[identity profile] mafief.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Directions
Author: Mafief
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Other directions are also obscure.
Author’s Note: Anachronism thanks to J. R. R. Tolkien.


“Holmes, that rock looks familiar.”

“I know exactly where we are. Just another left.”

“ ‘Left past the goat with a black spot on its nose’- I think it was mud. ‘Left after the lane with the forked tree’ - Forked trees were plentiful. Cottages with red shutters were equally numerous.”

“Not all who wander…”

“This time we are lost.”
[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com

Title: The Musgrave Ritual: A Scandal in Bharatpur

Author: gardnerhill  

Word Count: 60 

Rating:  G

Warning: Crack.

Summary: Abominable indeed. 

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It is no pleasant situation to flee for one’s life. 

The villagers had warned me of the couple, begged me to avoid that particular Himalayan slope. Now they hid in their houses as I ran – closely pursued by a roaring Mrs. Ricoletti, all ten-foot-three of her white hairy form.  

What she saw in a decommissioned, clubfooted sailor I never knew. 

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[personal profile] sanguinity
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Hurlstone House
Author: [livejournal.com profile] sanguinity
Rating: G
Summary: The girl was taken to her room, still screaming and sobbing...



A planet of easy pickings, they said. Just plunk yourself down anywhere, they said. Offer up hidden treasure, and they'll murder each other for the privilege of walking down your maw.

So I sits myself down. Toss out a treasure map.

Nothing.

For centuries, not one nibble.

But no sooner than I get a tummy-full, along comes some busybody detective...
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Just Like Nanny (the serialisation of the Private Journal of Dr Watson)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G
Ocelot's Note: We apologise for the recent delay in responding to correspondence.  On reflection it might not have been the best idea to delegate this to our sub-editor, who is a Sloth.


I have learned my lesson.  Now, whenever Holmes tries to tell me about one of his past cases, I insist he sorts his papers beforehand.  He complains I sound like his old nanny, “tidy up first, then you can have a story”, but for the sake of occasionally seeing the carpet I am willing to put up with his jibes.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Well-Documented Reasons
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: ...one of the most untidy men that ever drove a fellow-lodger to distraction. ...his papers were my great crux. I’ve suddenly realised what the obvious reason is for Holmes having to leave his previous lodgings.


“So why did you leave the rooms in Montague Street?” asked Watson.

He glanced cautiously at their singed curtains.

“Was it because of… ‘studying branches of science’?”

Holmes smiled.

“Actually it was due to piles of paper.”

“Of course,” said Watson, nodding.

“Oh, not mine,” said Holmes. “My fellow tenants handed in a petition saying it was me or them.”
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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, are this week’s suggested poems to read—suggestions inspired by the themes and subjects in this week's story. Hopefully you will enjoy the poems, and perhaps they 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.


All that is gold does not glitter

by J.R.R. Tolkien


Note from Rachel: This one is for the treasure hunt itself, of course. Although unfortunately I think the metaphorical blade that is reforged there at the end is Rachel Howell’s hatred.



Helas

by Oscar Wilde


Note from Rachel: My thinking on this poem is that it has something to say about Brunton, a man of tremendous intelligence whose potential was never allowed to fully develop, in part because of his unjust and underprivileged social position, but also in part because his fickle approach to his lover proved disastrous. The poet compares himself to a scroll which contains a secret but which has been so carelessly and confusingly overwritten that its original meaning and worth is lost – an analogy which ties Brunton and the Musgrave Ritual together.



Thank you so much to Rachel. And here is my suggested form to revisit this week: the triolet. (The link will take 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, found poetry, ghazal, haiku, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, limerick, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, 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 Musgrave Ritual 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 Musgrave Ritual, and the chosen topic is Servants.

Discussion continues... )
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[identity profile] okapi1895.livejournal.com
Title: The Long Game is the Only One Worth Playing (subtitle: 'Fiery Welsh Temperament' Hides a Multitude of Sins, Or Maybe Just One)
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Rating: Gen
Summary: 'Beyond the sea' isn't nearly as far as Holmes thinks it is.
Author's Note: Inspired by an exchange of comments on the comm around Christmas about the possiblity of Mr. and Mrs. Moriarty naming all of their offspring James.

“Well, if it isn’t the second house-maid!”
“Hello, Professor.”
“Don’t you have something to sweep?”
“Brunton. Musgrave. Holmes. Predictable. Blind. D’you like Hamlet, Jimmy?”
“Everybody does.”
“Every man thinks he’s a displaced prince. I like Through the Looking-Glass. I’m the only sane one in a mad dream.”
She produced a brilliant stone.
His jaw dropped.
“Mummy’s Christmas gift!” she cried.
[identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Title: The Musgrave Ritual: A Rocky Start
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Crack
Summary: Time is fleeting.
                                                                                       
***

“We couldn’t understand the directions correctly at first.” Holmes pondered the twine that had measured the vanished elm. “Reginald and I began with a jump to the left, then a step to the right. Hands on hips, knees in. A movement of the pelvis…”

Watson frowned as if trying to recall something. “The result?”

“It only seemed to warp time.”
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This Sunday, 29th May, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Musgrave Ritual.

In an effort to get out of tidying the sitting room, Holmes tells Watson about another of his early cases: just what was the significance of the Musgrave Ritual..?

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 triolet. And as always, her housemaid Rachel will be suggesting poems 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] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Title: The Musgrave Ritual: Aluminium
Author: gardnerhill           
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: A brief history of bauxite.

***

“He had a crutch fashioned from aluminium?” Watson whistled. “A very wealthy family.”

“And I retrieved it from thieves wishing to steal eight pounds of metal more valuable than gold.” Holmes shook his head. “A pity it’s so costly to extract – aluminium’s lightness and strength actually makes it a capital material for crutches.”

“The American chemists may change that soon.”
[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Small Ads (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

For Sale: Coal scuttle, contents various.

Wanted: Carpenter to replace split wooden mantelpiece.

For Sale: Two equal sized planks of wood, could be used as short shelves.  Will sell separately.

Wanted: Plasterer to repair holes in wall, probably caused by bullets.

Wanted: Supply of butter dishes similar to those used in cheap boarding houses

Free to good home: Consulting detective.
 
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: A Moving Story
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: "When I first came up to London I had rooms in Montague Street..."


“So why did you leave Montague Street?” enquired Watson.

Holmes looked uncomfortable. “Well, do you recall your reference to criminal relics turning up in the butter dish and even less desirable places..?”

“Ah.” Watson nodded. “Your landlady found a relic in the butter.”

“In a way…” said Holmes carefully. “I believe the surgeon eventually located the article in her duodenum.”
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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 call and response.

Definition and Example )



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, blackout poetry, call and response, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, epigram, epulaeryu, fable, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Musgrave Ritual 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 Musgrave Ritual. I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion going—please leave your own ideas in the comments!

Discussion continues... )
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
This Sunday, 7th June, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Musgrave Ritual.

Watson has finally cracked and told Holmes to tidy 221B's sitting room. But Holmes cunningly avoids having to do this by distracting Watson with another of his early cases. Just what was the significance of the Musgrave Ritual? And what was behind the disappearance of Reginald Musgrave's butler?

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 ^^


NB Regarding glitches: [livejournal.com profile] sherlock60 has open membership, and all prospective members should be accepted automatically. However, if anyone ever tries to join and you're not accepted immediately, please contact us by leaving a comment on this post. Then we can send you an invitation to the comm.
[identity profile] dustbunny105.livejournal.com
Canon Story: "The Musgrave Ritual"
Title: N/A
Author: [livejournal.com profile] dustbunny105
Rating: G
Warnings: N/A
Author's Notes: Couldn't get this idea out of my head.

"I-- thank you, but upon reflection, I think the constabulary have the right idea of things after all."

In what had by that time become a familiar scene, the young lady was gone almost before she had finished speaking, never having breached the threshold of our sitting room. I heaved a sigh.

"Holmes."

"Yes, Watson?"

"Do clean up this mess."
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Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: The Balkan Blend
Author: [livejournal.com profile] vaysh11
Rating: PG (for smoking)
Author's Notes: I researched what type of tobacco Holmes would smoke but found nothing. (We know that Watson liked to smoke a blend called 'Arcadia'.) 'Lewis' in the drabble refers to Robert Lewis, a tobacco retailer who during the late 19th century owned one of the biggest cigar shops in London.


The evening came when Holmes searched the flat for Lewis' latest shipment, a special Balkan blend.

I wordlessly handed him the instructions I had prepared.

After much stepping around the flat, counting and measuring, the sweet smell of tobacco finally wafted upwards from the settee.

"'Beside the pipe-rack'," Holmes muttered, in a tone of disgruntled affection, "would have quite sufficed."

[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Not the Ideal Tenant
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

“Mr Holmes,” Mrs Hudson began.

I held my breath; for she had her back to the wall where Holmes’ latest outrage was visible.

“What is this in the butter dish?”

Holmes attempted to placate her whilst I stood before the wall.  But to no avail, she turned, observed the bullet holes and reached for the poker.  We made our escape.
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[identity profile] scfrankles.livejournal.com
Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: The Watson-Holmes Ritual
Author: [livejournal.com profile] scfrankles
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: Our chambers were always full of chemicals and of criminal relics which had a way of wandering into unlikely positions, and of turning up in the butter-dish or in even less desirable places. Watson is a little treasure. And in danger of getting buried under Holmes’ belongings.



“Holmes, whose is this?!”

“He who was hanged.”

“And who owns these?"

“He who is yet to be arrested.”

“Why are they in the butter-dish?”

“I shall remove them presently.”

“Pray, where are your chemicals..?”

“Under your chair.”

“I shall have to take steps.”

“Away to new lodgings..?”

“Do you wish me to go?”

“Never, Watson. You’re invaluable to me.”

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