Matt Hall
@221bcooee.bsky.social
BSI. Sherlock, Agatha, locked rooms! Watson’s Tin Box scion, and home of the Bowery Ruffians. http://221bcooee.blogspot.com
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For a podcast full of "W"s, we hit a lot of "M"s this week . . .
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The Watsonian Weekly: January 12, 2026 -- Moustaches, Madeline, Musgraves, and Moriarty's Musical Mastery
We cover a whole lot of "M"s this episode as the Montague Street Incorrigibles gather some Watsonians to study moustaches, bull pup Maddy gets a meritous medal (of sorts -- sure, it's a coin, but it's...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
For a podcast full of "W"s, we hit a lot of "M"s this week . . .
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I'm pleased you are enjoying my first memoir.
I’m currently reading THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE by Laurie R. King.
What book has you hooked on this Friday?
What book has you hooked on this Friday?
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I'm pleased you are enjoying my first memoir.
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A fantastic meeting of #TheLiteraryAgents for the annual BSI Baker Street Irregulars Weekend featuring playwrights discussing #SherlockHolmes. Guests: Ken Ludwig, Mark Shanahan, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jonathan Barnes. Hosts: Ashley D. Polasek, Mark Jones. Excellent discussion! 🔎
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A fantastic meeting of #TheLiteraryAgents for the annual BSI Baker Street Irregulars Weekend featuring playwrights discussing #SherlockHolmes. Guests: Ken Ludwig, Mark Shanahan, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jonathan Barnes. Hosts: Ashley D. Polasek, Mark Jones. Excellent discussion! 🔎
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So this thing happened last night
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
So this thing happened last night
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And it's a good thing, too!
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
And it's a good thing, too!
So this thing happened last night
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
So this thing happened last night
Thank you so much :) I’m sure we will catch up again soon. You were one of my first ever Sherlockian friends on Day 1 of my first Sherlockian in person. meeting
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Thank you so much :) I’m sure we will catch up again soon. You were one of my first ever Sherlockian friends on Day 1 of my first Sherlockian in person. meeting
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Y'all I love this show so much! So I wrote about it.
Bookish airs on PBS starting Sunday
Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS
Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS
Bookish airs on PBS starting Sunday
Mark Gatiss stars in Bookish, a new detective series set in post-War London airing on PBS
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January 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Y'all I love this show so much! So I wrote about it.
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‘A rat! A rat!’
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
‘A rat! A rat!’
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After weeks of staring at 1890s Survey maps and Victorian railway timetables, I think I've finally mapped how each set of characters moves in the Sherlock Holmes adventure 'The Red-Headed League'. 📊 #maps
Fancy new blogpost […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
Fancy new blogpost […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
After weeks of staring at 1890s Survey maps and Victorian railway timetables, I think I've finally mapped how each set of characters moves in the Sherlock Holmes adventure 'The Red-Headed League'. 📊 #maps
Fancy new blogpost […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
Fancy new blogpost […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
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And now, the results of the Wessex Cup. You can watch the first race of the morning here: bsky.app/profile/myst...
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
And now, the results of the Wessex Cup. You can watch the first race of the morning here: bsky.app/profile/myst...
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The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
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The inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The inaugural race of this year’s Wessex Cup hosted by the Arthur Conan Doyle Society in our store
And I should tag the ACTUAL @acdsociety.bsky.social who organize and make this possible! Thanks to Ross Davies and Mark Jones for their organizational ledaership!
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
And I should tag the ACTUAL @acdsociety.bsky.social who organize and make this possible! Thanks to Ross Davies and Mark Jones for their organizational ledaership!
And finally the ACD Society Lifetime Service award goes to the remarkable Clifford S. Goldfarb !
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
And finally the ACD Society Lifetime Service award goes to the remarkable Clifford S. Goldfarb !
Our second Honorees are Richard Fallon and David Hone for “Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Crichton, and the case of palaeontological fiction” in Palaeontology in Public: Popular science, lost creatures and deep time, edited by Chris Manias, and published by UCL Press in 2025.
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Our second Honorees are Richard Fallon and David Hone for “Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Crichton, and the case of palaeontological fiction” in Palaeontology in Public: Popular science, lost creatures and deep time, edited by Chris Manias, and published by UCL Press in 2025.
Doylean Honorees for Scholarly Writing: Andrew Singleton and Matt Tomlinson for “Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Wanderings of a Spiritualist: Missionary work in Australia, 1920-1921,” from their book, Let the Dead Speak: Spiritualism in Australia, which was published by the Manchester University Press
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Doylean Honorees for Scholarly Writing: Andrew Singleton and Matt Tomlinson for “Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Wanderings of a Spiritualist: Missionary work in Australia, 1920-1921,” from their book, Let the Dead Speak: Spiritualism in Australia, which was published by the Manchester University Press
Award in the category of Sherlockian artwork goes to Jeremiah Schiek for his graphic novel illustrations in “Sherlock Holmes: The Phantom Masquerade #1”
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Award in the category of Sherlockian artwork goes to Jeremiah Schiek for his graphic novel illustrations in “Sherlock Holmes: The Phantom Masquerade #1”
Award in the category of Doylean/Non-Sherlockian artwork is Carla Coupe @carlac.bsky.social for her “A. Conan Doyle Egg”
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Award in the category of Doylean/Non-Sherlockian artwork is Carla Coupe @carlac.bsky.social for her “A. Conan Doyle Egg”
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
This year’s recipient of the award is the play “A Musicale in Mrs. Hudson’s Parlor” written by Hal Glatzer
This year’s recipient of the award is the play “A Musicale in Mrs. Hudson’s Parlor” written by Hal Glatzer
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck @margiedeck.bsky.social for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
This year’s recipient of the award is the play “A Musicale in Mrs. Hudson’s Parlor” written by Hal Glatzer
This year’s recipient of the award is the play “A Musicale in Mrs. Hudson’s Parlor” written by Hal Glatzer
You may be wondering who the prize winners are... well here we go:
Non-Sherlockian Fiction: Laurence Trujillo for “The Statement of James McCarthy, Criminal”
Poetry: Chris Chan for “Sherlock Poems”
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
Non-Sherlockian Fiction: Laurence Trujillo for “The Statement of James McCarthy, Criminal”
Poetry: Chris Chan for “Sherlock Poems”
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
You may be wondering who the prize winners are... well here we go:
Non-Sherlockian Fiction: Laurence Trujillo for “The Statement of James McCarthy, Criminal”
Poetry: Chris Chan for “Sherlock Poems”
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
Non-Sherlockian Fiction: Laurence Trujillo for “The Statement of James McCarthy, Criminal”
Poetry: Chris Chan for “Sherlock Poems”
Sherlockian Fiction: Margie Deck for “Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire”
The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The ACD honors currently underway at @mysteriousbookshop.com ! And of course it’s a full house !
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OH ALSO happy birthday Miyazaki, creator of many great things, sort of including my favorite meme
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
OH ALSO happy birthday Miyazaki, creator of many great things, sort of including my favorite meme
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MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES (1937) In his final outing as Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Wontner is assisted by his Dr. Watson, Ian Fleming (no, not that one), as they investigate a Baskerville-related murder involving a hound (no, not that one). #365Movies 2
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES (1937) In his final outing as Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Wontner is assisted by his Dr. Watson, Ian Fleming (no, not that one), as they investigate a Baskerville-related murder involving a hound (no, not that one). #365Movies 2