"So it was all a mare's nest?" asked Annie, following one of the Reverend Brown's most boring services I've ever had the misfortune to sit through.
"So it would seem, miss," I replied. "Miss Death is a woman of spotless character, as her employer attests."
"So it was all a mare's nest?" asked Annie, following one of the Reverend Brown's most boring services I've ever had the misfortune to sit through.
"So it would seem, miss," I replied. "Miss Death is a woman of spotless character, as her employer attests."
"Young Mr Rains is concerned about the drawing teacher his sister recently employed," I summed up.
"I know," said George. "It was me who he begged to take on the case, remember?"
Only too well...
"This here is his residence," he continued.
"Then I guess you'd better knock."
"Young Mr Rains is concerned about the drawing teacher his sister recently employed," I summed up.
"I know," said George. "It was me who he begged to take on the case, remember?"
Only too well...
"This here is his residence," he continued.
"Then I guess you'd better knock."
Octavius Guy returns! Yes, I have wrested my diary back from George's grubby big hands, though not without a struggle.
My colleague has had plenty of time to make his mark as a proper detective, yet he seems more interested in the art of eating scones.
Octavius Guy returns! Yes, I have wrested my diary back from George's grubby big hands, though not without a struggle.
My colleague has had plenty of time to make his mark as a proper detective, yet he seems more interested in the art of eating scones.
"Are you going to let me in on what's going on?" I asked.
Octavius was again engrossed in his newspaper.
He shrugged rather annoyingly then said: "I threw the coded letter I wrote out. The rag and bone man took it. The diplomat then purloined it. See?"
"Are you going to let me in on what's going on?" I asked.
Octavius was again engrossed in his newspaper.
He shrugged rather annoyingly then said: "I threw the coded letter I wrote out. The rag and bone man took it. The diplomat then purloined it. See?"
George Crump here. His nibs is still trying to crack the code. I was beginning to think that he couldn't.
"Why bother?" I asked.
"So we can change the next message Mrs Walsh receives," he replied.
"What next message?"
"Trust me, there'll be one."
George Crump here. His nibs is still trying to crack the code. I was beginning to think that he couldn't.
"Why bother?" I asked.
"So we can change the next message Mrs Walsh receives," he replied.
"What next message?"
"Trust me, there'll be one."
"Miss, I have a small gift for you."
I trembled as I handed Annie what Florrie had chosen for me, a card with pressed dried flowers.
An iris, a pink camellia, white clover, and a fern leaf.
"I love it," she said, though I myself thought it a poor sort of present.
"Miss, I have a small gift for you."
I trembled as I handed Annie what Florrie had chosen for me, a card with pressed dried flowers.
An iris, a pink camellia, white clover, and a fern leaf.
"I love it," she said, though I myself thought it a poor sort of present.
A few quick queries to the major fences led me to the tradesman and his brother-in-law at their Islington lodgings. Amateurs both, they had only heard whispers of a person named Bertha.
"She won't allow you to sell the rubies," I told them. "You'd do best to return them."
A few quick queries to the major fences led me to the tradesman and his brother-in-law at their Islington lodgings. Amateurs both, they had only heard whispers of a person named Bertha.
"She won't allow you to sell the rubies," I told them. "You'd do best to return them."
A topic week, and Kitty's topic is animals!
Token 1 to start you off -
Marc Almond: Traumas Traumas Traumas
"You, rhinoceros skin..."
What will you add with your two tokens? Will someone oust Kitty from her inappropriately small cardboard box by guessing her closing token?
ALL replies here👇
A topic week, and Kitty's topic is animals!
Token 1 to start you off -
Marc Almond: Traumas Traumas Traumas
"You, rhinoceros skin..."
What will you add with your two tokens? Will someone oust Kitty from her inappropriately small cardboard box by guessing her closing token?
ALL replies here👇
It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
NO REPLIES HERE 🚫
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It's a topic kind of week, and today Kitty's topic is women's names.
Token 1 to start you off -
Lea Lignanzi: Dede Priscilla
Time to dance!
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her inappropriately small cardboard box by guessing her closing token?
It's a topic kind of week, and today Kitty's topic is women's names.
Token 1 to start you off -
Lea Lignanzi: Dede Priscilla
Time to dance!
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her inappropriately small cardboard box by guessing her closing token?
It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "party" and "people".
She starts you off with Lesley Gore: It's My Party
Other versions are permissible as tokens.
What will you add with your two? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "party" and "people".
She starts you off with Lesley Gore: It's My Party
Other versions are permissible as tokens.
What will you add with your two? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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Each month I feature an article written by one of my readers, many of whom have now arrived over here. It's a great way to learn about the people in our community.
February's Fabulous Friend is Hallie McClelland @halliemc.bsky.social, whom you may know from the Jukebox.
Each month I feature an article written by one of my readers, many of whom have now arrived over here. It's a great way to learn about the people in our community.
February's Fabulous Friend is Hallie McClelland @halliemc.bsky.social, whom you may know from the Jukebox.
It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "long" & "shot".
She starts you off with The Pointer Sisters: How Long?
Bear with it. Contender for the best damned kitchen disco track ever!
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "long" & "shot".
She starts you off with The Pointer Sisters: How Long?
Bear with it. Contender for the best damned kitchen disco track ever!
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "(a)round" & "about".
She starts you off with a track Al Muckersie would have loved. Badfinger: No Matter What.
"I will always be AROUND".
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's a keyword kind of week, and Kitty's keywords are "(a)round" & "about".
She starts you off with a track Al Muckersie would have loved. Badfinger: No Matter What.
"I will always be AROUND".
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box?
It's a topic week. And the topic is themes from television and film.
Kitty starts you off with the VERY BEST version of Lalo Schifrin's original Mission Impossible.
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box for another week running?
It's a topic week. And the topic is themes from television and film.
Kitty starts you off with the VERY BEST version of Lalo Schifrin's original Mission Impossible.
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box for another week running?
It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's 11AM. Kitty surveys the racks of optics and sparkling glasses then saunters over to the jukebox and switches it on. It lights up.
She crosses the slightly sticky carpet and throws open the doors.
Rules:
michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
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It's a keyword kind of week, and the keywords are: "Happy", "New", and "Year".
Kitty starts you off with Lulu: The Man Who Sold The World. "For YEARs and years I roamed."
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box for another week running?
It's a keyword kind of week, and the keywords are: "Happy", "New", and "Year".
Kitty starts you off with Lulu: The Man Who Sold The World. "For YEARs and years I roamed."
What will you add with your two tokens? And will someone oust Kitty from her small cardboard box for another week running?