Charles Prepolec
@sherlockeditor.bsky.social
Editor on the 'Gaslight Sherlock Holmes' series, 'Professor Challenger: New Worlds, Lost Places' and 'Beyond Rue Morgue' anthologies. Mostly, I just like to read... but will rage about Canadian politics as a federal Liberal and AB NDP supporter in Calgary.
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"There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again." - Lord John Roxton in The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle. Illustration by Harry Rountree.
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On the train home from Inverness. It's twilight and we are travelling through a birch wood.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
On the train home from Inverness. It's twilight and we are travelling through a birch wood.
Born #OTD in 1913, the incomparable Vivien Leigh (5 Nov 1913 – 8 July 1967). Immortalized forever on screen as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, but my favourite role of Leigh's is as Cleopatra opposite Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945).
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Born #OTD in 1913, the incomparable Vivien Leigh (5 Nov 1913 – 8 July 1967). Immortalized forever on screen as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, but my favourite role of Leigh's is as Cleopatra opposite Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945).
"There is a tremendous delicacy in preserving Holmes in other people's imaginations because there are a million different ways of seeing him. You try not to interfere with anybody's image." - Jeremy Brett (3 Nov 1933 – 12 Sept 1995)
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"There is a tremendous delicacy in preserving Holmes in other people's imaginations because there are a million different ways of seeing him. You try not to interfere with anybody's image." - Jeremy Brett (3 Nov 1933 – 12 Sept 1995)
Live now... 46th Annual Saturday with Sherlock Holmes at the Enoch Pratt Library. www.youtube.com/live/fp0hkVV...
46th Annual Saturday With Sherlock Holmes
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November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Live now... 46th Annual Saturday with Sherlock Holmes at the Enoch Pratt Library. www.youtube.com/live/fp0hkVV...
A Hammer Halloween bookshelf… 😎
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A Hammer Halloween bookshelf… 😎
Happy Halloween!
"There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world." - Arthur Conan Doyle, Selecting a Ghost
"There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world." - Arthur Conan Doyle, Selecting a Ghost
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy Halloween!
"There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world." - Arthur Conan Doyle, Selecting a Ghost
"There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world." - Arthur Conan Doyle, Selecting a Ghost
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When he's finally gone, there is going to be this flood of books and tell all interviews from Republicans about how hard it was to be a Republican in Washington during this time and I am going to be galatically furious about it.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When he's finally gone, there is going to be this flood of books and tell all interviews from Republicans about how hard it was to be a Republican in Washington during this time and I am going to be galatically furious about it.
Born #OTD in Toronto in 1886, the great Sherlockian writer, journalist and bibliophile, Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (Oct 26, 1886 – Jan 5, 1974). For background on Starrett, and his fascinating life, visit Studies in Starrett at www.vincentstarrett.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Born #OTD in Toronto in 1886, the great Sherlockian writer, journalist and bibliophile, Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett (Oct 26, 1886 – Jan 5, 1974). For background on Starrett, and his fascinating life, visit Studies in Starrett at www.vincentstarrett.com
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Serious people only. And the govt will determine who is serious.... Pretty sure that this is a violation of Section 3 of the Charter (Democratic Rights).
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Serious people only. And the govt will determine who is serious.... Pretty sure that this is a violation of Section 3 of the Charter (Democratic Rights).
"A leader who resorts to slandering the institutions vital to our democracy cannot be trusted to uphold the values of our nation. Poilievre’s tactics not only erode trust in the RCMP but also undermine the very fabric of Canadian governance." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Sharan Kaur: What Poilievre’s accusations against Trudeau, RCMP reveal about his leadership
In her latest column, Sharan Kaur takes aim at Pierre Poilievre’s 'alarming' allegations against the RCMP, warning that his politics of outrage threaten to erode the credibility of both his leadership...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"A leader who resorts to slandering the institutions vital to our democracy cannot be trusted to uphold the values of our nation. Poilievre’s tactics not only erode trust in the RCMP but also undermine the very fabric of Canadian governance." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
113 years ago #OTD October 15, 1912 - Arthur Conan Doyle's great SF novel THE LOST WORLD was 1st published in book form, after appearances in The Strand Magazine. Both the regular (10,716 copies. 6/-) and large paper (190 copies bound. 10/6) editions were released by Hodder & Stoughton on this day.
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
113 years ago #OTD October 15, 1912 - Arthur Conan Doyle's great SF novel THE LOST WORLD was 1st published in book form, after appearances in The Strand Magazine. Both the regular (10,716 copies. 6/-) and large paper (190 copies bound. 10/6) editions were released by Hodder & Stoughton on this day.
133 years ago #OTD October 14, 1892 - THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES was first published, after monthly appearances in The Strand Magazine, in book form.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
133 years ago #OTD October 14, 1892 - THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES was first published, after monthly appearances in The Strand Magazine, in book form.
An excellent piece written by a friend regarding Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visits to Jasper. www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/home2/in-191...
In 1914 and 1923, Jasper Park played host to a very famous guest
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - world-famous as the creator of Sherlock Holmes - was a guest at the park (twice) in its early days, and wrote extensively about the experience
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October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
An excellent piece written by a friend regarding Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visits to Jasper. www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/home2/in-191...
I'm really looking forward to this one. Pre-ordered a hardcover a week or two back. Great ToC of contributing writers, including four contributors to my Gaslight Sherlock Holmes anthologies. paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2025/10/its-...
It’s time for TERROR TALES OF CHAOS
It’s my great pleasure today to finally reveal the cover and contents of the latest volume in the TERROR TALES series. TERROR TALES OF CHAO...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm really looking forward to this one. Pre-ordered a hardcover a week or two back. Great ToC of contributing writers, including four contributors to my Gaslight Sherlock Holmes anthologies. paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2025/10/its-...
An October bookshelf… one that I face in my seat here in my home office. It is one of 6 shelves in that 7x4 foot bookcase opposite my desk.
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
An October bookshelf… one that I face in my seat here in my home office. It is one of 6 shelves in that 7x4 foot bookcase opposite my desk.
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Alberta is Canada’s Fascist Growing Province. Only 16 days to sign the Canadian Forever petition.
October 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Alberta is Canada’s Fascist Growing Province. Only 16 days to sign the Canadian Forever petition.
In the mood for a bit of Buchan today, so revisiting what is probably my fave of his ‘strange’ stories, ‘No-Man’s-Land’.
Good intro from James Machin. Amused by the obligatory Doyle/Sherlock Holmes reference practically right out of the gate. 😉
Good intro from James Machin. Amused by the obligatory Doyle/Sherlock Holmes reference practically right out of the gate. 😉
October 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the mood for a bit of Buchan today, so revisiting what is probably my fave of his ‘strange’ stories, ‘No-Man’s-Land’.
Good intro from James Machin. Amused by the obligatory Doyle/Sherlock Holmes reference practically right out of the gate. 😉
Good intro from James Machin. Amused by the obligatory Doyle/Sherlock Holmes reference practically right out of the gate. 😉
"Mr. Poilievre knows all of that because he’s not stupid. But he seems to think the people listening to him are." Nice to see Poilievre called out for a change. His fantasist approach to everything is beyond tiresome at this point. Canada is not broken, but Poilievre seems to be.
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Mr. Poilievre knows all of that because he’s not stupid. But he seems to think the people listening to him are." Nice to see Poilievre called out for a change. His fantasist approach to everything is beyond tiresome at this point. Canada is not broken, but Poilievre seems to be.
"He has that rare quality which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly when he is doing nothing." - Arthur Conan Doyle
Born #OTD in 1861 actor Anthony Edward Brett (11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948), better known by his stage name - Eille Norwood.
Born #OTD in 1861 actor Anthony Edward Brett (11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948), better known by his stage name - Eille Norwood.
October 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"He has that rare quality which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly when he is doing nothing." - Arthur Conan Doyle
Born #OTD in 1861 actor Anthony Edward Brett (11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948), better known by his stage name - Eille Norwood.
Born #OTD in 1861 actor Anthony Edward Brett (11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948), better known by his stage name - Eille Norwood.
"Without legislated accountability, the province risks losing Ottawa’s support for pipelines and carbon capture projects, along with private investment from companies under pressure to prove climate compliance."
I agree wholeheartedly with this piece from Lennie Kaplan -- who, it should be said, used to work for the War Room.
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Alberta wants pipelines. Ottawa wants proof
Lennie Kaplan • Without it, Alberta’s so-called “Grand Bargain” won’t hold
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October 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Without legislated accountability, the province risks losing Ottawa’s support for pipelines and carbon capture projects, along with private investment from companies under pressure to prove climate compliance."
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She wants a fight with Ottawa, not a pipeline. And she’ll do almost anything — including damaging the prospects of a new pipeline — to make it happen.
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
Premier Danielle Smith's office says the decision to build a pipeline lies solely with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
She wants a fight with Ottawa, not a pipeline. And she’ll do almost anything — including damaging the prospects of a new pipeline — to make it happen.
Just in from Blackwell’s UK. Shipped Sept 30, expected them stuck in postal strike, but, nope, delivered by Landmark courier. I love Buchan’s weird fiction (he was Governor General of Canada 1935-1940) and This Way Lies Madness features stories by a number of folks whose writing I very much enjoy.
October 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just in from Blackwell’s UK. Shipped Sept 30, expected them stuck in postal strike, but, nope, delivered by Landmark courier. I love Buchan’s weird fiction (he was Governor General of Canada 1935-1940) and This Way Lies Madness features stories by a number of folks whose writing I very much enjoy.
Wishing a happy 89th birthday (b. October 9, 1936) to the living legend that is the one, the only, Brian Blessed! 🙂
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wishing a happy 89th birthday (b. October 9, 1936) to the living legend that is the one, the only, Brian Blessed! 🙂