An Ancestor of Mine

[Tom Smith]

Here is the link to Bob Stek’s pastiche I mentioned in our discussion yesterday. It’s interesting (and enjoyable) to get another view of Sherlock’s family history. 

Johanna mentioned that the website where this resides has some questionable material. I haven’t reviewed the site so just be aware. 

Tom

[joh...@comicsworthreading.com]

What I was trying to say is “read the tags” if you explore further. There’s all kinds of material on AO3 - and some really great stories - but you’re responsible for your own experience. Some of the stories are classic-style pastiches; some are explicit pairings. 

Here’s a how-to article I wrote about using the site a few years ago:

https://www.thepopverse.com/fan-fiction-fic-read-how-to-definition-meaning-website-tropes-how-to-what-is-it

Johanna Draper Carlson
joh...@comicsworthreading.com

On Jul 21, 2025, at 9:54 AM, Tom Smith <tomsmit...@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is the link to Bob Stek’s pastiche I mentioned in our discussion yesterday. It’s interesting (and enjoyable) to get another view of Sherlock’s family history. 

Johanna mentioned that the website where this resides has some questionable material. I haven’t reviewed the site so just be aware. 

Tom

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[Tom Smith]

Thanks, Johanna, for clearing that up. 

On Jul 21, 2025, at 9:58 AM, joh...@comicsworthreading.com wrote:

What I was trying to say is “read the tags” if you explore further. There’s all kinds of material on AO3 - and some really great stories - but you’re responsible for your own experience. Some of the stories are classic-style pastiches; some are explicit pairings. 

[Max Magee]

Reading through your primer on fic is interesting and it reminded me that the Baker Street Elementary boys are doing is a another form of fic, or possibly pastiche (maybe not) however you want to describe that. I hadn't really put that together, but your article made it click, particularly this passage:

Fan Fic is simply something written using characters created by someone else. (Which means most superhero comics these days could be considered fic, albeit an officially recognized variant.)

Max

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