Prompt #226: The Future
Three things I am looking forward to in the near future:
1. The end of this term.
Trust me, instructors look forward to a break as much as their students do, if not more. I'm planning on doing some more work on the book, taking a short trip to Geneva with Mama, and possibly finishing some of the journals and such on my reading list.
2. Moving into a new flat.
I managed to convince Mama that it would do us both some good if we weren't spending every waking moment together. I also convinced the neighbors to keep an eye on her and let me know if she does anything too insane. I know this may seem rather cruel to desert her in her precarious mental state, but I sometimes have the feeling that seeing me writing and doing research and preparing for lectures only reminds her of Father.
So, I've decided to rent a few rooms closer to the Academy. I can ride my bicycle every day, which is also a positive. As Miss Anthony says, there is nothing more liberating than a woman on a bicycle.
3. The Book.
Um, well...yes. For those of you who do not already know this, I am writing a sort of...history of my family. Aside from being most interesting and an excuse to sneak into Inspector Patterson's office and root around a bit, it is an excellent way of dealing with various sorts of emotions. Mama has kindly lent me some letters and such from Huddersfield, and I have written to both of my uncles requesting information. Considering their past actions, I do doubt that they will be helpful, but the Colonel's recent and futile actions to clear Father's name show that he might not be opposed to the idea of such a book.
I do not know whether or not such a thing might actually be published for the general population, but I feel that this is something I must do, and it is a labor I throw myself into most heartily.
Muse: Bella Moriarty
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes: The Musical
Word Count: 340
Notes:
1. The actual Susan B. Anthony quote is "The bicycle has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride on a wheel. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance."
2. The "uncles" Bella refers to are her father's brothers. Colonel James Moriarty appears in A.C. Doyle's "The Final Problem," in which he publishes letters attempting to clear the Professor posthumously of any wrongdoing. Stationmaster Moriarty is mentioned in The Valley of Fear as an example of the Moriarty family's otherwise humble means.