This month we find ourselves in Coventry, in order to attend an exhibition dedicated to the bicycle and see just how much it has changed during its relatively short history. Nowadays of course, we mainly see people using the safety bicycle but the “ordinary” (or yes, “penny-farthing” as some people call it. Thank you, Mrs. Frankles) has not yet entirely disappeared. I believe a gentleman going by the name of “Mr. Phoebus” will be giving us a brief demonstration.
Ah! Here he is now!
And as we continue around the rest of the exhibits, here is a quotation from Dr. Watson’s work, “The Adventure of the Priory School” to give us further food for thought:
“Well, well,” said he, at last. “It is, of course, possible that a cunning man might change the tyre of his bicycle in order to leave unfamiliar tracks. A criminal who was capable of such a thought is a man whom I should be proud to do business with.”
Here too is the list of poetry forms:
221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, barzelletta, beeswing, blackout poetry, blitz poem, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cherita, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, clogyrnach, colour poems, compound word verse, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, débat, décima, descort, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, echo verse, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, enuig, epigram, epistle, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, florette, found poetry, free verse, ghazal, haiku, hay(na)ku, In Memoriam stanza, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, lies, limerick, line messaging, list poem, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, musette, nonsense verse, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, puente, quatern, quintilla, renga, rhyming alliterisen, riddle, rimas dissolutas, rime couée, rispetto, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, shadorma, sonnet, stream of consciousness, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, tricube, trine, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle, xenolith
So hopefully all this has started… “the wheels turning”! Ha-ha! Hahaha-ha! Ha! Oh, I’m such a wit. (Mrs. Frankles, don’t think I can’t see you rolling your eyes.)
Monthly Prompt: October
Admin Post: Sticky: Oct. 2nd, 2024 11:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The prompt for this month is:
Cycle
A bicycle, a tricycle, a unicycle, or… a bicycle made for two? Meanwhile back at Baker Street, Holmes is studying the life cycle of a new and intriguing creepy-crawly, Watson is writing a cycle of plays, loudly declaiming the lines as he goes, and Mrs. Hudson is taking deep breaths and cycling through various emotions. Will Lestrade be in time to break the cycle of violence?
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
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A bicycle, a tricycle, a unicycle, or… a bicycle made for two? Meanwhile back at Baker Street, Holmes is studying the life cycle of a new and intriguing creepy-crawly, Watson is writing a cycle of plays, loudly declaiming the lines as he goes, and Mrs. Hudson is taking deep breaths and cycling through various emotions. Will Lestrade be in time to break the cycle of violence?
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
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Title: Deja Vu
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Word Count: 457
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: It’s a new century, but some things don’t change.
Author's Notes: Written for the October 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Cycle."
Story on Dreamwidth
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Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Word Count: 457
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: It’s a new century, but some things don’t change.
Author's Notes: Written for the October 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Cycle."
Story on Dreamwidth
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Fic: The Case of the Stationary Cyclist
Oct. 6th, 2024 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: The Case of the Stationary Cyclist
Form/Word Count: 479
Characters/Pairing: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Lestrade
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Watson recounts a tale
Form/Word Count: 479
Characters/Pairing: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Lestrade
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Watson recounts a tale
Fic: Instant Witches' Brew: Gen
Oct. 4th, 2024 05:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Instant Witches' Brew
Rating: Gen
Length: 500
Notes: This is from my Were & Nightwalker AU where Holmes is a vampire and Watson is a werewolf. It also features two OC's a charwoman (and witch) named Hecate and her partner Sylvie. I got the idea after watching a 1998 film called Halloweentown starring Debbie Reynolds. She puts a packet of Instant Witches Brew in the microwave and buttons are Bubble, Toil, and Trouble. And later her potion doesn't work and she says, 'I knew I shouldn't have used instant.'
Question for the reader: What is Watson's prize at the end? I would love to read your ideas.
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Rating: Gen
Length: 500
Notes: This is from my Were & Nightwalker AU where Holmes is a vampire and Watson is a werewolf. It also features two OC's a charwoman (and witch) named Hecate and her partner Sylvie. I got the idea after watching a 1998 film called Halloweentown starring Debbie Reynolds. She puts a packet of Instant Witches Brew in the microwave and buttons are Bubble, Toil, and Trouble. And later her potion doesn't work and she says, 'I knew I shouldn't have used instant.'
Question for the reader: What is Watson's prize at the end? I would love to read your ideas.
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The Poetry Page: On The Bummel with Mrs. Hudson
Admin Post: Sep. 21st, 2024 09:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So, after a little hiatus, thank you all for joining me again. This month we are attending a talk on making and applying our own cosmetics! The lecturer will be the knowledgeable and talented Miss Erin Parsons, and I am greatly looking forward to hearing what she has to say. I of course do not use cosmetics myself, being a respectable older lady—
No, my gentle blush is entirely natural, Mrs. Frankles.
Yes, it is.
Well, some people have naturally streaky cheeks. Can we move on?
Ahem. Even though I don’t use cosmetics myself (Mrs. Frankles! Thank you) Mr. Holmes has apparently gained a great deal of useful advice from Miss Parsons and thoroughly recommended her as an informative evening-out for our little group.
So let us all take our seats in the hall! In preparation for writing our poems later, here is a quotation from Dr. Watson’s work, “The Dying Detective” to ponder:
“But your appearance, Holmes—your ghastly face?” “Three days of absolute fast does not improve one's beauty, Watson. For the rest, there is nothing which a sponge may not cure. With vaseline upon one's forehead, belladonna in one's eyes, rouge over the cheek-bones, and crusts of beeswax round one's lips, a very satisfying effect can be produced.”
And here is the list of poetry forms:
221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, barzelletta, beeswing, blackout poetry, blitz poem, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cherita, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, clogyrnach, colour poems, compound word verse, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, débat, décima, descort, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, echo verse, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, enuig, epigram, epistle, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, florette, found poetry, free verse, ghazal, haiku, hay(na)ku, In Memoriam stanza, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, lies, limerick, line messaging, list poem, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, musette, nonsense verse, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, puente, quatern, quintilla, renga, rhyming alliterisen, riddle, rimas dissolutas, rime couée, rispetto, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, shadorma, sonnet, stream of consciousness, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, tricube, trine, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle, xenolith
And here is Miss Parsons to the stage!
Using REAL Victorian Makeup
No, my gentle blush is entirely natural, Mrs. Frankles.
Yes, it is.
Well, some people have naturally streaky cheeks. Can we move on?
Ahem. Even though I don’t use cosmetics myself (Mrs. Frankles! Thank you) Mr. Holmes has apparently gained a great deal of useful advice from Miss Parsons and thoroughly recommended her as an informative evening-out for our little group.
So let us all take our seats in the hall! In preparation for writing our poems later, here is a quotation from Dr. Watson’s work, “The Dying Detective” to ponder:
“But your appearance, Holmes—your ghastly face?” “Three days of absolute fast does not improve one's beauty, Watson. For the rest, there is nothing which a sponge may not cure. With vaseline upon one's forehead, belladonna in one's eyes, rouge over the cheek-bones, and crusts of beeswax round one's lips, a very satisfying effect can be produced.”
And here is the list of poetry forms:
221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, barzelletta, beeswing, blackout poetry, blitz poem, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cherita, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, clogyrnach, colour poems, compound word verse, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, débat, décima, descort, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, echo verse, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, enuig, epigram, epistle, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, florette, found poetry, free verse, ghazal, haiku, hay(na)ku, In Memoriam stanza, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, lies, limerick, line messaging, list poem, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, musette, nonsense verse, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, puente, quatern, quintilla, renga, rhyming alliterisen, riddle, rimas dissolutas, rime couée, rispetto, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, shadorma, sonnet, stream of consciousness, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, tricube, trine, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle, xenolith
And here is Miss Parsons to the stage!
Using REAL Victorian Makeup
Fic: Make up: Gen
Sep. 18th, 2024 11:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Make up
Rating: Gen
Length: 400
Summary: Sussex AU. Watson comes across a book while on a shopping trip in London.
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Rating: Gen
Length: 400
Summary: Sussex AU. Watson comes across a book while on a shopping trip in London.
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Title: Tally
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes John Watson
Word Count: 250
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: Holmes pays a promised debt.
Author's Notes: Written for the September 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Make up."
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Can also be found at:
Story on Dreamwidth
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Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes John Watson
Word Count: 250
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: Holmes pays a promised debt.
Author's Notes: Written for the September 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Make up."
***
Can also be found at:
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Story on AO3
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Fic: There is Such a Thing as Too Much
Sep. 7th, 2024 07:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: There is Such a Thing as Too Much
Form/Word Count: 262
Characters/Pairing: John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Mrs Hudson is sending a caller packing
Form/Word Count: 262
Characters/Pairing: John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Mrs Hudson is sending a caller packing
( Mrs Hudson )
Monthly Prompt: September
Admin Post: Sep. 1st, 2024 01:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The prompt for this month is:
Make up
Holmes makes up an excuse as to what has happened to the charred curtains. Several unladylike words make up the bulk of Mrs. Hudson’s response. Watson makes up for Holmes’s transgression by paying for new curtains, and Holmes makes up his face and plans to leave the country. Mrs. Hudson spends the curtain money on gin and changing the locks. Knowing the importance of self-care has always been part of her makeup.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
Holmes makes up an excuse as to what has happened to the charred curtains. Several unladylike words make up the bulk of Mrs. Hudson’s response. Watson makes up for Holmes’s transgression by paying for new curtains, and Holmes makes up his face and plans to leave the country. Mrs. Hudson spends the curtain money on gin and changing the locks. Knowing the importance of self-care has always been part of her makeup.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
Fic: Birthday Wishes: G
Aug. 6th, 2024 04:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Birthday Wishes
Rating: Gen
Length: 221B
Notes: Despite the Ferret's dodgy ode, the wishes from all are the same: Happy Birthday
scfrankles
Summary: Frankles' birthday ode
Rating: Gen
Length: 221B
Notes: Despite the Ferret's dodgy ode, the wishes from all are the same: Happy Birthday
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Summary: Frankles' birthday ode
Fic: Happy Birthday: gen
Aug. 6th, 2024 12:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Happy Birthday, Frankles
Rating: Gen
Length: 300
Notes: Just to wish
scfrankles a very happy day and many returns
Summary: The King of Bohemia has invited Watson and Holmes to his nuptuals.
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Rating: Gen
Length: 300
Notes: Just to wish
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Summary: The King of Bohemia has invited Watson and Holmes to his nuptuals.
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Title: The Roses
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Word Count: 221b
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Holmes has learned that the best route is not always a straight line.
Author's Notes: Written for the June 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Border."
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( Story below the cut. )
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Word Count: 221b
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Holmes has learned that the best route is not always a straight line.
Author's Notes: Written for the June 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt, "Border."
***
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Fic: Watson's Sensibilities
Jun. 22nd, 2024 12:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Watson's Sensibilities
Form/Word Count: 454
Characters/Pairing: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Watson is upset by the conversation in his club
Also written for
fan_flashworks Anger Challenge
Watson's Sensibilities
Form/Word Count: 454
Characters/Pairing: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Watson is upset by the conversation in his club
Also written for
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Watson's Sensibilities
Monthly Prompt: June
Admin Post: Jun. 15th, 2024 09:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The prompt for this month is:
Border
A border between countries or counties. A border around a card or tablecloth. A border in a garden filled with flowers. Or maybe Holmes and Watson are taking a Border Collie for a walk.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
A border between countries or counties. A border around a card or tablecloth. A border in a garden filled with flowers. Or maybe Holmes and Watson are taking a Border Collie for a walk.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
Fic: A Landlady's Opinion
May. 29th, 2024 07:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: A Landlady's Opinion
Form/Word Count: 271
Characters/Pairing: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Mrs Hudson's views will help with a case
Form/Word Count: 271
Characters/Pairing: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: G
Warning/Content: Mrs Hudson's views will help with a case
( Mrs Hudson... )
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Title: Washed Up
Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: None
Word Count: 500
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: What happened afterward?
Author's Notes: Written for the May 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt “Wash.”
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Author: gardnerhill
Fandom: ACD
Pairing: None
Word Count: 500
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: What happened afterward?
Author's Notes: Written for the May 2024 Holmes Minor monthly prompt “Wash.”
***
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Monthly Prompt: May
Admin Post: May. 23rd, 2024 09:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
(Nothing to see here. Just a negligent mod finally getting the monthly prompt up...)
The prompt for this month is:
Wash
Washing clothes or dishes, or washing oneself. Something being washed up on the beach. Maybe at the Wash, a bay on the east coast of England where King John is said to have lost some of his jewels. A wash of colour on a painting. Whitewashed, washed away. Whatever you choose, it’ll probably all come out in the wash.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
The prompt for this month is:
Washing clothes or dishes, or washing oneself. Something being washed up on the beach. Maybe at the Wash, a bay on the east coast of England where King John is said to have lost some of his jewels. A wash of colour on a painting. Whitewashed, washed away. Whatever you choose, it’ll probably all come out in the wash.
As always, you needn’t use the prompt if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.
Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!
Fic: Poisoned Chocolates: Gen
May. 16th, 2024 02:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Title: Poisoned Chocolates
Rating: Gen
Length: 400
Summary: Holmes & Watson confront a poisoned chocolates murderer.
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Rating: Gen
Length: 400
Summary: Holmes & Watson confront a poisoned chocolates murderer.
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