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Hello all, So, what do you think to the start of the new New Adventures of Lois & Clark?  Incidentally, even before this challenge had been issued, I had been planning to write a retirement-related story to accompany my announcement of my own retirement (effective at the start of this year).   I was originally planning to try a story about Clark's emotions as he hung up his cape for the final time, but the words in this challenge made me think of this story instead. This story is in response to the Kerth 2020 Weekly Challenge #1. Joy, Lynn
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Aww, great little ficlet! Very sweet! I don't see Lois sitting back and spending the rest of her days knitting though. Something tells me she'll be freelancing/blogging/vlogging/whatever now that she'll have all that "free time" on her hands.  Happy Retirement to you!
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Hey Lynn  Congratulations on retirement and this little ficlet is a perfect way to start it out. I love the way you used the words in this challenge and you can feel the emotions behind Lois' words as she passes on the advice to her former colleagues.  Great job!
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nice one for the challenge
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Lois Lane-Kent retired? Yeah, right! Awesome way to announce her retirement and yours. Congratulations Lynn!  Well done!
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My thanks to the four of you who have taken the time to leave feedback and to extend good wishes.
I think Lois's idea of "retirement" is being able to chase down the stories of her choosing with no deadlines other than those she imposes upon herself. Well, that plus helping with the grandkids. After all, as I can attest first-hand, when you have children with special needs, it is hard to find qualified people to help, and the more numerous and the more major the special needs, the fewer qualified people exist. I would say that any child having Kryptonian blood has about as specialized a "special need" as there can be, and the only people to whom their parents could entrust them with complete confidence would be those who know The Secret. And that would mean that Lois and Clark would probably be doing a lot more sitting than they might have done had Clark been human.
Of course, I could see Lois investigating while rocking the younger kids to sleep and taking them on games of "Let's learn things!" as they got older. (I can only imagine how challenging those kids would be to teach in a public school as they got older. The best teachers would embrace the challenge with delight; the not-so-good ones would dread it.)
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First, best wishes on your retirement. Congratulations!  What a delightful fic. I imagine Lois will be as busy or more so in retirement than she was when employed. I love how she learned her priorities and unselfishly passed her wisdom onto the younger reporters. Hopefully they took her words to heart. So, what do you think to the start of the new New Adventures of Lois & Clark? Would LOVE to see them! 
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Beautiful! And Happy Retirement! 
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Hi Queenie, Thank you on both counts. Joy, Lynn
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Cuidadora, I imagine Lois will be as busy or more so in retirement than she was when employed. I'm sure you're right. I have had more than one retired person tell me that they wonder how they ever fit in the time to work. If less-driven people say that, I can only imagine what it would be like for a Lois Lane. If my muse cooperates on post-retirement stories, I will gladly write them up. Or if anyone else wants to "play" with this version of our favourite characters, they have my blessings. Joy, Lynn
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Hi Lynn! I found another one Lois stepped into the bullpen to shouts of, “Congratulations, Lois,” and “Happy retirement, Mrs. Lane-Kent!” Retirement?  But as he might have said, ‘A newshound can’t help but lunge after a story like a dog after a bone.’” Given the recent rewatch: Jasmine – one of the younger reporters -- interjected, “But now maybe the rest of us will have a chance at a Kerth.” Yes, but it’s so much cheaper to produce them with the winner pre-engraved  It’s nothing compared to the joy of a good marriage, or of seeing your children grow up and have kids of their own. If someone had told me that a couple of decades ago, I would have rolled my eyes and said that they were cornier than Kansas, but as corny as it may sound, it’s also the truth.” Awwww Simple and beautifully told Michael PS: Reading the comments: wait, is Lois actually going undercover at a retirement home to discover a donation and last-will scam on an industrial scale?
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Hi Michael, Pardon my delayed response. I've been busy sandwich-generationing (to coin a term). I've a (very) little time free right now, and I wanted to use some of it to give you a long-overdue response. Given the recent rewatch: Glad the timing proved serendipitous. And speaking of timing, my own leave much to be desired. Just when I am too busy to spend time on the boards, not only are the rewatches happening, but also weekly ultra-short fanfic is being posted. (I hope to participate in it eventually, but it will be several months more at minimum before things settle down for me.) Yes, but it’s so much cheaper to produce them with the winner pre-engraved And purchased in bulk. Simple and beautifully told Thank you. PS: Reading the comments: wait, is Lois actually going undercover at a retirement home to discover a donation and last-will scam on an industrial scale? I'll never tell. (Shhh... It's supposed to be secret.) Thanks for another delightful bit of feedback. Joy, Lynn
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Hi Lynn! no worries, just glad to see you around And since you're extra busy, I'll just re-ping it here in case you missed it: Thom Zahler started publishing his Love Capes Christmas story with weekly updates online (it's also available in print): https://www.lcficmbs.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/topics/294226/love-and-capes-web-cartoon#Post294226 Michael
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Hi Michael, Thanks for the understanding and the heads-up. I had actually gotten the Christmas e-book as a Kickstarter premium and I devoured it; it was every bit as good as his previous Love & Cape forays. My only complaint was that I wanted more. (Not a bad complaint to have.) Even though I already knew about the Zahler book, I really appreciate your taking the time to share that info with me. That was so thoughtful. Joy, Lynn
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Hi Lynn! you're very welcome! Got mine too via the Kickstarter And the great thing is, you can set up Kickstarter notifications so we can get new Love and Capes notifications in our inbox Michael
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