60 for 60: The Blue Carbuncle (also, *important* announcement!)

[spacemutineer]

This week in 60 for 60, we are writing 60 word ficlets about the Arthur Conan Doyle canon story, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. A classic holiday story! Cases come in all shapes and sizes, but few are as unusual as this one, arriving at Holmes' door as a haggard hat and a Christmas goose. Where these odd clues lead amazes even the Great Detective.

Important and good news, everyone! We're getting our own comm for 60 for 60! We're calling it sherlock60 (now with intro post and profile) and I'm setting it up this week. Next week, we'll post our entries there. I'll try to message everyone when the comm is open and running, and I'll send all necessary links and info. This is my first comm, so please bear with me. Ideas and help would be welcome!

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60 for 60: Week 4: The Blue Carbuncle

Mrs. Peterson’s recipe for golden goose had been passed down for six generations. Each ingredient lent a unique character to the dish: thyme for aroma, peppercorns for spice, orange peel for brightness. This particular goose carried with it a special ingredient of its own, however, and although it didn’t add flavor, the meal was made all the richer for it.

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Don't miss the other takes on The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by these fabulous authors:
tweedisgood
lucybun
methylviolet10b
sabrinaphynn
flawedamythyst
shouldboverthis

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Next week on 60 for 60: from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Boscombe Valley Mystery. An open and shut case is anything but when a man is murdered at the edge of the water of Boscombe Pool.

Comments

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Wonderful about the comm!

And nice view of a minor character.

[flawedamythyst.livejournal.com]

Mine is here this weekend. And, awesome about the community. My offer is still firmly in place; any help needed, just let me know.

[methylviolet10b]

Hurrah for the comm! I'm looking forward to it. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

I love your story this week. I always wondered what Mrs. Peterson's reaction was to finding the stone, and this is a lovely sideways glimpse of that.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Good idea to make a comm. And I liked your take on this - Peterson seems a good sort and deserves a little luck.

[lucybun.livejournal.com]

Aw, just lovely. I love the way it has a very Christmas-y feel to match the story. And the play on words at the end is wonderful. I'm so glad you guys thought of doing these!