Sometimes an idea isn't big enough to merit a full story. Hence, I write a short, basically a short story that revolves around some premise and runs for a few pages. Occasionally, it won't
even stretch that long, and in that case I'll write a drabble. A drabble is a story consisting of exactly 100 words, in addition to a title that can be no more than four words long. This is actually quite difficult. The shorts are sort of little bonus chapters for the arc, since they don't contradict it,
and in some cases the things I put in them are in mind when I write the arc stories. The drabbles often fit as well, with perhaps one or two exceptions. So if you don't have much time to read, this might be a good place to start.
- All Wet: Short. Gambit takes a swim. Purdey gets her feet wet.
- Bonus Features: Short. Gambit is all shaken up. Purdey pushes his buttons. The
"Saucy" half of the "Sweet & Saucy" Valentine's Day Double Bill.
- Changing of the Guard: Short. Gambit questions his destiny. Purdey has no doubts.
- Cleaning Up: Short. Purdey takes the wrong door. Gambit sets her straight. Ah, the joys of bathroom humour...
- Clothes Unmake the Man: Short. Purdey plays dress-up. Gambit loses his shirt. Precedes the events of the episode "House of Cards."
- French Lessons: Short. Gambit practices his accent. Purdey translates.
- Good Value: Short. Gambit learns his theory. Purdey puts it into practice.
- In the Corner: Short. Steed wants a drink. Gambit needs a break. A short scene set after the end of "Angels of Death."
- Kilty Pleasures: Short. Purdey gets in touch with her heritage. Gambit shows some leg.
- Magazines: Short. Gambit’s request for reading material results in some interesting insights into Purdey’s past...
- Names: Short. Gambit constructs the argument. Purdey bends the rules.
- No Face, No Name: Short. 1969. A dark night. A chance encounter. A connection. And a sense of loss. AU only if you want it to be.
- Remembrance: Short. Purdey mourns. Gambit waits.
- RPG: Short. Purdey sticks to the script. Gambit rewrites the ending.
- Rumours: Short. Purdey listens to hearsay. Gambit sticks to the facts.
- She Sleeps: Short. She sleeps. He reflects. The "Sweet" half of the "Sweet &
Saucy" double bill.
- Still Here: Short. Purdey ponders mortality. Gambit focuses on life.
- Sniffles: Short. Even agents get sick...
- What Purdey Saw: Short. At some level she'd known all about it. Always had. But there
was something about seeing it with her own eyes that made it harder to brush
aside. And even harder to accept.
- And Dirtier Still: Drabble. Set after Dirtier by the Dozen.
- A Good Fit?: Drabble.
- The Joys of Technology: Drabble.
- Patriotism: Drabble.
- Mike and Purdey Charles?: Drabble. Fans of The Thin Man should like this one.
- The Final Cut: Drabble. Set in the early days of the arc, post-"Anew".
- Thoughts: Drabble. Purdey just can't keep a certain someone off her mind.
