The Transfixed Correspondence of Phoenix

08/03/2026

Sherlockians, I have been asked to speak at the 47th Annual Sherlock Holmes at the Pratt. The event is at 11 am on Saturday, November 14th (bagels, tea, and coffee at 10:30) in the Wheeler Auditorium of the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore (400 Cathedral Street). Parking vouchers will be available for the garage at 15 W. Franklin St.

After the program, the Maiwand Disorderlies will again convene for lunch at the Maiwand Grill at 324 W. Baltimore Street. It's about a 4-minute drive/12-minute walk from the Pratt.

07/16/2026

If you ordered a Tea Brokers pin more than 10 days ago and haven't received it yet, DM me and I'll send the USPS tracking number.

07/16/2026

Just arrived! Can you read it?

06/29/2026

They're HERE!

I'll be getting them packed for mailing in the next day or so. If I'm seeing you IRL in the next month (Tide-waiters and Watson's Tin Box), I will hand you your pin directly unless you let me know you want it sooner. Karen will also have some to sell at Holmes in the Heartland (July 24-26).

06/17/2026

Sherlock Holmes' London: Into the Fog, a high-quality, fold-out map, has just been released by Herb Lester Associates. You can order it online from major sites or directly from HLA if you're in the UK.

Into the Fog: Sherlock Holmes' London leads readers through the capital as Holmes and Watson knew it ― a city of gaslight, theatres, grand hotels and shadowed alleys. This guide sets Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories against the map of London, tracing their adventures from Baker Street to Brixton, from Pall Mall to Paddington.

Real addresses stand beside the fictional: vanished lanes, demolished halls and invented squares, all layered onto the living city. Each entry places a story in its setting, exploring both the history and the imagination that shaped it.

Whether stepping into a Turkish bath on Northumberland Avenue, following a Christmas goose to Covent Garden, or glimpsing fragments of the Red-Headed League off Fleet Street, readers walk the blurred line between fact and fiction.

An essential companion for Sherlockians and London-lovers alike, Into the Fog reveals a city elusive, atmospheric and steeped in intrigue.

06/15/2026

As of June 30, I will be managing our monthly Zoom meetings (1st Wednesday at 6:30 Arizona time) solely through e-mail and FB. If you want to get on the mailing list, please DM me.

05/31/2026

Any budding writers in your family? Or do you enjoy writing for children?

05/24/2026

Fortunately I'm not going to be in London to see this play. It sounds dreadful.

Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: A garbled take - 2/5 A baffling mix of previous takes on Holmes doesn’t have much of a clue

05/22/2026

To keep the memory green!

04/26/2026

April 26, 1900: the very first Sherlock Holmes adaptation, "Sherlock Holmes Baffled", is filmed by Arthur Marvin for the Biograph company in New York City. It was made to be viewed on the Mutoscope, the hand-cranked viewer found in penny arcades of the time. The film was only 59 seconds long. It wasn't copyrighted until 1903.

The very first Sherlock Holmes movie. Over 100 years old. Remastered in HD.About a minute long, this features Holmes confused by a disappearing bandit.Remast...