T (Suitable for ages above thirteen)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 14 January 2009
Summary: After the victory at Trenton, the Massachusetts Line marches toward Princeton.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical goofs in here and I apologise for them.

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08:00pm 30/11/2008
  Title: Snowfall At Sea
Rating: K (Suitable for all ages)
Disclaimers: I don't own Master and Commander or any of the characters appearing in the movie. Neither do I own any of the Aubrey/Maturin novels.
Original pen-date: 29 November 2008
Summary: Surprise's crew enjoy the benefits of the weather.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/canon goofs in here and I apologise for them.

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06:59pm 29/11/2008
  Title: The Swamp Fox
Rating: K (Suitable for all ages)
Disclaimers: None
Original pen-date: 26 November 2008
Summary: Colonel Francis Marion takes his men on a raid. August 1780.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical goofs in here, but I don't have many relevant books here with me. Any discrepancies or inaccuracies are due to my relying almost exclusively on Internet sources.

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06:25pm 20/11/2008
  Title: Fighting Spirit
Rating: T (Suitable for ages above thirteen)
Disclaimers: None
Original pen-date: 20 November 2008
Summary: The Massachusetts Line marches to New York. Spring 1776.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical goofs in here, but I don't have many relevant books here with me. Any discrepancies or inaccuracies are due to my relying almost exclusively on Internet sources.

This one is also a little short.

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12:24pm 16/11/2008
 
music: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
Title: Waiting
Rating: K (Suitable for all ages)
Disclaimers: I don't own Master and Commander or any of the characters appearing in the movie. Neither do I own any of the Aubrey/Maturin novels.
Original pen-date: 15 November 2008
Summary: Surprise's crew just before the action aboard Acheron.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical/canon goofs in here and I apologise for them.

This is my first story-writing foray into the Aubreyad fandom.

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05:33pm 11/11/2008
  Title: One Afternoon In June
Rating: T (Suitable for ages above thirteen)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 11 November 2008
Summary: The Marines fight at the battle of Bunker's Hill.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical goofs in here, but I don't have the relevant books here with me. Any discrepancies or inaccuracies are due to my relying almost exclusively on Internet sources.

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12:37pm 10/11/2008
  Title: Barefoot Christmas
Rating: K (Suitable for all ages)
Disclaimers: None.
Original pen-date: 10 November 2008
Summary: A Massachusetts soldier waits to cross the Delaware River.
Author's Note: There are probably some historical goofs in here, but I don't have the relevant books here with me. Any discrepancies or inaccuracies are due to my relying almost exclusively on Internet sources.

This is also my first attempt at writing anything that involves the Continental Army.

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