LaurelsHolmes’s reputation as a genius who defied convention had preceded him. When the Honorable Mr. Justice Adams was merely Roger Adams the undergraduate, he had snatched his share of policeman’s helmets, so to speak. Intelligence was ever under-appreciated. Adams had been inclined to be indulgent ( Read more... )

as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly
“If you two say another thing about Crispin or Henry-”

“We’ll be your brothers, be we ne’er so vile?”

“No, Rob, I think John means to say that we men shall gentle our conditions.”

“I mean that if you don’t leave now, Craig, you’ll be showing many wounds tomorrow ( Read more... )

Arrangements“Did someone die ( Read more... )

Effect Detective
“Sherlock you-” John hissed. “You’re insane!”

Sherlock sighed, and waved at the curved mirror to their right.

John looked at it. He felt like he was blushing, though he couldn’t see anything under the thick paint.

“I can’t run in these shoes, so if that lion isn’t tame-”

“Quiet, Bubbles!”

Newton’s Laws
John stared at the kitchen table. It needed cleaning. Mrs. Hudson would do it if he asked her. He opened the hall door, but just as he opened his mouth to shout he thought better of it and closed the door.
He flipped through an old newspaper he found on the floor.

“Holmes’s rising fame was truly meteoric -- brilliant and brief ( Read more... )

Read More
Sherlock was about to close John’s blog - John hadn’t updated since 16 June - when he noticed a comment on the entry. After John had disabled comments. Probably managed to undo it.

He opened the link. IP address hidden.

missing your boyfriend ? im not sorry
         xeysew143 24 June 15:33Typical hacker. Sherlock just ( Read more... )

LITTLE GIRL leaves the table in the middle of dinner.

MOM:  My dear, whence have you gone?

LITTLE GIRL:  Whaaaa???

MOM:  Where are you?

LITTLE GIRL:  Playing in the playroom.

MOM:  You cannot just leave the table.

LITTLE GIRL returns to the table which has a lot of yogurt and honey and a washcloth and other detritus all over it.MOM:  Before ( Read more... )

Thanks to labourslamp for the awesome idea.

"Was it for this the clay grew tall?"
It’s Frieeeday, Frieeday, Frieeday, OOOOOHHH! It’s-

“Turn it off!”

Fun, fun, think about fun

“John!”

Tomorrow is Saturday, and Sunday comes afterwards“Off ( Read more... )

Service
John replayed the conversation in his head.

“But you’re a doctor! We both heal people-not kill them! That’s why we’re here. I’m applying to work for the WHO and you’re-John! I thought we agreed-”

“I never said I was joining any-”

“But you implied it, John. You clearly-”It had been a long “discussion” of expectations and dreams ( Read more... )

Decision
“Join me for a game of chess, Mr. Spock?”

Spock thinks of the unread scientific journals and the half-composed paper waiting in his cabin.

Selfishness with one’s time is still selfishness, Spock. You must control it. A Vulcan woman would not say this to her child, but selfishness nearly always entails promoting the good of one at ( Read more... )