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From Race to Rest
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 844
Universe: BBC-Sherlock AU
Genre: Magical Realism
Summary: The trio race to safety and John gets a few more answers.
Date: 31 July 2019
JWP #31: Recycling Is A Good Thing: New to JWP and curious to know what prompts happened in earlier years? An old-timer and regretting a past prompt you really wanted to do and ran out of time? Today’s your lucky day! Find a prompt from this year or a previous JWP and recycle that gem! (Tip: search for the tag mod post: jwp to find them without having to comb through years of previous July posts by hand.)
A/N: Chosen from 3 July 2018: When Shall We Three Meet Again? Have three characters - and ONLY three - appear in your work today.
A/N2: Part 7 of Capture the Cauldron (They’re all on AO3 under that title if you’re curious and don’t want to go hunting through all my JWP 2019 posts to find them.) This prompt was kind of a gimme when I spotted it. I mean, most of this story has been only three characters. But at the end of them month, we all deserve a easy serve, IMO.


( John wasn’t aware of Creirwy joining him... )

Fugue
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 221B
Universe: Any/All TV and Film
Summary: Lost in a world of Watsons
Date: 29 July 2019
JWP #29: Mind Your Jurisdiction: Crossover involving a crime investigator from another universe. (multiple Holmes' verses also OK) Bonus point if you use science!
A/N: Playing fast and loose with a medical definition here, and possibly with the definition of crossover. Also, if you can find a black or African-American actor who’s played the role of Watson in film or TV (I am aware of the comic/graphic novels “Watson and Holmes”. I’m talking about live action), I’d love to know. I came up with zip.


( Carnival mirrors. )

Lost and Found
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 388
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: John makes a discovery.
Date: 27 July 2019
JWP #27: A Most Unusual Patient: Watson receives an unusual patient whose presence inspires today’s work.


( John was on a break, out to grab some lunch, when he heard it. )

Murder in the Cathedral
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG13
Length: 756
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: Going after a serial killer in Edinburgh.
Date: 25 July 2019
JWP #25: More Words, Phrases, and All the Things: Use at least three of the following words and phrases in your work today. Use all of them, and you’re halfway to the All the Words bonus point for this year.
1. Blood
2. Thunder
3. The British workman
4. Rain
5. Bullet
6. "What is it? A fire?"
7. Vox populi, vox dei
8. Dread
9. Grotesque
10. Horror
11. Malapert


( The rain lashing the windows of Edinburgh’s City Centre police station... )

Going Over the Top
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Length: 1183
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Genre: Magical Realism
Summary: The team go into action.
Date: 23 July 2019
JWP #23: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Remove the Impossible and What's Left Is True: Be poetic! Write a poem, or have the characters reference or quote poetry. Music lyrics count.
A/N: Part 6 of Capture the Cauldron. More notes at the end.


( Winnie called Creirwy to her... )

Untold Blessings
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Length: 978
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Genre: Magical Realism
Summary: What makes John vital to Winnie’s plan?
Date: 21 July 2019
JWP #21: I’ve Got a Secret: John Watson reveals a secret he's been hiding his entire life. Bonus point if the secret is that Watson is a vampire.
A/N: More with Winnie; Part 5 of Capture the Cauldron


( “We just established that I’m an ordinary, mortal human. )

Game Night, Part 4
By MonkeyBard
Rating: R
Length: 1190
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Genre: Het, Slash
Summary: Another couples’ night at Lestrade’s leads to hilarity, revelations, and more hilarity.
Date: 19 July 2019
JWP #19: Messing About In Boats: Include a water-based method of travel in today's offering.
A/N: I took the “messing about in boats” rather literally, much to John’s chagrin.


( Consumption of adult beverages led to a rousing game of Cards Against Humanity... )

Down the Rabbit Hole
By MonkeyBard
Rating: R
Length: 221B
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Genre: Slash
Summary: John’s reading RPF again.
Date: 17 July 2019
JWP #17: Going Gothic: Gothic novels/Romance – a popular source of entertainment! Incorporate this genre somehow into your work today, or even create your own bit of gothic fiction! Bonus point if you go extra cheesy.
A/N: See Meta-go-round for John’s previous foray into online fandom.


( How had he let himself fall down that internet rabbit hole again? )

All About Afagddu
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 846
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Genre: Magical Realism
Summary: John learns why Creirwy has brought him to Winnie.
Date: 15 July 2019
JWP #15: Quote Prompt: “Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.” (Ray Bradbury) Use the quote however it inspires you, it does not need to be directly included in the fill.
A/N: Part four of Capture the Cauldron (this year’s Winnie story).


( “Winnie! You’re all right!” )

Eye to Eye
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 555
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: A chat between brothers.
Date: 13 July 2019
JWP #13: Ah Youth! Entries today should include a main character as a child. Whether this is literal, figurative, as a memory or backstory, or via some deaging hootenannies, all is fair play.
A/N: Have you met my version of Sherrinford Holmes? If not, you're about to.


( Ford had never gone so far from home. )