Sherlock60: The Story Continues... with "The Priory School"

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This Sunday, 14th May, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Priory School.

We have had some dramatic entrances and exits upon our small stage at Baker Street... Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable arrives from the North of England in a most distressed state. The young son of the Duke of Holdernesse has gone missing from Huxtable's school. Does the also missing German master have anything to do with his disappearance? Holmes agrees to investigate...

If you haven't tried 60 for 60 before, full information - including our schedule - can be found on our profile. But in essence: you read ACD's story and then you write a 60 word story inspired by it! You don't have to post a story every week - just join in whenever you feel like it.

Each Sunday we will also have our weekly discussion post, where we discuss a topic inspired by the canon story. And there’s Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page too - any poems written about this week’s story can be left as a comment on her post. As usual, her housemaid Rachel will be suggesting a poem for us to read to give us added inspiration, and there will also be a new poetry form to try: the barzelletta. (The linked page describes two different versions of the barzelletta. Mrs. Hudson is inclining towards the 'couplet barzelletta' as the instructions for the '2 part barzelletta' are turning her brain inside out, but do feel free to use either form.)

You can choose one activity, or have a go at everything. Or just come along and read the 60s! (And have a chat in the comments.) All options are absolutely fine.

Hope to see you on Sunday. But don’t worry if you can’t join us then - we stay open for posting and commenting all week!