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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Title: Chalk Marks
Author: Mafief
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Author’s Notes: Other communications between Abe and Elsie



Translated in order shown above
My love am here come home
Am here Abe Slaney
Elsie come home
Your father misses you
I miss you I still love you
I miss you. I still love you
No Leave me be go home forget me
You can never escape your family You were pledged to me You belong in Chicago with me not here with him You are mine
Never forget your promise
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This week we are reading The Adventure of the Dancing Men. It carries the theme of fresh starts.

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This week we are reading The Adventure of the Dancing Men. It carries the theme of fresh starts.

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[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Title: The Dancing Men: Widowed
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: You may get feels on this ride. Previous relationship heavily implied.
Summary: A question that cannot even be posed.

***

Dear Mrs. Cubitt: How do you bear it?

I stared at the sheet. The inked words blurred together from more than my whisky intake.

If I sent this letter, it would tarnish his legacy forever even if I never went to Reading.

I crumpled the paper and flung it in the fire, just missing the cigarette case holding his note.
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: Communication (or lack thereof) (the serialisation of the Private Journal of Dr Watson)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Holmes’ attempts at communicating in code with Mrs Hudson have backfired.  He used the dancing men to tell her what time we would be requiring dinner this evening.  Her reply came in the form of cut out paper dolls, each one bearing a word which read: “CANNOT UNDERSTAND MESSAGE NO TIME TO COOK DINNER”.  I am going to my club.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: Recovery
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: I only know that I have heard she recovered entirely, and that she still remains a widow, devoting her whole life to the care of the poor and to the administration of her husband’s estate. Inspired by Rachel’s note on the poetry page.


I recovered physically. Slowly I learnt to live with the grief and guilt. I took comfort in working hard and in caring for others.

I discovered I had true friends I could rely on. And eventually I smiled again. Laughed again.

I chose to go on.

My story didn’t have a happy ending, but it wasn’t a hopeless one either.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then go on to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.

And here, courtesy of my housemaid Rachel, is this week’s suggested poem to read—a suggestion inspired by the themes and subjects in this week's story. Hopefully you will enjoy the poem, and perhaps it may give you some ideas for a poem of your own or allow you to look at Dr. Watson's story in a new way.




The Sadness of Clothes

by Emily Fragos



Note from Rachel: Mrs. Cubitt outlived her initial despair and spent many years in the house she had shared with her husband, surrounded by memories. This poem seemed true to her grief, courage, and loss. (After all, our good Queen Victoria has had her husband's clothes laid out for him every morning, though he's been dead for years. She chooses to act as though he might one day walk back through the door and put them on again.)



Thank you so much to Rachel. And here is my suggested form to revisit this week: the circular poem. (The link takes you back to a previous poetry page.)

But you do not have to use that form. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, beeswing, blackout poetry, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, epigram, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, florette, found poetry, free verse, ghazal, haiku, In Memoriam stanza, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, limerick, line messaging, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, musette, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, quintilla, renga, riddle, rime couée, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Dancing Men in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!



Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This week, the canon story we’re looking at is The Dancing Men and the chosen topic is Gentlemen’s Clubs—and Ladies’ Too!

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[identity profile] okapi1895.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Rating Gen
Warning: Slash implied
Summary: As seen chalked on Watson's bedroom door one morning (translation below the cut)

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[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Title: The Dancing Men: Appropriation
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning:  Romantic postulation.
Summary: More than one way to dance around the censors.

***

“At my club?” I shook the paper festooned with dancing figures at Holmes.

A smirk. “Those dullards thought it a joke, correct?”

“A joke that caused my flushed face and a sudden need to examine the back of a chair until I’d quelled my reaction!”

“Yet you returned with all haste.”

“Bastard,” I growled, and tipped him on his back.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This Sunday, 15th January, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Dancing Men.

Strange messages in the form of dancing figures are terrifying a young wife, but she won't confide in her beloved husband as to the reason why. And so Mr. Hilton Cubitt travels to Baker Street, in the hope of finding some assistance...

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. Mrs. Hudson informs me that the poetry form being revisited this week is the circular poem. And as always, her housemaid Rachel will be suggesting a poem for us to read, to give us added inspiration.

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!
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: A Romantic Proposal (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

A young gentleman, too shy to ask his sweetheart for her hand in marriage, requested the young lady accompany him on a walk in Regent’s Park.  Once there he took his place in the bandstand and tap danced his proposal in Morse code.  We are delighted to report she happily accepted and a date has been set for the wedding.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: Fogs of Baker Street
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: ...whose clear eyes and florid cheeks told of a life led far from the fogs of Baker Street.


Noxious Experiments


“You’re very quiet, Watson.”

“I’m giving you a hard look, Holmes.”

“But I can’t see it...”

“My point exactly.”



Tobacco


“You know it helps me to think, Watson.”

“It’s giving me a few ideas too.”



Smouldering Curtains


“A black eye, Holmes?”

“Mm. The fog was so thick, I couldn’t see Mrs. Hudson’s hand in front of my face.”
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.

This week my featured form is the pantoum.

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As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, blackout poetry, call and response, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, epigram, epulaeryu, fable, found poetry, ghazal, haiku, lanturne, limerick, lyric poetry, palindrome poetry, pantoum, renga, riddle, sedoka, septet, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Dancing Men in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This week we’re having a look at The Dancing Men. I’ve typed up a few thoughts and questions to get the discussion going—please leave your own ideas in the comments!

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[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Title: The Dancing Men: The Only Way to Win…
Author: gardnerhill           
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: …is not to play.

***

“A wise decision not to invest, Watson – as your poor friend Thurston must agree.”

I gaped at Holmes for a moment. No chalk on my fingers. What then...?

I smiled sadly. “Of course. You smell his bourbon on my breath – which Thurston only takes when he’s melancholy.”

“And losing so much money to an empty gold-mine would make anyone melancholy.”
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This Sunday, 23rd August, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Dancing Men.

The sequence of dancing figures on a piece of paper may appear to be a child's drawing but it has left a woman terrified and her husband perplexed and concerned. Can Holmes uncover the truth behind these dancing men?

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, and Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page. Any poems inspired by this week’s story can be left as a comment on her post.

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 ^^
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Mrs King
Said that in her hearing
There was one sound that caused her to wake
And a second which led to the heartache.
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: An experiment by any other name would still smell
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

I was glad that the affair of the dancing men distracted Holmes from his experiment.  Last time he had produced a particularly malodorous product Mrs Hudson had appeared, declaring that she was convinced she could smell dead rat.  Nothing we could do would dissuade her from performing a thorough cleaning of our rooms.  We did not need a repeat visit.
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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Title: Turning the Dancing Men to Good Use
Author: [livejournal.com profile] vaysh
Rating: PG
Words: 60
Author's Notes: Someone had to write it. (I'm rather guessing it's been done loads of time before. :))


John had been patient with him. Sherlock hated losing. It was not even the smitten sod's life but the futility of his efforts that irked him. One could hardly count the Dancing Men amongst his successful cases.

A slip of paper was lying on his desk.

Sherlock care to join me tonight John

A smile ghosted over the detective's face.

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