#dr. Johanna Watson

[jtownraindancer]

remember when i said most of this nonsense started because i liked burn's voice? ...yeh.

[authorbettyadams]

The Mysterious Adventures of Dr. Watson Now Available on Kindle Vella!

Go give the chapters a thumbs up and leave a comment!

#SherlockHolmes #Book #GenderBent #Mystery #HistoricalFiction

The Mysterious Adventures of Doctor Watson - Dr. Johanna Watson volunteered her services for the War to End All Wars out of a sense of duty. When a shell shatters her mind and body she finds herself in the house of a strange family.

[bluebuell33]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mike Stamford, Molly Hooper Additional Tags: Femlock, fem-sherlock, fem-john, Male- Molly, Scarlett Holmes - Freeform, Johanna Watson - Freeform, Matt Hooper - Freeform, Fem_Mike, Basically boys are girls and girls are boys, small dribble, POV First Person, Short & Sweet, Scarlett is gay, Johanna is Bi Summary:

Scarlett Holmes remembers the day she met Johanna Watson like it was yesterday, not four years prior.

[oneboxofmatches]

All You Need to Know About Matchups!

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Hi y'all!

This account is solely for matchups for several different fandoms. That means requests for imagines, oneshots, headcanons, etc. will NOT be taken.

Here are some basic things to know about requesting a matchup!

Unless otherwise specified for a certain fandom, a request yields one romantic pairing AND one friendship pairing as well as information on why I think you work well with the individuals I choose. Of course, if you only wish to receive either just the romantic matchup or just the friendship matchup, just let me know!

You can request matchups for several different fandoms at once! For each fandom you request, I will match you up with one romantic partner and one friend unless you request differently.

You can ask to exclude any character(s)!

Where can I request a matchup?

Requests can be made in the MATCHUP REQUESTS/ASK ME ANYTHING tab.

What do I need to include in my request?

Required

Fandom(s)

Your gender and/or pronouns

Your sexual orientation and/or preferences

Description of personality

Optional (but definitely helps me out!)

Description of appearance

Hobbies

Personality alignment (Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, Hogwarts House, etc.)

What you would look for in a partner and/or friend

Any other information you think would be helpful – the more you provide, the more I can work with!

Now with that out of the way, onto the fandoms!

Listed directly below is a shortlist of all the fandoms I take requests for as well as some extra information as needed.

Disclaimers

If a title is in italics, it means that while I feel comfortable providing matchups for this show, I have not watched every season. If a character drastically changes after a certain point, I may not be aware. The last season I watched of these shows will be included in parentheses.

All movies/shows based on novels will most likely focus on the on-screen adaptations of characters.

SHOWS

The 100 (6)

Good Omens

The Good Place (3)

Lucifer (4)

On My Block

Parks and Recreation (4)

Prodigal Son (1)

Sherlock

Space Force

Supernatural (14)

The Walking Dead (8)

MOVIES

Clueless

The Greatest Showman

Harry Potter -- Unless specified in request, will entail 2 sets of matchups as a student (Golden Trio and Marauders eras respectively)

The Hunger Games

Marvel Cinematic Universe -- Unless age is specified, underage characters will NOT be available for romantic matchups

BROADWAY

Anastasia

Beetlejuice

Carrie (2012 Off-Broadway)

Hadestown

Hamilton

Les Misérables

The Phantom of the Opera

Six

VIDEO GAMES

Detroit: Become Human

Red Dead Redemption 2

What’s below the cut?

A masterlist of characters in each fandom that will be considered for each request (unless marked with an asterisk (*), all characters are assumed to be available for both romantic AND friendly matchups while names marked with an asterisk are only available for friendly matchups). Listed alphabetically by first name.

Don’t be afraid to tell me about a typo!

Any questions? Just want to talk? You can also use the  MATCHUP REQUESTS/ASK ME ANYTHING tab to get ahold of me!

SHOWS

Bellamy Blake

Clarke Griffin

Echo

Finn Collins

Harper McIntyre

Jasper Jordan

Johnathan “John” Murphy

Jordan Green

Lexa

Lincoln

Marcus Kane

Monty Green

Octavia Blake

Raven Reyes

Roan

Wells Jaha

Aziraphale

Anathema Device

Crowley

Newton Pulsifer

Mme. Tracy*

Witchfinder Sgt. Shadwell*

Chidi Anagonye

Eleanor Shellstrop

Jason Mendoza

Michael*

Tahani Al-Jamil

Amenadiel

Det. Chloe Decker

Det. Daniel “Dan” Espinoza

Ella Lopez

Eve

Dr. Linda Martin*

Lucifer Morningstar

Mazikeen “Maze”

Cesar Diaz

Jamal Turner

Jasmine Flores

Monsé Finnie

Oscar “Spooky” Diaz

Ruben “Ruby” Martinez Jr.

Andrew “Andy” Dwyer

Ann Perkins

April Ludgate

Benjamin “Ben” Wyatt

Christopher “Chris” Traeger

Donna Meagle*

Gerald “Jerry” Gergich*

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein*

Leslie Knope

Ronald “Ron” Swanson*

Ainsley Whitly

Det. Dani Powell

Edrisa Tanaka

Lt. Gil Arroyo

Det. James “JT” Tarmel

Jessica Whitly

Malcolm Bright

DI Greg Lestrade

Mrs. Hudson*

James “Jim” Moriarty

Dr. John Watson

Mary Morstan*

Molly Hooper

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Adrian Mallory*

Capt. Angela Ali

Brig. Gen. Bradley Gregory*

Dr. Chan Kaifang

Duncan Tabner

Erin Naird

F. Tony Scarapiducci

Kelly King

Maggie Naird*

Gen. Mark Naird*

Abbie “Bela” Talbot*

Adam Milligan

Alex Jones

Balthazar

Benjamin “Benny” Lafitte

Castiel

Charlene “Charlie” Bradbury

Claire Novak

Crowley

Dean Winchester

Sheriff Donna Hanscum

Eileen Leahy

Ellen Harvelle*

Gabriel

Garth Fitzgerald IV

Jack Kline

Jessica “Jess” Moore*

Joanna “Jo” Harvelle

Sheriff Jody Mills*

John Winchester

Kaia Nieves

Kevin Tran

Lucifer

Meg Masters

Michael “Mick” Davies

Patience Turner

Robert “Bobby” Singer*

Rowena MacLeod

Rufus Turner*

Samuel “Sam” Winchester

Aaron

Abraham Ford

Andrea*

Beth Greene

Carl Grimes*

Carol Peletier*

Dale Horvath*

Daryl Dixon

Dwight

Enid*

Eugene Porter*

King Ezekiel*

Father Gabriel Stokes

Glenn Rhee

Hershel Greene*

Maggie Greene

Michonne

Morgan Jones*

Negan Smith

Paul “Jesus” Rovia

Rick Grimes

Rosita Espinosa

Sasha Williams

Tara Chambler

Tyreese Williams

MOVIES

Cher Horowitz

Dionne Davenport

Josh Lucas

Tai Frasier

Travis Birkenstock

Anne Wheeler

Charity Barnum

Jenny Lind

Lettie Lutz*

Phillip Carlyle

Phineas “P.T.” Barnum

W.D. Wheeler

Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody*

Albus Dumbledore*

Arthur Weasley*

Cedric Diggory

Cho Chang

Draco Malfoy

Fleur Delacour

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginevra “Ginny” Weasley

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

James Potter

Lily Evans

Luna Lovegood

Minerva McGonagall*

Molly Weasley*

Neville Longbottom

Nymphadora Tonks*

Oliver Wood

Remus Lupin

Ronald “Ron” Weasley

Rubeus Hagrid*

Severus Snape

Sirius Black

Viktor Krum

Cinna

Effie Trinket*

Finnick Odair

Gale Hawthorne

Haymitch Abernathy*

Johanna Mason

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Anthony “Tony” Stark -- Iron Man

Dr. Bruce Banner -- Hulk

Carol Danvers -- Captain Marvel

Dr. Christine Palmer*

Clint Barton -- Hawkeye

Drax the Destroyer*

Edward “Ned” Leeds

Gamora

Groot*

Harold “Happy” Hogan*

Dr. Henry “Hank” Pym*\

Hope van Dyne -- Wasp

Sgt. James “Bucky” Barnes -- Winter Soldier

Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes -- War Machine

Loki Laufeyson

Luis*

Mantis*

Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Carter*

Cdr. Maria Hill*

May Parker*

Lord M’Baku

Michelle “MJ” Jones

Nakia

Natasha Romanoff -- Black Widow

Nebula*

Col. Nicholas “Nick” Fury*

Okoye

Peter Parker -- Spider-Man

Peter Quill -- Star-Lord

Agt. Phillip “Phil” Coulson*

Pietro Maximoff -- Quicksilver

Rocket*

Samuel “Sam” Wilson -- Falcon

Scott Lang -- Ant-Man

Shuri

Dr. Stephen Strange

Steven “Steve” Rogers -- Captain America

King T’Challa -- Black Panther

Thor Odinson

Valkyrie

Virginia “Pepper” Potts

Vision

Wanda Maximoff -- Scarlet Witch

W’Kabi

Wong*

Yelena Belova

Yondu Udonta*

BROADWAY

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

Dimitri Sudayev

Gleb Vaganov

Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch*

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna*

Vladimir “Vlad” Popov*

Adam Maitland

Barbara Maitland

Beetlejuice*

Delia Schlimmer

Lydia Deetz*

Carrie White

Christine “Chris” Hargensen

Susan “Sue” Snell

Thomas “Tommy” Ross

Eurydice

Hades

Hermes*

Orpheus

Persephone

Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

Angelica Schuyler

Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler

George Washington

Hercules Mulligan

James Madison

John Laurens

Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler

Maria Reynolds

Marquis de Lafayette

Philip Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

Cosette

Enjolras

Éponine Thénardier

Fantine

Insp. Javert

Jean Valjean

Marius Pontmercy

Carlotta Giudicelli*

Christine Daaé

Erik “The Phantom”

Mme. Giry*

Meg Giry

Raoul de Chagny

Anna of Cleves

Anne Boleyn

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine Parr

Jane Seymour

Katherine Howard

VIDEO GAMES

Carl Manfred*

Chloe

Det. Chris Miller*

Connor

Elijah Kamski

Lt. Hank Anderson*

Capt. Jeffrey Fowler*

Josh

Kara

Leo Manfred

Lucy*

Luther

Markus

North

Rose Chapman*

Simon

Abigail Roberts

Arthur Morgan

Beau Gray*

Charles Smith

Daniël “Dutch” Van der Linde

Eagle Flies

Hosea Matthews*

Javier Escuella

Johnathan “John” Marston Sr.

Josiah Trelawny

Karen Jones

Kieran Duffy

Leonard “Lenny” Summers

Marion “Bill” Williamson

Mary-Beth Gaskill

Micah Bell

Molly O’Shea

Penelope Braithwaite*

Rev. Orville Swanson*

Sadie Adler

Sean MacGuire

Simon Pearson*

Tilly Jackson

[bearyunfita]

DR. JOHANNA “JOHN” WATSON ( he / they ) - aisha tyler

John, or Anna to his wife, was, in his previous life, the biographer and recorder of Sherlock Holmes’ many adventures -- among other things. Somewhere later on in their partnership, John met the woman he would eventually go on to marry, Mary. Overall, John is described by most as friendly, gentlemanly, and full of heart. Nowadays, he enjoys being father of three adopted children and spouse to his lovely wife. He currently teaches some classes at Oxford in his downtime.

NOTES: John is a he / they lesbian and also AFAB. He identifies as nonbinary, due to his rejection of traditional femininity, but does not identify as a transman. 

SHERLOCK HOLMES ( he / him ) - hugh laurie

Sherlock retired a decade ago and currently tends to beehives in the countryside of England and avoids too much stress. Much like James, the man did not walk away unscathed from the fall from Reichenbach Falls. He struggles with nerve damage in his leg and his shoulder that can make things hard from time to time. He is currently together in a civil partnership with his long-time friend inspector Lestrade ( played by Stephen Fry ). 

[baker-street-tenants]

Question for all who'd like to answer it: what's your favorite musical?

Anonymous,

I would like to assume your intelligence, but for the purposes of this question and the intended audience, I find I have the sorry task of explaining the meaning of the word musical so that I may better ascertain the intention of your question. 

-ical is added to the end of the word to form an adjective meaning “of or pertaining to.” Musical is pertaining to music. From that, I can infer you are inquiring as to my tastes in music. I believe my friend and colleague Dr. Watson has chronicled in the past that I have a preference for German music. I am a violinist myself and a great lover of Opera. I enjoy Mendelssohn, Wagner, Offenbach, although despite my preferences, I do widely credit Paganini as an extraordinary virtuoso. I would continue, as the young people would benefit from learning the great composers, however a case currently holds my attention. 

Yours,

Sherlock Holmes

From the Desk of Dr. John H. Watson:

Dear Anonymous, 

Allow me to begin by thanking you sincerely for your letter. It was my idea to open a line of communication with the public. Holmes was entirely against it, but I am both pleased, and must wholly apologize, for his letter. He never misses a chance to show off. 

I must admit that I am quite perplexed by your question, and would not have understood fully if not for Holmes explaining to me, which is why he wrote that unnecessary lesson on adjectives in your letter. I admit that Holmes and I have much the same interest in music, and he graciously plays some of my favorites on the violin when his mind is not occupied by a case. We enjoy attending operas together, and just recently returned from a splendid performance of Don Giovanni. Holmes was highly critical calling it, “Too Italian.” I realize that a story inspired by the lascivious Don Juan would not appeal to my friend who prides himself on abstaining from such base desires. As a doctor, I frequently inform him that it is quite healthy. He laughs. 

I hear Holmes calling for me now. We are currently investigating a gruesome murder that three individuals have nearly admitted to. Who is lying? Who is telling the truth? What are they hiding that all three are risking prison? Holmes is near to closing this fascinating case.

Best,

Dr. John H. Watson

Hi Anon!

My (Toasty) favorite musical is the Phantom of the Opera. I’ve been completely obsessed with the original novel by Gaston Leroux since I was 16. Although I am always aggravated by the changes in adaptations of my favorite novels, I really enjoy the music, the sets, and the overall theme of Webber’s musical. BUT WHERE’S THE DAROGA. Other than that, I really love Hamilton, and I hope I get the chance to see it someday. I entered the lottery everyday when it was near me but no dice! Oh well!

Vice’s favorite musical is Sweeney Todd. There’s no place like London! She’s not available to provide further details, but she loves Alan Rickman. She ganders at him. (Edit: Vice here providing further details. I just love the songs! Worst Pies in London, Poor Thing, Green Finch and Linnet Bird, Johanna, MY FRIENDS! I think I got them all. They’re just so catchy and singable and I find myself whistling them quite often!)

Thanks for the question!

Toasty and Vice

[wbywebseriesreviews]

Bisexual Webseries Representation for #BiVisibilityMonth

*This list is for characters who are explicited stated as bisexual or biromantic by either creators or in-universe. These are only webseries I have seen at least a few episodes of. 

Mia - All Bi Myself

Johanna, Marian - Merry Maidens

Ruth - School Spirit

Jamie Watson, Eliza, John, Stanley, Violet - TAJWASH

Lin, Nimmie- The Grey Tarmac Road

Alex - Bi: The Webseries

Bianca, George, Tom - Call Me Katie/Nothing Like the Sun

Dorothy - All For One

Peter - Nothing Much To Do/Lovely Little Losers

Cassie - The Late Nell Avery

Phoebe - The Misselthwaite Archives 

Sam - Sam and Pat are Depressed

Ava - High'rd Help

Alex - Matchless

Othello - Soliloquies of Santiago

Sophie - Brains 

Dee - Couple-ish

Violet - Her Story

Max, Silas - The Roedell Project

Vanessa - Out With Dad

Tabby - Any Other Vlog

Shane - Dorm Life

Sato - Sidetrack

Zeus - Pantheon University

Liv, Oren, Viola - Twelfth Grade or Whatever

Linc, Dr. Kessler - Inhuman Condition

Dylan - Gal Pals

Deena - The Adventures of Serena Berg

Dot - Middlemarch: The Series 

Britney, Charlie - Retail Rejects 

Angie, Mer - Rome & Juliet 

John, Harriet - The Emma Agenda

[drjohnniewatson]

A little about myself.

My name is Dr. Johanna H. Watson, but I go by Johnnie. (Please do not call me Johanna). I am a retired Army Doctor whom fought three years in Afghanistan. I am now living at 221B with the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. We solve crimes, and I blog about it, and I hope you find it entertaining. That’s it in a nutshell. My life is pretty straight forward, but also with some action.  

[marialeto]

Happy New Year 2022!

How is everyone?

Did you choose to do anything special yesterday December 31st?

Do you typically do anything special on this day January 1st?

Traditions are important, but they are changeable.

Today is the Waning Crescent Moon in Sagittarius moving into Capricorn at 4:56pm

It is a focus inward more creative type of moon.

Johannas Brahms Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig 1879

Dr John Watson is first introduced to Sherlock Holmes in story written by Arthur Conan Doyle 1881

[wintermagnoliya]

The Cold Case

They’d found everything they could.

Bucky’s history had been fairly easy to pretty much fully investigate; his military service and the records from the other Howling Commandos, as well as his family had given them as clear a picture as possible until his memories returned. 

Irene’s information hadn’t been so easy. They only had the clue from Bucky’s memorial in the Smithsonian exhibit, that they’d been married in London, to go on. She herself had some small hints, a language that she recognized but he didn’t, and the faint memories of a crowded bar. Not enough. The language turned out to be Welsh, but not just people from Wales were fluent in it, not even back in the 1940′s, and it turned out HYDRA had done very thorough work in getting rid of almost all her records. The only thing they’d been able to find was a cold case of her disappearance in 1944. 

They needed help.

The names of Sherlock Holmes and Johanna Watson seemed commonplace in London, and the man at the records office had suggested they try them. Their search for their “ancestor’s” information, and the mystery surrounding her, may be enough to perk the consulting detective’s interest. 

So it was that she and Bucky found themselves on the doorstep of 221B Baker Street, ringing the doorbell, and hoping that their ‘case’ would be interesting enough, while at the same time worried that any investigation could bring HYDRA down on their heads.

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Johanna’d just come down from her room when the doorbell rang. Meeting Sherlock’s eyes she nodded and, rather than come into the living room as she’d planned, turned and continued down to the main landing. Mrs. Hudson had gone out to do some shopping, so it was only the two of them in.

As she descended the stairs, the blonde found herself hoping that the client, or clients, would have a good case. They weren’t short on people needing help, just on ones that really interested her flatmate. Most often the people that had come in had cases that he solved within minutes. Still, at least the wedding preparations were helping keep him busy so he wasn’t experiencing fits of boredom as bad as he used to when there was a lack of cases.

Opening the door the doctor was met with the sight of a man and woman, both with brown hair, and dressed casually. She gave them a smile, holding out a hand to shake.

     “Good morning, here for Sherlock Holmes?”

Irene nodded, returning the smile and handshake. She recognized the woman from the bit of research she and Bucky’d done before coming here as Dr. Watson.

“Yeah, we were hoping he could help us. I’m Irene, and this is my brother, Bucky. We’ve...got a bit of an interesting case.”

Since starting to look into herself Irene and Bucky’d found it best to say that they were siblings. It was easier to help explain why they had the same last name, and that they were named after their grandparents. Certainly resulted in less questions than saying she was looking for information about herself.

     “The more interesting the better. Come on up”

Johanna held the door open, gesturing the siblings up the stairs and following behind them after shutting the door.

@warringpeace

[skylightbooks]

Late last night we gathered all of the new books that we carry that contain lists of

radical/difficult/legendary/badass/bold/brave/bad

girls/women/ladies/leaders/rebels/princesses/goddesses/feminists/heroines 

and created a word cloud of all the names that occur in these books. Here it is in long form:

A'isha bint abi Bakr Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Abigail Adams Ada Blackjack Ada Lovelace (appears 4 times) Adina De Zavala Aditi Aelfthryth Aethelflaed Agatha Christie Agnodice (appears 3 times) Agontime and the Dahomey Amazons Aine Aisholpan Nurgaiv Ala Alek Wek Alexandra Kollontai Alexis Smith Alfhild (appears 2 times) Alfonsina Strada Alia Muhammad Baker Alice Ball (appears 3 times) Alice Clement Alice Guy-Blache Alice Paul Alicia Alonso Alma Woodsey Thomas Althea Gibson Amal Clooney Amalia Eriksson Amanda Stenberg Amaterasu Amba/Sikhandi Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Amelia Earhart (appears 4 times) Amna Al Haddad Amy Poehler (appears 2 times) Amy Winehouse Ana Lezama de Urinza Ana Nzinga Anais Nin Andamana Andree Peel Angela Davis (appears 3 times) Angela Merkel (appears 2 times) Angela Morley Angela Zhang Angelina Jolie Anita Garibaldi (appears 3 times) Anita Roddick Ann Hamilton Ann Makosinski Anna Atkins Anna May Wong Anna Nicole Smith Anna of Saxony Anna Olga Albertina Brown Anna Politkovskaya Anna Wintour Anna-Marie McLemore Anne Bonny Anne Hutchinson Anne Lister Annette Kellerman (appears 3 times) Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky Annie Edson Taylor Annie Edson Taylor Annie Jump Cannon (appears 3 times) Annie Oakley (appears 2 times) Annie Smith Peck Aphra Behn Aphrodite Arawelo Aretha Franklin Artemis Artemisia Gentileschi (appears 4 times) Artemisis I of Caria Ashley Fiolek Astrid Lindgren Athena Aud the Deep-Minded Audre Lorde Audrey Hepburn Augusta Savage Aung San Suu Kyi (appears 2 times) Azucena Villaflor Babe Zaharias Barbara Bloom Barbara Hillary Barbara Walters Bast Bastardilla Beatrice Ayettey Beatrice Potter Webb Beatrice Vio Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Belle Boyd Belva Lockwood Benten Bessie Coleman (appears 2 times) Bessie Stringfield Bettie Page Betty Davis Betty Friedan Beyonce (appears 3 times) Billie Holiday Billie Jean King (appears 3 times) Birute Mary Galdikis Black Mambas Blakissa Chaibou Bonnie Parker Boudicca (appears 3 times) Brenda Chapman Brenda Milner Bridget Riley Brie Larson Brigid of Kildare Brigit Britney Spears Bronte Sisters Buffalo Calf Road Woman (appears 2 times) Buffy Sainte-Marie Calafia Caraboo Carly Rae Jepsen Carmen Amaya Carmen Miranda Carol Burnett Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Carrie Bradshaw Carrie Fisher (appears 2 times) Caterina Sforza Catherine Radziwill Catherine the Great (appears 3 times) Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Celia Cruz Chalchiuhtlicue Chang-o Charlotte E Ray Charlotte of Belgium Charlotte of Prussia Cher Cheryl Bridges Chien-Shiung Wu Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (appears 3 times) Chiyome Mochizuki Cholita Climbers Chrissy Teigen Christina   Christina of Sweden Christine de Pizan Christine Jorgensen (appears 2 times) Clara Rockmore Clara Schumann Clara Ward Claudia Ruggerini Clelia Duel Mosher Clemantine Wamariya Clementine Delait Cleopatra (appears 3 times) Coccinelle Coco Chanel (appears 2 times) Constance Markievicz Cora Coralina Coretta Scott King Corrie Ten Boom Courtney Love Coy Mathis Creiddylad Daenerys Targaryen Dahlia Adler Daisy Kadibill Dame Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Delia Akeley Demeter Dhat al-Himma Dhonielle Clayton Diana Nyad Diana Ross Diana Vreeland (appears 2 times) Dixie Chicks Dolly Parton (appears 2 times) Dolores Huerta Dominique Dawes Dona Ana Lezama de Urinza and Dona Eustaquia de Sonza Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Vaughan Dr. Eugenie Clark Dr. Jane Goodall (appears 3 times) Durga Edie Sedgwick Edith Garrud Edith Head Edith Wharton Edmonia Lewis Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor Roosevelt (appears 3 times) Elena Cornaro Piscopia Elena Piscopia Elinor Smith Elisabeth Bathory Elisabeth of Austria Elizabeth Bisland Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Hart Elizabeth I (appears 3 times) Elizabeth Murray Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizsabeth Vigee-Lebrun Ella Baker Ella Fitzgerald Ella Hattan Elle Fanning Ellen Degeneres Elsa Schiaparelli Elvira de la Fuente Chaudoir Emily Warren Roebling Emma "Grandma" Gatewood Emma Goldman (appears 2 times) Emma Watson (appears 2 times) Emmeline Pankhurst (appears 3 times) Emmy Noether (appears 3 times) Empress Myeongseong Empress Theodora (appears 2 times) Empress Wu Zetian (appears 2 times) Empress Xi Ling Shi Enheduanna Eniac Programmers Eos Erin Bowman Estanatlehi Ethel Payne Eufrosina Cruz Eustaquia de Souza Eva Peron (appears 3 times) Fadumo Dayib Faith Bandler Fannie Farmer (appears 2 times) Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Bullock Workman Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Mendelssohn Fatima al-Fihri (appears 3 times) Fe Del Mundo Ferminia Sarras Fiona Banner Fiona Rae Florence Chadwick (appears 2 times) Florence Griffith-Joyner (appears 2 times) Florence Nightingale (appears 4 times) Frances E. W. Harper Frances Glessner Lee Frances Moore Lappe Franziska Freya Frida Kahlo (appears 7 times) Friederike Mandelbaum Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (appears 2 times) Gabriela Brimmer Gabriela Mistral Gae Aulenti Gaia George Sand Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick Georgia O'Keefe (appears 3 times) Gertrude Bell Gerty Cori Gilda Radner Girogina Reid Giusi Nicolini Gladys Bentley Gloria Steinem (appears 3 times) Gloria von Thurn Grace "Granuaile" O'Malley Grace Hopper Grace Jones Grace O'Malley (appears 3 times) Gracia Mendes Nasi Gracie Fields Grimke Sisters Guerrilla Girls Gurinder Chadha Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn Brooks (appears 2 times) Gypsy Rose Lee Hannah Arendt Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman (appears 6 times) Hathor Hatshepsut (appears 7 times) Hazel Scott Hecate Hedy Lamarr (appears 5 times) Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Hel Helen Gibson Helen Gurley Brown (appears 2 times) Helen Keller (appears 2 times) Hildegard von Bingen Hillary Rodham Clinton (appears 2 times) Hina Hortense Mancini Hortensia Hsi Wang Mu Huma Abedin Hung Liu Hypatia (appears 4 times) Iara Ida B. Wells (appears 3 times) Ida Lewis Imogen Cunningham Irena Sendler (appears 3 times) Irena Sendlerowa Irene Joliot-Curie Isabel Allende Isabella of France Isabella Stewart Gardner Isadora Duncan (appears 2 times) Isis Iva Toguri D'Aquino Ixchel J.K. Rowling (appears 3 times) Jackie Mitchell Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne Jacquotte Delahaye Jane Austen (appears 2 times) Jane Dieulafoy Jane Mecom Jang-geum Janis Joplin Jayaben Desai Jean Batten Jean Macnamara Jeanne Baret (appears 3 times) Jeanne De Belleville Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Steinkamp Jenny Lewis Jesselyn Radack Jessica Spotswood Jessica Watson Jezebel Jill Tarter Jind Kaur Jingu Joan Bamford Fletcher Joan Beauchamp Procter Joan Jett (appears 2 times) Joan Mitchell Joan of Arc (appears 3 times) Jodie Foster Johanna July Johanna Nordblad Josefina "Joey" Guerrero Josephina van Gorkum Josephine Baker (appears 7 times) Jovita Idar (appears 2 times) Juana Azurduy Judit Polgar Judy Blume Julia Child (appears 2 times) Julia de Burgos Julie "La Maupin" d'Abigny (appears 3 times) Julie Dash Juliette Gordon Low Junko Tabei (appears 4 times) Justa Grata Honoria Ka'ahumanu Kali Kalpana Chawla Karen Carson Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Kat Von D Kate Bornstein Kate Sheppard Kate Warne Katherine Hepburn Katherine Johnson (appears 2 times) Kathrine Switzer Katia Krafft (appears 2 times) Katie Sandwina Kay Thompson Keiko Fukuda Keumalahayati Kharboucha Khawlah bint al-Azwar Khayzuran Khoudia Diop Khutulun (appears 5 times) Kim Kardashian King Christina of Sweden Kosem Sultan Kristen Stewart Kristin Wig Kuan Yin Kumander Liwayway Kurmanjan Dtaka Lady Godiva Lady Margaret Cavendish Laka Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi (appears 5 times) Lana Del Rey Las Mariposas Laskarina Bouboulina (appears 2 times) Laura Redden Searing Lauren Potter Laverne Cox (appears 2 times) Lee Miller Lella Lombardi Lena Dunham Leo Salonga Leymah Gbowee (appears 2 times) Libby Riddles Lieu Hanh Lil Kim Lili'uokalani Lilian Bland (appears 3 times) Lilith Lillian Boyer Lillian Leitzel Lillian Ngoyi Lillian Riggs Lindsay Lohan Liv Arensen and Ann Bancroft Lorde Lorena Ochoa Lorna Simpson Lorraine Hansberry Lotfia El Nadi Louisa Atkinson Louise Mack Lowri Morgan Lozen (appears 3 times) Lucille Ball Lucrezia Lucy Hicks Anderson Lucy Parsons Luisa Moreno Luo Dengping Lyda Conley Lynda Benglis Ma'at Mackenzi Lee Madam C.J. Walker (appears 3 times) Madame Saqui Madia Comaneci Madonna (appears 3 times) Madres de Plaza de Mayo Mae C. Jemison Mae Emmeline Wirth Mae Jemison (appears 3 times) Mae West Mahalia Jackson Mai Bhago Malala Yousafzai (appears 7 times) Malinche (appears 2 times) Mamie Phipps Clark Manal al-Sharif Marcelite Harris Margaret Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Cho Margaret Hamilton (appears 2 times) Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse Margaret Sanger Margaret Thatcher (appears 2 times) Margery Kempe Margherita Hack Marguerite de la Rocque Maria Callas Maria Mitchell Maria Montessori (appears 2 times) Maria Reiche Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Tallchief Maria Vieira da Silva Mariah Carey Marian Anderson Marie Antoinette Marie Chauvet Marie Curie (appears 5 times) Marie Duval Marie Mancini Marie Marvingt Marie Tharp Marieke Nijkamp Marina Abramovic Mariya Oktyabrskaya (appears 2 times) Marjana Marlene Sanders Marta Marta Vieira da Silva Martha Gelhorn Martha Graham Mary Anning (appears 5 times) Mary Blair Mary Bowser (appears 3 times) Mary Edwards Walker (appears 2 times) Mary Eliza Mahoney Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Mary Heilmann Mary Jackson (appears 2 times) Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Mary Kingsley Mary Kom Mary Lacy Mary Lillian Ellison Mary Pickford Mary Quant Mary Seacole (appears 3 times) Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft (appears 2 times) Maryam Mirzakhani Mata Hari (appears 3 times) Matilda of Canossa Matilda of Tuscany Matilde Montoya Maud Stevens Wagner Maya Angelou (appears 4 times) Maya Gabeira Maya Lin (appears 2 times) Mazu Meg Medina Megan Shepherd Melba Liston Mercedes de Acosta Merritt Moore Meryl Streep Micaela Bastidas Michaela Deprince Michelle Fierro Michelle Obama (appears 3 times) Mildred Burke Miley Cyrus Millo Castro Zaldarriaga Mina Hubbard Minnie Spotted Wolf Mirabal Sisters (appear 2 times) Miriam Makeba (appears 3 times) Missy Elliot Misty Copeland Mochizuki Chiyome Moll Cutpurse Molly Kelly Molly Williams Moremi Ajasoro Murasaki Shikibu (appears 3 times) Nadia Murad Nadine Gordimer Nakano Takeko Nana Asma'u (appears 2 times) Nancy Rubins Nancy Wake (appears 2 times) Naomi Campbell Naziq al-Abid Neerja Bhanot Nefertiti Nell Gwyn Nellie Bly (appears 8 times) Nettie Stevens (appears 2 times) Nichelle Nichols Nicki Minaj Nicole Richie Nina Simone (appears 2 times) Njinga of Angola Njinga of Ndongo Noor Inayat Khan (appears 3 times) Nora Ephron (appears 3 times) Norma Shearer North West Nuwa Nwanyeruwa (appears 2 times) Nyai Loro Kidul Nzinga Nzinga Mbande Octavia E Butler Odetta Olga of Kiev (appears 2 times) Olivia Benson Olympe de Gouges Oprah Winfrey (appears 5 times) Osh-Tisch Oshun Oya Pancho Barnes Paris Hilton Parvati Patti Smith (appears 2 times) Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Leon Peggy Guggenheim (appears 2 times) Pele Petra "Pedro" Herrera Phillis Wheatley Phoolan Devi Phyllis Diller Phyllis Wheatley Pia Fries Pingyang Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta (appears 2 times) Poly Styrene Poorna Malavath Pope Joan Portia De Rossi and Ellen Degeneres Princess Caraboo Princess Diana Princess Sophia Duleep Singh Psyche Pura Belpre Qiu Jin (appears 3 times) Queen Arawelo Queen Bessie Coleman Queen Lili'uokalani (appears 2 times) Queen Nanny of the Maroons (appears 4 times) Quintreman Sisters Rachel Carson (appears 4 times) Rachel Maddow Raden Ajeng Kartini Ran Rani Chennamma Rani Lakshmibai Rani of Jhansi Raven Wilkinson Rebecca Lee Crumpler Rhiannon Rigoberta Menchu Tum Rihanna Rita Levi Montalcini (appears 2 times) Robina Muqimyar Roni Horn Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Parks (appears 4 times) Rosalind Franklin Rosaly Lopes Rose Fortune Rowan Blanchard Roxolana Ruby Nell Bridges (appears 3 times) Rukmini Devi Arundale Rupaul Ruth Bader Ginsburg (appears 3 times) Ruth Harkness Ruth Westheimer Rywka Lipszyc Sadako Sasaki Sally Ride Samantha Christoforetti Sappho (appears 3 times) Sara Farizan Sara Seager Sarah Breedlove Sarah Charlesworth Sarah Winnemucca Saraswati Sarinya Srisakul Sarojini Naidu Sarvenaz Tash Sayyida al-Hurra (appears 2 times) Sekhmet Selda Bagcan Selena Seondeok of Silla (appears 2 times) Serafina Battaglia Serena Williams (appears 4 times) Shajar al-Durr Shamsia Hassani Sharon Ellis Sheryl Crow Sheryl Sandberg Shirely Chisolm (appears 2 times) Shirley Muldowney Shonda Rhimes (appears 2 times) Simone Biles (appears 2 times) Simone de Beauvoir Simone Veil Sister Corita Kent Sita Sky Brown Sofia Ionescu Sofia Perovskaya Sofka Dolgorouky Sojourner Truth (appears 5 times) Solange Sonia Sotomayor (appears 2 times) Sonita Alizadeh (appears 2 times) Sophia Dorothea Sophia Loren Sophie Blanchard Sophie Scholl (appears 3 times) Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (appears 2 times) Sorghaghtani Beki Spider Woman Stacey Lee Stagecoach Mary Fields (appears 2 times) Steffi Graf Stephanie Kwolek Stephanie von Hohenlohe Stevie Nicks Subh Susa La Flesche Picotte Susan B. Anthony Susan La Flesche Picotte Sybil Ludington (appears 3 times) Sybilla Masters Sylvia Earle (appears 3 times) Tallulah Bankhead Tamara de Lempicka Tara Tarabai Shinde Tatterhood Taylor Swift Te Puea Herangi (appears 2 times) Temple Grandin (appears 3 times) Teresita Fernandez Mirabal Sisters Muses Night Witches Shaggs Stateless Thea Foss Therese Clerc Tin Hinan Tina Fey (appears 2 times) TLC Tomoe Gozen (appears 2 times) Tomyris (appears 2 times) Tonya Harding Tove Jansson (appears 2 times) Troop 6000 Trung Sisters Trung Trac and Trung Nhi (appear 2 times together) Tyche Tyler Moore Tyra Banks Ulayya bint al-Mahdi Umm Kulthum Ursula K. LeGuin Ursula Nordstrom Valentina Tereshkova (appears 5 times) Valerie Thomas Vanessa Beecroft Venus Williams (appears 2 times) Victoria Beckham Vija Celmins Viola Davis Viola Desmond Violeta Parra Virginia Apgar Virginia Hall Virginia Woolf (appears 3 times) Vita Sackville-West Vivian Maier Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (appears 2 times) Wang Zhenyi (appears 2 times) Wangari Maathai (appears 3 times) Washington State Suffragists Whina Cooper Willow Smith Wilma Mankiller Wilma Rudolph (appears 3 times) Winona Ryder Wislawa Szymborska Wu Mei Wu Zetian (appears 3 times) Xian Zhang Xochiquetzal Xtabay Yaa Asantewaa (appears 3 times) Yael Yani Tseng Yayoi Kusama Yemoja Yennenga Yeonmi Park Ynes Mexia Yoko Ono Yoshiko Kawashima Yuri Kochiyama Yusra Mardini Zabel Yesayan Zaha Hadid (appears 2 times) Zenobia Zoe Kravitz Zora Neale Hurston (appears 2 times)

[rgsinthefield]

Neville Shulman Challenge Award: ‘Hugging the Coast’

2012 Neville Shulman Challenge Award recipient Dr Johanna Wadsley (now a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Geography Department of the Open University) has published an audio slideshow as part of the Open University’s Geography Matters collection. The resource was developed from a research expedition Dr Wadsley undertook called ‘Hugging the Coast: an exploration by sea kayak of liminal living in the Sangihe Archipelago, North Sulawesi, Indonesia’. Dr Duika Burges Watson (Newcastle University), was co-recipient of the award and a fellow expedition member. The slideshow is entitled, ‘Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter’.

You can find out more about Dr Wadsley’s research here.

The next deadline for the Neville Shulman Challenge Award is 30 November 2017.

[mostlyanything19]

Some Female Holmes&Watson

I keep being surprised how many cisswapped/genderbent/whatever-you-call-it-these-days Holmes webseries or online-based adaptations there’ve been in recent years. I thought I’d make a little masterpost of them, for myself and anyone who’s interested. FAIR WARNING: This includes my own opinions which are not always positive; don’t let that influence you if you don’t want to.

So far I’ve found:

In Hot Pursuit / По горячим следам (2013), the only one of them that is set in the Victorian Era! The costumes and scenery look amazing. There is no sound except the overlaid music, and all the dialogue is set in subtitles – a strange choice, but okay. Both the actresses for Holmes and for Watson appealed to me a lot; Watson especially. Holmes looks suitably... beautiful, but at the same time kinda unkempt? It’s neat. Her dress code and the way she does (or rather doesn’t) do her hair is subtly but noticeably unconventional for her time, and while it’s no masterpiece, this little film definitely gets a thumbs-up from me.

The Adventures of Jaime Watson (and Sherlock Holmes) is a webseries I’ve only just started to look into, but I’m rather liking it so far. There are a LOT of episodes, but they’re very short, just a few minutes each, and it follows the same format that most of the other Modern-AU webseries do: a series of webcam-videos taken by Watson, as she gets to know this weird new flatmate of hers.  I like both these girls, and a part of it I think has got something to do with how utterly normal they are. They could be any young college students you’d run across in real life, too, and I think it’s charming. The acting is solid, and the story & characters easy to get into and very likable so far! BONUS: Jaime Watson is queer and this is explicitly stated withing the first few minutes of the show. No idea about Sherlock as far as I’ve watched, but there’s a chance she might be, too. (And listen, pals and gals, if this STILL doesn’t mean that these two get together in the end, then I declare the entire pan-Holmesiana officially cursed. HUNDREDS of adaptations and not a SINGLE one--- ok I don’t wanna get off topic here). (EDIT: Ok then, it’s decided, it’s officially cursed. To be clear: Not that I mind this Sherlock being aro/ace at all. But still. C U R S E D.)

Baker Street, I watched a while ago and don’t really remember much of it, though I guess liked it well enough. It’s three episodes, following College students Sherlock Holmes and Jane Watson as they mean and start to solve crimes together. Unfortunately, this adaptation plays its cards entirely straight, which I couldn’t help but find a bit of a let-down.

Herlock.  Jonny Watts and Sheridan Hume. So... okay. (Rant incoming, you’ve been warned.) Okay, see, it wasn’t bad. But it’s... I think it’s the format maybe? Something feels wrong about the story development and pacing to me. It’s too rushed. Things which should make me feel something just don’t. When Jonny’s boyfriend accuses her for being in love with Sheridan and treats her “obsession” with her like something that’s been going on for a worryingly long amount of time when it has, in reality, barely been a few hours? When Jonny then sits there and I can see that I’m supposed to get that this is somehow true and Jonny is just denying it to herself, after one Skype conversation? It’s supposed to be all profound or something, but instead it just feels like I’m getting hit over the head with things that don’t hit home. The messages about the Evil SexismTM were way too heavy-handed. Jonny was going on my nerves very quickly. I would have appreciated her to be more grounded and steadfast, not so hyper and flustered, not so obsessed. Actually I would appreciated her to be less good at crime solving. Less useful, if you will, than she was. Which may sound strange, and I know (and DO like!) that the newer Holmes adaptations are all about the teamwork and Holmes/Watson partnership appreciation, but I feel like they missed the point. The point which is that a Watson may (and will, and should) learn about the crime solving and deduction stuff as they become more involved in it, but the initial attraction, the spark that passes, between every pair of them, every time, is made of different stuff. It’s companionship. A warmth that was missing before, and that is needed, always, more than they know. I didn’t get that feeling here. I’m mostly disappointed because I do want to support and love the different sorts of adaptations that are starting to crop up online. This one has even insinuated very clearly that they’re going for a H/W direction in the future, and not even that gets me more excited about it, and that is honestly tragic. (It also seems that there won’t be any future installments, which renders the point moot.)

S(her)lock - the Webseries “is a feminist, LGBTQA positive, fresh take on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Living in New England in 1995, Sherlock Holmes investigates domestic cases with her companion, Dr. Johanna Watson — only the public has no idea!  Detective Lestrade claims credit for all her greatest accomplishments.  Can Holmes and Watson foil their foe and reclaim credit for their work?”  I haven’t checked this one out yet, which is why I’m copy-pasting the official description in here. What I know: This production has a trans woman as Watson and a drag queen as their landlord/lady, going alternately by Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Turner (which is kind of a stroke of genius, I have to say). Definitely one to keep in mind.

[bluebuell33]

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mike Stamford, Molly Hooper, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade Additional Tags: Femlock, fem-sherlock, fem-john, Male- Molly, Scarlett Holmes - Freeform, Johanna Watson - Freeform, Matt Hooper - Freeform, Fem_Mike, Basically boys are girls and girls are boys, POV First Person, Scarlett is gay, Johanna is Bi, Fem-Mycroft, Fem-Greg, Mary is Mark and he is no good, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Tags changing Summary:

Scarlett Holmes remembers the day she met Johanna Watson like it was yesterday, not four years prior. As she returns from two years away and finds everything has changed. She discovers she must fight to get her best friend back and protect both of their lives. Will their friendship grow to something more? Scarlett Holmes isn't giving up her Dr Watson easily.

[lemonyandbeatrice]

so apparently there’s gonna be a Finnish tv show called ‘Sherlock North’ which features Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Johanna Watson and while the show isn’t going to even begin shooting until winter 2018, a certain fandom is already angry abt it existing

which proves that time is a flat circle and even when a shitty show baits them it’s ~more progressive~ than letting Watson be a woman

[sanguinarysanguinity]

20 Last(ish) Lines

Ahem. So back in October, I did a first-lines exercise, and then @amatara said she wanted to do a last-lines version and asked if I would do it with her. And I said sure, but it’d probably be a few days until I got to it. ...and then a few days turned into a few months, apparently. (Sorry, amatara! It was mostly all drafted? I’m not sure why it’s spent three months languishing in my drafts folder? My life is a mystery even to me?)

Anyway, these are the same twenty stories I used for the first-lines exercise; I’m ignoring the handful of things I’ve published since then, because I am lazy, lazy. In cases where the last line makes absolutely no sense on its own, I include the line or two before it.

1. “Yes, she does [like marmalade],” I agreed—although Holmes liked it somewhat more—and I began removing his chemical equipment to my room. (Baker Street Papas, Whitehead Holmes)

2. Mac laughed, and gathered the exhausted girl closer in her arms. (Recommended by Galen and Avicenna, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries)

3. I flicked my own stub into the coals and sat back to listen proper, not much caring what he played, just so long as I got to lay there listening to it. (Desperate Men and Fools, ACD x Strange Empire)

4. RAYMOND (CON’T): Happy Valentine’s Day, Kevin. KEVIN: And to you, Raymond. (The Way Lovers Do, With The Puzzle, Brooklyn 99)

5. And Furiosa thinks, Oh, that’s why. (Fingers, Mad Max: Fury Road)

6. “I told you, it’s not broken,” she scolds, and the two of them spend the rest of the walk home planning Danny Gilpatrick's downfall. (Terrible Sisters, Supergirl)

7. And Rey went to find Finn, deciding that yes, even surrounded by all her command staff and an entire base of Resistance fighters, General Leia Organa had been waiting for Rey to come back. (Welcome Home, Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

8. "Suits you," Poe grins. One thumb strokes the base of Finn's skull above the collar. "Can't wait for her to see you in it." (Lined with Love, Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

9. Buoyed to the sound of his violin, I let myself drift, my Mary’s dear face before me. (Brandy and Soda, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution)

10. “With luck, we’ll be able to catch the evening tide.” (Particular Debts, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution)

11. Johanna Mason had three months. She knew exactly how much damage a sawblade could do. (From the Woods: The Wolves and Woodcutters Remix, The Hunger Games)

12. Joan blinked at the ceiling a few moments, then hit ctrl-Q and dragged the file, all 474 pages of it, to the recycle bin. (Crowd Around: The ‘And I, My Best Friend’ Remix, Elementary)

13. He marked them, and guarded them, and waited for the changing wind when Watson—perhaps this one he knew, or some future version he couldn’t yet envision—would seek to have them restored to her. (For the Sake of the Trust (The Stratigraphic Predecessor Remix, Elementary)

14. Whatever man brought [that Marshall’s star] into that whorehouse, he clearly didn’t deserve to have it. Kelly reckoned the woman who wanted them to call her Ma maybe did. (Stars are for Wishing On, Strange Empire)

15. And with that, we settled in to making sense of Dr Watson’s dates. (A Handsome and Generous People, Sherlock Holmes in the 23rd Century)

16. In a few, happy hours I would once again have Truth to test myself against: exacting, unpredicted, and glorious. (On Verity and Verisimilitude, Star Trek: The Next Generation)

17. ‘I wish you to take me sailing, Lady Maria. If at all possible, tonight.’ (Setting the Sail, ACD Holmes)

18. She looked out at the horizon then, smiling. I did, too, as I held her hand and waited to see what would come up on the other side of it. (As Safe as Houses, Strange Empire)

19. Rebecca shut her eyes again to better listen to Kat’s voice. (Kissing Day, Strange Empire)

20. “Excellent,” he beamed, standing aside for her. “And as soon as we finish here, I have another project upstairs which requires your urgent assistance.” (Cabin Fever, Elementary)

I’m not sure how well one can evaluate the last line in isolation -- ideally, it acquires its meaning from the entire story that went before it, does it not? For example, #11 is the culmination of an eight-thousand word extended metaphor about people, saws, and wood; that line gets all of its power from the relentless priming that went before. On the flipside, there’s a couple of these where it doesn’t matter one whit to me if the last line is any good or not. (The satisfaction in a PWP doesn’t come from the author nailing the final line, after all.)

Overall, I’m much happier with my final lines than my first lines, mostly because I work far harder on them. I might perhaps be embarrassed that #3 and #9 have virtually the same ending -- Watson listening to Holmes playing his violin -- except that I’m using it to different ends in each, and anyway, there are so many Holmes and Watson adaptations that end with Watson listening to Holmes playing his violin; if I have to be embarrassed about using that shorthand, then so do they.