Thanks so much to all of you. Labrat,Emily,Jo,AnnaBtG,Liz,Maria,Rac,KathyM,Jose,Tricia,Sherry,Tank,Merry,and Rivka.
And thank you,too, to those of you who sent me personal emails.
All of your comments are appreciated and received with great interest.
A few things before part 5.
Jo, I love that you raised the issue of how sad it is the AltClark and Lois, who have created something together, have walked away from it..and in a way that seemed too easy.
I felt like I had to pay attention to the rich fanfic tradition of Lois Lanes lost in the Congo never, ever being really dead. They always turn up. Once that world's LL showed her face, our Lois really didn't have a place in that world any longer. She had been living her life, and couldn't do that if altLois is to get her own back. I think that Lois sees all the implications right away, and makes the deliberate step back, though it's painful, even before her ticket home arrives.
Let me know if you feel satisfied with how things are left between AltClark and our Lois in part 5. I value your input.
Too, that you printed out something I wrote at my kitchen counter and read it on a bus so many miles away just thrills me! I can't tell you how much. Almost doesn't seem real.
KathyM, thank you for all of your thoughts! Appreciated all the issues you raised. I am curious to see if you feel they are adequately addressed in part 5. You might not like how I did it, but I would like to know what you think.
Sherry, thanks for the typo heads-up. I will hunt that down.
I am grateful for this experience. It is a real learning one for me. Part 5 is on the way soon, and let me know- good, bad, or ugly- what you think.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
CC
