[Prompt from Hades Lord of the Dead]Prompt for the 12th of December From Hades Lord of the Dead - Spiritualism."There is no such thing," Holmes said firmly as he loaded his pipe
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[Prompt from TemporarilyAbaft]Prompt for the 10th of December From TemporarilyAbaft - 'Rampage', 'lank', 'desk', 'south', 'leap', and 'sketch' - all used in a story (leniency on tenses and plurals; no specific order; go for it!)When I came down to breakfast, I discovered a note on the table beside the empty coffee pot. It was rushed and simply informed me that Holmes had gone
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[Prompt from Poseidon - God of the Seas]Prompt for the 8th of December From Poseidon - God of the Seas - Dracula.Having awoken from my fourth nightmare in as many nights on the floor in a tangle of blankets, I attempted to calm my ragged breathing as I looked about me. I was in my room at Baker Street. I was perfectly safe, though I did - as I had on every other occasion - feel an
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[Prompt from Poseidon God of the Seas]Prompt for the 7th of December From Poseidon God of the Seas - Sleigh.The snow outside was much too deep for a carriage to traverse the roads that day. I had already accepted that I would not be accompanying Holmes - I was aching from the long journey, more than half of which had been on foot in the knee-high snow, of the day before - and I
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[Prompt from Lucillia]Prompt for the 5th of December From Lucillia - Midnight.I had wanted an early night. After a long, trying day it would have been pleasant to curl myself beneath my warm, welcoming coverlets and to sleep away the strain and fatigue-induced headache that has been plaguing me since mid-morning
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[Prompt from Ennui Enigma]Prompt for the 3rd of December from Ennui Enigma - 17 StepsI do hope that Holmes is out or else deeply engrossed in something. There is nothing more humiliating than finding oneself unable to manage the few steps to one's own sitting room. How many did Holmes say that there were of the wretched things? Seventeen? It had might as well be a hundred
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[Prompt from Garonne]Prompt for the 1st of December From Garonne - Tea or coffee?
I do wish that Holmes would sleep, if only for an hour or so. He has spent the entire night pacing in his bedroom and our sitting room - I could hear him from upstairs in my own bedroom - and I know that he will work himself into a fever if he does not have a care.
[Authors Note]Author's Note: This story is written in response to Stutley Constable's prompt: SLICK COBBLESTONES.The weather is perfectly foul and has been perfectly foul for more than a fortnight. Watson and I have been waiting for a cab to present itself for at least an hour when my biographer eventually persuades me to walk home with him. Poor Watson! He is
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[Dedication]I dedicate this story to my friend I'm Nova for her help and encouragement with this one. Without it, I might never have written this, because I could come up with nothing new and she helped me to come at the prompt from a different angle. Many thanks my dear!Daylight had faded hours ago and the sky above me was
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