The Event Horizon

JUNE POST CARD: In the Meadow

The June Patreon post card reward is mousies picking flowers together. Is there anything cuter, seriously?

This post card will be sent to you in late July/early August, if you sign up for the Post Card tier (or higher) on my Patreon by the end of June.

The Three Gables

The subdued omnipresent strain of period-typical racism that runs throughout the entire canon is at its worst in this shoddily plotted story. Though it gives us a hasty peek at the formidably under-used Langdale Pike, Holmes’ gossiping columnist friend, there is nothing that can redeem this adventure. Holmes is indeed a product of his time and privileged place in society, and as such displays a complex array of prejudicial attitudes, but it is hard to reconcile his relaxed mood at the conclusion of “The Yellow Face” with his aggressive racism toward the figure of Steve Dixie. The case itself is a rehash of an already twice-used plot, growing weaker each time: it is basically identical in premise to both the events of the Red-Headed League and the missing Garrideb, with clues that apparently no one but the reader picks up on, a Holmes with a remarkable absence of foresight, and the villain(ess) undeservedly getting away with her crime. One is left to wonder why it was considered for publication at all. 

For June 15, 2026

“I know that smile.”

The game is to write a flash fic this weekend and post it here (or with a link to the fic on AO3) on Monday with the hashtag Mystrade Monday.

Flash fiction is a complete story that is less than 1,000 words. 360mg is complete fic of 360 words with the last two beginning with “M” and “G” in any order. Please spread the word.

JUNE POST CARD: In the Meadow

The June Patreon post card reward is mousies picking flowers together. Is there anything cuter, seriously?

This post card will be sent to you in late July/early August, if you sign up for the Post Card tier (or higher) on my Patreon by the end of June.

The Illustrious Client

“He gave no explanations and I asked for none. By long experience I had learned the wisdom of obedience. But when I had left his room I walked down Baker Street, revolving in my head how on earth I was to carry out so strange an order.”

Bookish Appreciation Week, June 28th - July 4th!

It's time for the first ever Bookish Appreciation Week! This will be a week in celebration of the tv show Bookish, before the second series airs!

All forms of creation welcome! Gifs, screenshots, fanfictions, video edits, meta, headcanons, art, you name it!

How to participate: Create anything you'd like and either use the tag #bookish appreciation week or you can go ahead and tag this blog! I will be reblogging everything that's posted.

Rules: No AI usage of any kind. Don't use the tag for other media (i.e. don't make a Sherlock gif set and call it Bookish).

Q: Do I need to use the prompt list to participate? A: No, that's just to help get people's gears turning! Use some, all, or none, it's up to you! The prompt list is just general.