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I know it! I know it! 50 First Revelations by Matrix and Sue S. It's one of my favorite stories! The one posted by folc4evernaday is Be Careful What You Wish For by Alexis Waters. That was hard to guess! The next: I went to Smallville, Kansas, because it was the most insignificant place I'd ever been. I went there because the one time I'd been there before, I'd been sure I'd found the exact spot people were talking about when they referred to "the last place on earth."
It certainly was the last place on earth anyone would ever expect to find Lois Lane. Andreia
"My wife's love is what unites Krypton and Earth in my heart. Without it, without her, I truly would be in hell."
~ Superman: Man of Tomorrow #15
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Now that's a great opening <g> This is Field of Dreams by Caroline K. Here's a short one for you: It's not easy being dead. PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed. He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement." "You can say that again," she told him. "I have a...." "Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
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I'm pretty sure it's My Television Debut by Pam but I'm gonna assume it is cause I love the stories that this story is a sequel to. Moving on: We tumbled onto the sofa together. Probably a good thing as I wasn't sure my legs would've held out much longer. Our tongues danced together as we teased each other with our touches. Her fingers played up my back, her touch light and delicate, yet each point of contact joined together to create a fiery trail. I was no stranger to kissing girls, but somehow with her . . . it was different. Breaking our kiss for a moment, I pulled back to look at her. Soft hair tumbled around her face in disarray, and her sharp brown eyes flashed up at me.
Sarah,
Tempus: You want to know the future, Miss Lane? No one works, no one argues, there are 9,000 channels and nothing on!
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Strength by Beth Summerson Next: As we enter the elevator Clark's fingers brush the small of my back. I can't decide what irritates me more - the fact that he's touching me, or that usually I like it when he's unconsciously possessive like this.
Make no mistake about it - Clark Kent is persona non grata to me at this moment. Andreia
"My wife's love is what unites Krypton and Earth in my heart. Without it, without her, I truly would be in hell."
~ Superman: Man of Tomorrow #15
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I know that one!! The Next Step by Sue S now to look for a quote... Wedged between the door and seat of my jeep, I cock one eye open to stare at my partner again, trying to figure out his secret. His *biggest* secret. He thinks I'm asleep, but in reality, I can't shut my mind off long enough to snooze. I watch him stare out the front window at the darkened office building across the street, glasses perched precariously on the tip of his nose. I figure it's because he's farsighted, but it's just one of the strange things that are just ... Clark.
Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head.
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too hard? a clue: it's a short story and there is only one line of dialogue.
Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head.
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I'm pretty sure that's "Newton\'s Law" by BJ. The clue about only one line of dialogue gave it away. Next one (and this is probably way too easy): "The Nightfall Asteroid is on a direct course for Earth. This piece of space rock is seventeen miles across, traveling at close to thirty thousand miles per hour. If nothing stops it, it will hit the Earth in a little more than four days." Professor Daitch, Chief Scientist at the EPRAD command and control center based in Metropolis, paused at the end of his announcement and added, almost under his breath, "The sky, literally, is falling."
"What kind of damage could this asteroid do?" The inquiry came from Phil Morrison of the Star.
Daitch took a deep breath. "It could knock the Earth off its axis, even throw us out of our current solar orbit. It's far larger than the meteor that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. The crater alone will throw enough dust into the air to start a new ice age."
Professor Daitch stepped back from the microphone and the general who had introduced him took his place. Lois Lane, like the other reporters at the press conference, had been momentarily stunned by the announcement. It was hard to absorb the meaning of the astronomer's words -- that the entire world could die in four days. The whole concept was unreal to her. Science had never been her strongest subject and the idea that a piece of rock traveling from the depths of space could cause the end of civilization, as she had always known it, was almost unbelievable.
Frank Madison, from LNN, appeared to recover first. "Is the government doing anything about it? What's being done to protect the Earth from this thing?"
"Of course, the government isn't standing idly by," General Zeitlin replied, sounding slightly outraged at the mere idea. "There is no need for panic. We are confident we can handle this challenge with existing resources. We have several delivery systems, notably the Asgard booster, which we are in the process of re-programming. At the same time, we're currently attaching nuclear payloads, which, if we can deliver them, will eradicate this threat from our skies."
The press conference concluded a few moments later. Lois charged out ahead of the other reporters and headed straight for the phones, snatching up the receiver of the nearest from under the reaching hand of Linda Watkins. The reporter from the Register gave her a dirty look, which Lois ignored. The biggest story of the century was breaking, and it might be the last one she would ever write. She was darned well going to be the one to write it -- first.
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"Clark, come and see this!"
Clark Kent, the Acting Editor of the Smallville Press, turned at the shout from Jennifer Douglas, one of the little paper's two full-time reporters. The small television was on in the main newsroom -- a cramped space about fifteen by fifteen, crowded with several desks, a copy machine, the coffeepot and various paraphernalia associated with the publication of the little weekly newspaper.
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