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  By Melanie Atherton Allen March 30, 2016 June 11, 2017 A To Z Challenge 2016, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera

I am a bibliophile.  I really should not be allowed to go to used bookshops: I come away with bags of books, some of which I never intend to read.  I buy them just to take them home and gloat over them in solitude.  This makes the library at Atherton… Continue reading

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Beneath The Cream: A Spam Poem

  By Melanie Atherton Allen June 14, 2014 June 14, 2014 Atherton Reads Her Spam Mail, Ephemera, spam

Beneath The Cream: A Piece Of Spam I Just Received, Re-Set As A Poem Test touches 0nline casin0 beneath the cream. The flesh tosses test past the tin circuit. The steep exit noses above test. The biased cylinder floors 0nline casin0. The insistence dies near the flaw. cheap knock off… Continue reading

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Z is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 30, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Zeppelin Z is for Zeppelin: A Poem Eleven Little Pleasure-Seekers On a Zeppelin One Got Vertigo, and Then There Were Ten   Ten People Up Where The Air Is Fine; One Went Mad, and then There Were Nine.   Nine Old Friends in the Hands of Fate; An Old Quarrel… Continue reading

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Y is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 29, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Best of, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Yacht Gentlemen!  Do you sometimes Find It Necessary to have a Private Chat in Pleasant Surroundings With Someone Who May Or May Not Be Going Home Again? Do you find it Difficult to find a Venue for your Business Meetings? Are you getting tired of Disposing of Witnesses? Have you… Continue reading

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X is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 28, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Best of, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

X Marks The Spot Where The Body Was Found Notes: No case in over a week.  Nothing of real interest since the case of The Bilious Barking Bouncing Baby Bassinet (I shudder to remember the details of that case, and yet I would trade my current peace for another like… Continue reading

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W is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 26, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Widow Four Times A Widow, She Will Brave The Altar Once More Madame Carnehomme Will Walk Up The Aisle Again- Will The Fates Be Kinder To Her This Time Than They Have Been Thus Far? “Zometimes I wonder if I am Cursed!”  Says the Charming Mme. Carnehomme Madame Carnehomme, the… Continue reading

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V is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 25, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Villains A Policeman’s Guide To Villains Chapter 8:  Villains In Crimes Involving Toffs How to Identify a Toff Style of Murder 1)  Your suspects: do any of them have Titles?  For these purposes, “Sir” and “The Hon.” both count as titles. 2)  The victim: had he a Title?  If he… Continue reading

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U is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 24, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Undetectable Poison Notes: I have included this page out of sheer admiration for the character of Dr. Brambleweir, who I dearly wish was a Veridical Personality, and not consigned merely to the pages of books and magazines.  Sigh… Continue reading

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T is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 23, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Telegrams The Documents In The Case Of Gamehen, Thumbscrew, and the Bishop’s Secretary These telegrams form an important part of my solution of this troublesome case.  I present them in order. The first telegram: The Bishop’s Reply: The next two telegrams, both from Pimsley, arrived in rapid succession: The Bishop… Continue reading

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S is for…

  By Melanie Atherton Allen April 23, 2014 March 30, 2016 A To Z 2014, Artificial Artifacts, Blogging A to Z, Ephemera, Mystery

Secrets Introduction If you’ve been Detecting for any amount of time at all, you will have noticed something that may strike you as a bit odd:  Secrets.  Many people have them.  And most people who have Secrets don’t want to share them with anyone, even with a Seeker After Truth… Continue reading

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