April Fools! (Sorry, I couldn't resist. )

So, what did you think?

Joy,
Lynn

LOL!!!

E.T. comes to Kansas. Smallville will never be the same.

Loved it!

It had kind of been a llllloooonnngggg day, and seriously, this story was exactly what I needed.

Didn't see the end coming at all, and then you had me .

Thanks, Lynn--awesome job . Always really enjoy your stories .
Laura

Morgana, I agree. I almost wish my muse would continue the story beyond this point. I'd love to see what the Kents would do with this alien.

Laura, I'm delighted to have been able to give you a pick-me-up. And thanks for sticking through the standard-to-the-point-of-dull start of the story to get to the punchline.

Joy,
Lynn

Awesome! I'll be chuckling for the rest of the day. Good thing the kids aren't old enough to call me crazy yet.

Still thinking about that ending--had me laughing while out running errands .

Great job, Lynn .

Nice.

DC and Laura, thank you. You made my day. I love it when one of my stories sticks with a reader past the time they move onto the next story.

Corrina, I know how busy you are these days, and I'm honoured that you would take the time to read my story. Thanks.

Joy,
Lynn

I thought this very entertaining. I was especially caught off guard because you posted late on March 31st, so I wasn't expecting an April Fool's story. I should have known better. I did start to wonder if this happened instead of finding Clark's ship, or AFTER they found his ship. Once again, you have given my brain lots of food for thought. Thank you.

I read it to my daughter (10) who has seen E.T. As she's only seen it once, sadly she didn't catch the reference to "Phone Home" and didn't get the joke. Alas, stories like this work better if the joke doesn't have to be explained. Another loss to the generational divide.

Hi Virginia,

I decided to post a little early for us so that the Aussie readers might be able to read the story while it was still the first of April for them. (And, I must admit, I didn't want to wait to post.)

I had envisioned that this landing was the only one to which the Kents were privy, but you are welcome to interpret that Clark now has an adoptive older/younger brother. Hmmm... There's a warped story in the making... The sequel to this story could include the landing of ALF in Shuster's field. Seems that that field is galactically famous.

I'm delighted that you liked my story enough to share it with your daughter, even if (alas, indeed) she didn't get it. In any event, it's good to hear that the "classics" like E.T. are being watched by the next generation.

Joy,
Lynn

OMG...it should have been ALF! That would have been hysterical! I bet those M&M people are still kicking themselves over all the revenue they lost to Reese's Pieces. Thanks for the laugh.

Hi Susan,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you liked the story. I had originally thought of using ALF, but I figured that E.T. might be more well-known, especially among the younger readers. And if you don't know the alien, the punch line would fall flat. But I agree, ALF would have been funnier.

Joy,
Lynn

Hi Lynn!

So, origin story? (says the reader while reading this on a mobile phone without scrollbars to indicate this is a really short one…)

Wouldn’t that be unfortunate, them driving on and then some other guy finding the little bundle of havoc?
TRASK:

No one ever told her to not go and seek out the bright light?

Oops?

Right.

Funny thing: I saw Airplane II – The Sequel before E.T.:


It’s like the Inn at the Crossroads!

What a fun little bundle of joy!
Michael

P.S.: Sorry if the FDK got longer than the story My bad...

Hi Michael ,

What a lovely surprise -- a double treat. First, that I received any feedback so long after posting the story, and second that the feedback came from you.



Since when has Martha followed convention? (She's kind of like Lois in that regard.)

Thanks for the clip. I've never actually seen any of the Airplane movies. This video was cute, but I could see where much of the humour would have been lost if one hadn't seen E.T. first.

Exactly.

On the contrary, your (sic) good. (Well, that would be the opposite of "my bad," wouldn't it?) The more feedback the merrier. Thanks.

Joy,
Lynn

Awwwww shucks! Yeah, I’ve been kind of absent lately. Really need more time


LOIS: I object to the suggestion that I seek out death.

You’re welcome! Come to think of it, I probably should rewatch them some time. Grown-ups do take parodies a different way than kids…



You’re welcome!

Michael