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scfrankles.livejournal.com

[This is a slightly revised repost from Round 4.]

This week we’re having a look at The Man with the Twisted Lip.

( Discussion continues... )

gardnerhill.livejournal.com

Title: The Man With the Twisted Lip: Rewrite
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Postulation severely implied.
Summary: Once again the facts are changed to protect Victorian-era flatmates.

***

Sherlock Holmes snorted as he read my latest. "You just happened to look for an addict who just happened to be in Limehouse that very night, and you just happened to find the exact drug-den in which I was working."

I waved his telegram before his nose. ST CLAIRS WIFE ALL OVER ME STOP COME AT ONCE DARLING STOP SH.

okapi1895.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Rating: Gen
Summary: Sherlock Holmes and opium are two helluva drugs.

“I knew what he was when I married him: a man whose heart would never be wholly mine. I married him anyway. Why…” Kate shook her head. “I know you pity me; I know you say, ‘There but for the grace of God…”

Mary covered Kate’s trembling hand with her own.

“Not ‘but,’ ‘with.’ There with God’s grace, go I.”

thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Frustration (the serialisation of the Private Journal of Dr Watson)
Author:

thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

The case of Neville St Clair turned out well, but for many an encounter with an opium den leads to personal disaster and ruin for their innocent family. I do what I can to speak out against the drug, but there are too many who prefer to ignore the presence of such iniquities until they are personally touched by them.

scfrankles.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: It's All Academic Anyway
Author:

scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: ...the late Elias Whitney, D.D., Principal of the Theological College of St. George's…

“...And so Mary and I would be honoured if you’d marry us!” beamed Watson.

“But...” Dr. Whitney frowned. “I’m not—”

His secretary interrupted.

“Sorry, sir. Another group of pirates and young ladies outside demanding immediate marriage. As you’re a Doctor of Divinity who resides in the vicinity…”

Whitney sighed. “I’d hoped this would stop happening, once I moved from Penzance.”

A/N: We shall quickly be parsonified/ Conjugally matrimonified/ By a doctor of divinity/ Who resides in this vicinity. (Pirates of Penzance)

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.

Still Life

by Katie Ford

Note from Rachel: This poem reminds me of Mr. St. Clair, who seemed addicted to his double life and convinced it was no crime. 'What can you accuse me of?' the poem asks.

Thank you so much to Rachel. And here is my suggested form to revisit this week: the ghazal. (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, 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 Man with the Twisted Lip in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

scfrankles.livejournal.com

This week, the canon story we’re looking at is The Man with the Twisted Lip and the chosen topic is Begging.

A few facts:

( Discussion continues... )

gardnerhill.livejournal.com

Title: The Man With the Twisted Lip: Search and Rescue
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Those lost at sea find relief in many ways.

***

My Mary is a lighthouse – she remains in one place, and those in trouble seeking a haven come to her.

Mrs. St. Claire is not a lighthouse but a rescue boat – she fearlessly heads out to search for who is missing to bring him home.

From lighthouse to boat I bring notice to Holmes. I am, indeed, his stormy petrel.

scfrankles.livejournal.com

This Sunday, 13th November, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Man with the Twisted Lip.

Watson volunteers to go to an opium den in order to retrieve the husband of his wife's friend. He quickly finds the husband - but there's someone else there he knows too...

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 ghazal. 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!

rachelindeed.livejournal.com

Title: Biblical References
Author:

rachelindeed
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Hmmm, technically I guess this has a very minor spoiler for The Man With the Twisted Lip.
Summary: A minor domestic mystery solved.

Mary thought the ‘David’ puzzle extremely clever. “I’m almost tempted to drop some similar allusion into our conversations as a badge of mystery!”

“Oh, marvelous! But what name would serve?”

“It is the second letter of James that tells us ‘faith without works is dead.’ If ever you hesitate to take another case with Mr. Holmes, I shall remind you.”

morelindo.livejournal.com

I apologise for my tardiness with this.

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Another Set of Vices
Author:

morelindo
Words: 60
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Title is from this canon quote from STUD: "'I keep a bull pup,' I said, 'and I object to row, because my nerves are shaken, and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the pricipal ones at present.'"

The St. Clair case brought how to me first-hand the potential liberties that a disguise might afford a man. Holmes’ skill at them having been so instrumental in solving the mystery, I could not help but wonder what other places, apart from opium dens, he might gain access to – and whether he had yet another set of vices besides narcotics.

vaysh

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Beacon
Author:

vaysh
Words: 60
Rating: G
Author's Notes: The drabble references Watson's odd phrasing: Folk who were in grief came to my wife like birds to a light-house.

To Mary, they come like birds to the light-house – seeking shelter in the storm, a guiding light, a beacon in the rough sea of life.

To Holmes, they come like ravens to the gallows – seeking solutions to murderous conundrums and puzzles of the darker sort. He is a beacon, too, piercing through lies and disguises for the one possible truth.

tripleransom.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man With the Twisted Lip
Title: Watson, I Need You
Author:

tripleransom
Rating: G

Watson, I Need You

I wondered why Holmes was so insistent that I should accompany him at a moment's notice. Though it was already very late, I followed him as always, without demur. We drove the whole way to Lee in silence.

When we pulled up outside the house and saw Mrs St. Clair waiting eagerly at the door, I suddenly understood his reason.

thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man With the Twisted Lip
Title: Warning (editorial) (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:

thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

We cannot warn our readers more strongly against the lure of the opium dens which are found amongst the river wharfs. Recently we have heard of a number of young men who have been attracted by the prospect of heightened dreams and sensation. Be warned: the use of opium will only result in physical and mental ruin and untimely death.

scfrankles.livejournal.com

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Send Your Wife a Note
Author:

scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: “And you are sure that this is your husband’s hand?” “One of his hands.”

“...the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.”

Monograph on JH Watson’s Handwriting

by Mary Watson

First Specimen: Sloping

Interpretation: Excited about forthcoming adventure.

Second Specimen: Hurried scrawl

Interpretation: After leisurely breakfast at Baker Street, abruptly remembers he has a wife who might be worried about him.

Third Specimen: Carefully formed

Interpretation: Apparently hoping the flowers and card will ensure he’s not sleeping in the spare room tonight.

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 tongue twister poetry.

( 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, cinquain, clerihew, concrete poetry, epigram, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle

Please leave all your poems inspired by The Man with the Twisted Lip in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

scfrankles.livejournal.com

This week we’re having a look at The Man with the Twisted Lip. I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion going—please leave your own ideas in the comments!

( Discussion continues... )

scfrankles.livejournal.com

This Sunday, 15th March, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Man with the Twisted Lip.

Watson braves an opium den in order to retrieve the husband of his wife's friend, and there meets someone he wasn't expecting to see...

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 ^^

winryweiss.livejournal.com

I'm slowly catching up.

Have I ever mentioned how much I adore Yarders?

Canon Story: Charles Augustus Milverton
Title: Partners in Crime
Author:

winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Lestrade's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.

"That's rather vague," said Sherlock Holmes. "My, it might be a description of Watson!"
"It's true," said the inspector, with amusement. "It might be a description of Watson."

Might be a description of our good Doctor? It bloody hell is.

I truly must admire them. Sitting opposite Yard’s Inspector, albeit a friend, as if nothing happened. Both of their faces concealed behind masks of polite concern.

“Well,” I raise myself to leave, “have you ever happen to encounter those two, pray, pass on my thanks.”

“Consider that done.”

Canon Story: The Abbey Grange
Title: Concealment
Author:

winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Hopkins' PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.
I always wondered why Hopkins seems so uninterested in this case. And why he panics later, practically flees away without dinner, when Holmes brings up the idea of the theft being mere blind.

Will he uncover the truth? I hope not.

I shouldn’t have sent for him.

It is obvious now! Unhappy marriage with drunkard. Well-know gang of burglars. Wine glasses? What ruffian would bother with such? The silverware stolen? Petty trinkets.

It was Lady Brackenstall, or someone protecting her.

She experienced a living hell. No need to send her to real one.

Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Diversion
Author:

winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Bradstreet's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.

“He’s a beauty, isn’t he?” said the inspector.
“He certainly needs a wash,” remarked Holmes. “I had an idea that he might, and I took the [...] tools with me.” [...]
“He! he! You are a funny one,” chuckled the inspector.
“Now, if you will [...] open that door very quietly, we will soon make him cut a much more respectable figure.”
“Well, I don’t know why not,” said the inspector.

Even the most thrilling cases, the rush of chasing after the culprit, grow sort of monotonous over the course of 27 years. Not to mention the mountains of paperwork.

That’s why I’m always pleased to see Mr. Holmes.

His odd tricks and requests always turn out quite diverting.

Sponging a beggar? What a ridiculous idea! But ... Hell, why not?

Canon Story: The Blue Carbuncle
Title: Alibi
Author:

winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: MacKenzie's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.
I simply couldn’t resist. ^^ And I hereby pronounce that I’m not sorry at all.

“For the last time, Inspector, I didn’t steal that bloody Carbuncle. I was dining out with my friend.”

“Mr. Manders will affirm you anything.”

“Not Bunny, another friend. You can ask him, he should be here any minute.”

With Mr. Raffles' alibi arrival my mind went blank, for he turned out to be none other than the great Sherlock Holmes.

( Actually, this one also have a 100 words version. )

vaysh

Canon Story: The Man With The Twisted Lip
Title: Disguises
Author:

vaysh
Rating: G
Words: 60

At the trap-door's clank a gush of foul air swept through the den. There went Isa Whitney's purse, wrapped in waxed cloth, Holmes assumed. The police would find nothing here. The Thames smelled of mould, wet ash and rain, overpowered by the sewer stink. And for once, Holmes could not claim that he wasn't contributing to this special London odour.

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scfrankles.livejournal.com - Canon Discussion: The Man with the Twisted Lip [REPOST]
gardnerhill.livejournal.com - The Man With the Twisted Lip: Rewrite
okapi1895.livejournal.com - The Man with the Twisted Lip: Not 'but,' 'with'
thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com - The Man with the Twisted Lip: Frustration
scfrankles.livejournal.com - The Man with the Twisted Lip: It's All Academic Anyway
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Man with the Twisted Lip
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Discussion Post: The Man with the Twisted Lip
gardnerhill.livejournal.com - The Man With the Twisted Lip: Search and Rescue
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Sherlock60: The Story Continues... with "The Man with the Twisted Lip"
rachelindeed.livejournal.com - The Crooked Man: Biblical References
morelindo.livejournal.com - The Man With The Twisted Lip: Another Set of Vices
vaysh - The Man With the Twisted Lip: Beacon
tripleransom.livejournal.com - The Man With the Twisted Lip
thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com - The Man With The Twisted Lip: Warning (editorial)
scfrankles.livejournal.com - The Man with the Twisted Lip: Send Your Wife a Note
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Man with the Twisted Lip
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Canon Discussion: The Man with the Twisted Lip
scfrankles.livejournal.com - Sherlock60: The Story Continues... with "The Man with the Twisted Lip"
winryweiss.livejournal.com - Catching up! CHAS: Partners in Crime, ABBE: Concealment, TWIS: Diversion, BLUE: Alibi
vaysh - The Man with the Twisted Lip: Disguises (G)

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Sherlock Holmes: 60 for 60

60 word ficlets for the 60 ACD Sherlock Holmes canon cases

Entries tagged with canon: twis

Canon Discussion: The Man with the Twisted Lip [REPOST]

The Man With the Twisted Lip: Rewrite

The Man with the Twisted Lip: Not 'but,' 'with'

The Man with the Twisted Lip: Frustration

The Man with the Twisted Lip: It's All Academic Anyway

Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Man with the Twisted Lip

Discussion Post: The Man with the Twisted Lip

The Man With the Twisted Lip: Search and Rescue

Sherlock60: The Story Continues... with "The Man with the Twisted Lip"

The Crooked Man: Biblical References

The Man With The Twisted Lip: Another Set of Vices

The Man With the Twisted Lip: Beacon

The Man With the Twisted Lip

The Man With The Twisted Lip: Warning (editorial)

The Man with the Twisted Lip: Send Your Wife a Note

Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Man with the Twisted Lip

Canon Discussion: The Man with the Twisted Lip

Sherlock60: The Story Continues... with "The Man with the Twisted Lip"

Catching up! CHAS: Partners in Crime, ABBE: Concealment, TWIS: Diversion, BLUE: Alibi

The Man with the Twisted Lip: Disguises (G)

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