So... the Civil War movie has resonated with me in a way no movie has for years, probably since Lord of the Rings--the Sherlock Holmes movies, while fun and I like them, weren't to this level. I've seen it four times already, averaging once a week since it came out. ;-) (Alas, I will break that streak now, with traveling to see Bri and her family ( Read more... )

Title: Awareness
Universe: ACD canon (Retribution/Spencer-verse)
Rating: PG?
Wordcount: 520
Characters: Watson, Holmes
Summary: Though not fully awake, Watson is aware of some things. (An inset for Rescued.)
A/N: Written for watsons_woes July Writing Prompt #19: While You Were Sleeping. Watson is presumed unconscious/asleep/comatose, but he can hear everything ( Read more... )

So... this is the short version of the story. I had lots of thoughts that would have ended up in something at least twice this length, but I didn't have the time to indulge all of my ideas so I ran with the one I thought would be simplest while still addressing the prompt. It still ended up longer than I expected. :-p ( Read more... )

So this one kind of got away from me... while I had time enough to write it, I'm up past my bedtime to post it, so it's gotten nothing more than a spellcheck. :-p ( Read more... )

Title: Perchance to Breathe
Universe: ACD canon
Rating: G
Wordcount: 594
Summary: Watson reflects on the act of breathing while being choked.
A/N: Written (late) for the watsons_woes JWP practice prompt 08: ( cut because it's a poem )

Title: Recovery ( Read more... )

Title: Rescued
Rating: PG
Wordcount: ~1100
'Verse: Spencer-verse
Characters: Holmes, Watson, Spencer (very briefly)
Summary: Holmes' regrets: that he failed to protect Watson, and that he took so long to find him.
A/N: Written for the watsons_woes Amnesty prompt: 03. Words to live by: Use one of your favorite quotes in your story.
My quote is from Hamlet: ( Read more... )

Title: Tormented
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 230
'Verse: canon (technically Spencer-verse, but Spencer doesn't appear)
Characters: Watson, Henry (OMC)
Summary: Watson gets a taste of what Henry has in mind for him. (Follows " Abduction".)
A/N: Written for the watsons_woes Amnesty prompt: 07. And where would we be without our wonderful mods?: For this amnesty prompt, ( Read more... )

Title: That Kind of Day
Rating: G
Wordcount: 1337
'Verse: canon
Characters: Watson, Spencer, Holmes
Summary: Watson is having one of those days--it started with insomnia and got worse from there.
A/N: Written for the watsons_woes July Writing Prompts #13: One of those days: Murphy's Law says that when things can go wrong, they will.
Also fills my hc_bingo square, ( Read more... )

Title: Raining Cats
Rating: G
Characters: Watson, Holmes, Irregulars, a cat
'Verse: Book or Granada (I can't tell)
Wordcount: 932
Summary: An extended bout of rain results in a cat being brought to Baker Street.
A/N: Written for the first of the watsons_woes July Writing Prompts; today's was a picture of cats sitting on a fence under an umbrella with water in ( Read more... )