tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post5782219007420578574..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: FOR THE SAKE OF THE GAME: In The Footsteps of Sherlock HolmesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67503167003532036642018-12-04T13:00:38.348-05:002018-12-04T13:00:38.348-05:00In my early thirties, I hurt my back and spend a m...In my early thirties, I hurt my back and spend a month and a half in bed. During that time, I latched onto one of the many "Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes," that I'd acquired as a gift on any number of occasions, and read it straight through, cover-to-cover. At one point I found myself thinking like Holmes and solving the mysteries before his great reveal. Once I recovered, and went back to "thinking like a lawyer," I lost that Holmesian frame of reference...never to regain it...but my love for Doyle's classic Victorian prose remains...and not just because his protagonist's father was named Siger Holmes.<br /><br />As for snickersnee, my guess for its meaning would have been, "to be named after a candy bar."<br /><br /> Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-18024051602008710202018-12-03T07:17:21.671-05:002018-12-03T07:17:21.671-05:00You're going incognito, Stan! Loved The Saint,...You're going incognito, Stan! Loved The Saint, and still have the 1947 edition of THE MISFORTUNES OF MR TEAL, which was given to me by my grandmother -- my introduction to crime -- writing, that is!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85041998502511107392018-12-03T07:16:01.039-05:002018-12-03T07:16:01.039-05:00It was fun to do, Annamaria. I love being asked to...It was fun to do, Annamaria. I love being asked to write short stories where there is some kind of restriction or definite theme to be worked around or included. It makes me stretch my writing muscles that bit harder.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-26924555787895991812018-12-03T07:13:33.044-05:002018-12-03T07:13:33.044-05:00'I couldn't disagree with a single word yo...'I couldn't disagree with a single word you wrote. Darn.'<br /><br />And I know how hard you tried, EvKa :))<br /><br />Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the stories.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44648015189188353622018-12-02T13:51:04.497-05:002018-12-02T13:51:04.497-05:00The Unknown above was meant to show up as Stanley!...The Unknown above was meant to show up as Stanley! As is this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103858835823095057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89287847295187986052018-12-02T13:50:27.857-05:002018-12-02T13:50:27.857-05:00The Saint was one of my very early favorites!The Saint was one of my very early favorites!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103858835823095057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24229286863744963922018-12-02T13:30:22.107-05:002018-12-02T13:30:22.107-05:00What Fun, Zoe! What grist for the inspiration mil...What Fun, Zoe! What grist for the inspiration mill! Looking forward to the stories. Annamariahttp://www.annamariaalfieri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-699938206944534912018-12-02T12:37:02.110-05:002018-12-02T12:37:02.110-05:00I couldn't disagree with a single word you wro...I couldn't disagree with a single word you wrote. Darn.<br /><br />I was unaware of the 'recent' anthologies, though, and they sound fascinating. Thanks, Zoë!Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-46631848431924339302018-12-02T12:36:53.281-05:002018-12-02T12:36:53.281-05:00Thanks, Susan. I hope you enjoy them :))Thanks, Susan. I hope you enjoy them :))Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-74570338249796906332018-12-02T00:44:57.727-05:002018-12-02T00:44:57.727-05:00I loved The Saint!! (Roger Moore played the charac...I loved The Saint!! (Roger Moore played the character brilliantly, too.) And the Basil Rathbone portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is one of my favorites, despite my agreement with you about his Watson.<br /><br />Thanks for recommending the anthologies - I'm going to pick them up. I love a good Holmes-inspired read!Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.com