The Dying Detective: A Varied Correspondence

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Canon story: The Dying Detective
Title: A Varied Correspondence
Author: impulsereader
A/N: This is the second story in which Holmes mentions the diverse correspondence he receives and my brain ran riot. One mind and 60 words cannot do this idea justice, but here is my humble offering.

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Items which have been posted to Sherlock Holmes: A dead man’s watch fob (natural causes), the disarticulated skeleton of a greyhound (murder), lace encrusted with dried blood (completely innocent), a live puff adder (thwarted), a very fine Japanese netsuke made of ox bone (gift), a freshly severed ear (threat), dried lilac petals (love poem), a handful of dirt (for analysis).

Comments

[methylviolet10b]

Okay, now I really want to know more about the greyhound. ;-) Nicely done!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Ha. Looking at it as a whole, the greyhound was the only outright example of foul play. Funny. Thanks!

[methylviolet10b]

Looking at it as a whole, the greyhound was the only outright example of foul play.

Well, if you discount the puff adder... ;-)

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Intriguing correspondances indeed!

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

Love it.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I think this is a wonderful collection of items and entirely plausible.

[debriswoman]

This is great:-)

So many inventive and intriguing items, telling so many stories:-)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I thought quality really counted for these items. :-)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

It's difficult to captivate Holmes's attention, so for him to regard his post as intriguing - well, it had to be really good and I'm sure I haven't done it proper justice. :-)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I had fun thinking them up, and with only 60 words to play with the pressure was off - I'm sure there were a lot of more intriguing things which simply wouldn't fit here. ;-)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And these were only the ones I came up with - just imagine what he actually received in addition to these...

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Mild 'face meet palm' moment. Yup. I suppose the assassination attempt would count as foul play...

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is fab. I love all the tiny stories involved. It's just enough detail to outline eight miniature plots, with not a word to spare. How fantastically clever is that!

[debriswoman]

Certainly did.

Great fic prompts too...

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

An awfully good job -- I think Watson would approve :-)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I'm boggling and blushing at being called fantastically clever. Thank you so much!