Aurora Australis

Title: Last Night on the Sea Bear
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons series - Arthur Ransome
Rating: G
Length: 500
Content notes: set after the end of "Great Northern?" - I assumed they would have one more night on board, what with everything that happens the last day.
Author notes: For the "sea life" challenge at fan_flashworks. Also for the "weakness" prompt in my 50x500 Swallows and Amazons challenge. In my mental timeline, Great Northern is in the summer of their last "all together" holiday, following John and Nancy's last term at school (it could happen one or two years before that, but I prefer to set it there).
Summary: On their last night aboard the Sea Bear, Susan and Nancy talk of new adventures ahead.

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Title: Ears
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons
Rating: G
Length: 500
Content notes: set the year before the series starts.
Author notes: For the 'on the outside' prompt at fan_flashworks . 10th in my personal 50x500 Swallows and Amazons fic challenge (prompt: ears)... Which at this rate should be done in 30 years or so ;)
Summary: "“Shh! Little pitchers, remember,” Mother interrupted, laughing, and the voices grew too quiet to be heard."

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Title: Travellers' Tales
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons
Rating: G
Length: 1880 words
Content notes: Set right after Secret Water.
Author notes: Written for mrsredboots for Yuletide 2014. Thanks to bluealoe for betaing! <3 Thanks also to Andrew and Solo2863 for spotting my accidental remodelling of the Goblin - the tiller has been returned aft where it belongs :)
Summary: As they sail away from Secret Water, the Swallows and Amazons tell Commander and Mrs Walker some of their adventures.

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Title: Confidences
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons
Rating: G
Length: 1323 words
Author notes: Written for mrsredboots, for Yuletide 2013.
A thousand thank-yous to my awesome beta, bluealoe, for her fantastic work on this story. Any remaining mistakes are entirely my fault!
Summary:"As for Mother actually crying over something they’d done, Susan couldn’t understand how the Amazons could bear it."
A conversation between Susan and Peggy, after the Amazons' attack on Swallowdale.

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Title: Potatoes
Rating: G
WIP: Complete/500 words
Main Characters/Pairings: Susan Walker, Peggy Blackett.
Genre: Friendship
Spoilers: None
Summary: "As it turned out, however, Susan was completely unprepared – for the new arrival was none other than Peggy Blackett."
Author's notes: Fifth in my 50x500 Swallows and Amazons challenge.


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