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impulsereader ([personal profile] impulsereader) wrote2012-09-02 12:58 pm

Sherlock 60s - Gloria Scott, Musgrave Ritual, Study in Scarlet

Canon Story: The Gloria Scott
Title: The Curious Incident

If not for a dog bite, what might Holmes have become? Had Holmes become anything other than the world’s only consulting detective, would I never have made his acquaintance?

Ah, he has grasped the significance straight away. Singular man. I don’t know, my dear Watson, but I am grateful not to have found out. Clever old dog, he thought fondly.

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Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Double Bluff
A/N: Holmes isn't the only one with a cunning plan.

One winter’s night I found myself at a loss for occupation. Sitting quietly by the fire with Holmes was pleasant, of course, but certainly the evening would only be improved by his relating an early case?

“Holmes,” I said, “do be a good fellow and contrive to make our chambers a bit less cluttered with the detritus of your work.”

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Canon Story: A Study in Scarlet
Title: The First of Many

Our first deduction concluded with my explaining my profession in full. Watson could not be blamed, of course. Despite the many clues I had left lying about our rooms and dangling over dinner, deducing that a man is the world’s only anything is hardly child’s play. He chose to observe rather than inquire, that was the crux of the matter.

[identity profile] f-m-r-l.livejournal.com 2012-09-03 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Very nicely done.

[identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com 2012-09-03 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I'm enjoying this a lot. It's a low-stress way to reacquaint myself more closely with the canon stories, and I've been surprised at the insights my brain has been picking up on in order to find an interesting or enlightening point which I can get across in 60 words.

And in the thread of comments to that last one I co-authored an extremely short ACD/Dr Who crossover! What could be better?