#william holmes

[mariocki]

The Saint: The Convenient Monster (5.6, ITC, 1966)

"Mr. Templar, what's your interest in this?"

"Well, let's say I have not bought an ailing hotel on the banks of Loch Ness and I've not been retained to boost Scottish tourism."

"Are you going to help Mrs. Bastion catch the monster?"

"If there is a monster and Mrs. Bastion's after it, then it's the monster who'll need help."

"What's your next move, Mr. Templar?"

"Lunch."

"Oh, one more thing, Mr. Templar: do you believe in the monster?"

"Does the monster believe in me?"

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New fic is coming soon!

Coming soon (much sooner than I expected)!

~Two-thirds of Erosion are now written and being betad (20K+ words so far). At first I thought of uploading new chapters as WIP but I’m leaning towards uploading the entire story at once when I’m done. Subscribe on AO3 to be notified.

The challenge of writing a casefic was a formidable one but I already have the endgame for the case in mind.

Next up for the last third of the story is lots and lots of Sherlock whump ❤️

[mychakk]

Parenting 1.0

"Daddy?"

"Hm?" Sherlock hummed, his eyes still closed, hands stapled in his thinking pose.

"Will you remember me in an hour?" His son asked in a most serious voice.

Sherlock opened his eyes to look at him. "Yes, of course."

"Will you remember me in one day?" The little one inquired.

"Yes," Sherlock confirmed with a nod.

Still persistent, the boy followed. "Will you remember me in a week?"

"Of course."

"In a month?"

"Yes, I will."

"Good." William nodded to himself, then asked. "Knock, knock."

Sherlock blinked and automatically answered. "Who's there?"

"See?!" William pointed triumphantly. "You forgot me already."

Sherlock really tried to ignore Molly's giggles coming from the kitchen, he really did, because she's his wife, and he loves her, but it had been her who'd given him this little smartass. Must be her gens. Who else's?

[sharpened--edges]

Asserting that the infiltrator was a more feared and effective enemy than the person who assailed the fortress of the law directly, William Holmes […] argued [in 1900] that “the essence of revolutionary Anarchism is mastery of the tactics and weapons of the enemy, so that when occasion arises the methods may be used to destroy him.” Rather than shut themselves off in “mutual admiration” of their purity, Holmes contended, anarchists “should use all the weapons of capitalism to fight capitalism” and “seek to undermine existing institutions” through “cunning” and subversion; anarchists should become familiar with the institutions of law “and weaken them by becoming ourselves the operators.”

Blaine McKinley, “‘The Quagmires of Necessity’: American Anarchists and Dilemmas of Vocation,” American Quarterly 34.5 (1982), p. 507.

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Erosion Chapter 2: Nathan Black is up!

Chapter 2 is now up on AO3!

(Don’t be confused by AO3′s chapter numbering - they count the epilogue as a chapter).

“Where could you be possibly off to at a time like this?”

John shakes his head in confusion. “What do you..?”

“Sholto invites you to dinner on the day of his divorce and turns up in bed with a dead man not 48 hours later. I find that a bit suspicious.”

Next chapter is coming Sunday, August 16th. I can’t wait for your comments - they mean the world to! Let me know what you think.

Tagging those who reblogged my first post about this story - please let me know if you’d like to be added or removed: @johnlockskeezdump @peanitbear @honeybeeswatson @naturesauvagesworld @iamjustreading​ @justanotherone16 @13monkton @missdeliadili @johnlockiseverywhere @misswaterdrop @johnlockedatbakerst @inevitably-johnlocked @t-dalo @sherlockwatson-holmesblog @simplyclockwork​

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Chapter 1: Dinner at The Bianca is now up!

Chapter 1 is now up on AO3!

(Don’t be confused by AO3′s chapter numbering - they count the epilogue as a chapter).

“It is what it is.” Sherlock says.

John shuffles his legs uncomfortably upon hearing his own words thrown back at him. It is what is. I don’t want to talk about this anymore, especially not with you.

Next chapter is coming Sunday, August 9th. I can't wait for your comments - they mean the world! Let me know what you think.

Tagging those who reblogged my first post about this story - please let me know if you’d like to be added or removed: @johnlockskeezdump @peanitbear @honeybeeswatson @naturesauvagesworld @iamjustreading​ @justanotherone16 @13monkton @missdeliadili @johnlockiseverywhere @misswaterdrop @johnlockedatbakerst @inevitably-johnlocked @t-dalo @sherlockwatson-holmesblog

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