FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/27/23 07:24 AM
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Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/27/23 09:10 AM
My goodness, this part just hit me hard! 
Poor Clark!!! So glad he has the support of his parents.
There are so many wonderful and sad and interesting details that you added here. I loved how you had him overhear the conversation with his parents, and then
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I really love this series so much, and I hope we keep getting these little glimpses (I wish we could have two Fridays every week!!!). I'm looking forward to, at some point, seeing Clark happy
Thank you for sharing!!!
-Bek
Poor Clark!!! So glad he has the support of his parents.
There are so many wonderful and sad and interesting details that you added here. I loved how you had him overhear the conversation with his parents, and then
Originally Posted by bakasi
It had been the first time in years that he’d felt truly good about himself. Like he had a purpose in life. Like he could do something more meaningful than wait for the next hiccup.
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Originally Posted by bakasi
“Mom,” he said quietly, his voice hoarse.
She was in his arms, before he could protest or even voice a word of warning. Clark melted into her embrace and the tension of the past days seeped out of him. Tears slipped down his cheeks.
“I didn’t know where else to go,” he whispered.
“You chose exactly the right place,” she reassured him tenderly.
She was in his arms, before he could protest or even voice a word of warning. Clark melted into her embrace and the tension of the past days seeped out of him. Tears slipped down his cheeks.
“I didn’t know where else to go,” he whispered.
“You chose exactly the right place,” she reassured him tenderly.
I really love this series so much, and I hope we keep getting these little glimpses (I wish we could have two Fridays every week!!!). I'm looking forward to, at some point, seeing Clark happy
Thank you for sharing!!!
-Bek
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/27/23 10:43 PM
Wow, that was a few gut punches 
, but I'm glad he returned home!! And I’m glad they're as supportive as ever.
I really hope he meets up with Lois soon. Maybe revealing it isn’t magic would be . . . eventually beneficial. Granted......
Anyway way, can't wait for more!!
, but I'm glad he returned home!! And I’m glad they're as supportive as ever. I really hope he meets up with Lois soon. Maybe revealing it isn’t magic would be . . . eventually beneficial. Granted......
Anyway way, can't wait for more!!
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/27/23 11:43 PM
That was an emotional chapter! I felt Clark’s pain. He’s exactly where he needs to be. There’s nothing like a mother’s hug. He’s so hard in himself. Those people would be dead if he wasn’t there to save them.
I hope Clark meets up with Lois again soon and that he finds happiness.
I love this universe and I can’t wait for more!
I hope Clark meets up with Lois again soon and that he finds happiness.
I love this universe and I can’t wait for more!
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/28/23 11:08 AM
Originally Posted by Blueowl
Wow, that was a few gut punches
Yeah, I guess he needs them to leave his comfort zone.
Originally Posted by Blueowl
I really hope he meets up with Lois soon.
That's what the gut punching is all about.
Originally Posted by SuperBek
I really love this series so much, and I hope we keep getting these little glimpses (I wish we could have two Fridays every week!!!).
Oh, thank you. But frankly, I'm glad that I manage to write one story a week. It's a nice compliment, though.
Originally Posted by Songbird
There’s nothing like a mother’s hug.
You're right about that. Initially, I wanted to call this story "the Magic of Hugs". But then my beta pointed out that you'd hope for more Lois and Clark moments and would likely be disappointed.
I promised myself to use the title another time.
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/28/23 02:28 PM
I really like this series. MagiKal is a brilliant and original take on the Superman story, and you're handling it very well. I'm eager to see what comes next. Will Houdini have something to do with his uncontrolled power bursts? Is there red Kryptonite embedded under his skin somewhere? (exposed to green, vulnerable, fell on a sliver of red, small puncture wound, got away, healed with the sliver in his arm or leg) Or is Houdini the one with the red K? (That's assuming that red K is responsible for this situation.)
Houdini's a terrific dog, by the way. We had a Golden Retriever/Lab mix for twelve years and he was wonderful. Houdini reminds me of our boy Sam. And it's brilliant that you've named the dog after the most famous illusionist of the 20th century.
This string of stories is just one more good reason to be happy there's a Friday every week.
Houdini's a terrific dog, by the way. We had a Golden Retriever/Lab mix for twelve years and he was wonderful. Houdini reminds me of our boy Sam. And it's brilliant that you've named the dog after the most famous illusionist of the 20th century.
This string of stories is just one more good reason to be happy there's a Friday every week.
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/28/23 06:09 PM
Ahhhhhhh so many emotions in this one!!! I loved it! As always, can’t wait for the next one!
Sara
Sara
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/28/23 07:24 PM
Originally Posted by Terry Leatherwood
This string of stories is just one more good reason to be happy there's a Friday every week.
Awww, thank you, Terry.
Originally Posted by KSaraSara
Ahhhhhhh so many emotions in this one!!! I loved it!
Thnanks, thought you might like it.
Re: FDK: Smoke and Mirrors - 01/28/23 09:46 PM
Hi Barbara!
That’s the first one without magic in the title, isn’t it?
/Checks/ No I missed one!
/brb/
Okay, here we go…
It was cheap and the thicker, glossy paper is great for lining Houdini’s sleeping corner?
That’s how quickly things can go downhill.
Still, perhaps safer to do it publicly than hidden in some backyard alley.
Yeah, that’s what you call ‘tact’.
You really do great scenes!
Michael
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Smoke and Mirrors
/Checks/ No I missed one!
/brb/
Okay, here we go…
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As Clark climbed into his RV, his eyes fell on the copy of the Metropolis Star that lay on the passenger seat. Perry would have his head if he knew that he'd bought the paper.
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MagiKal - illusionist or arsonist?" The headline read.
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His father had warned him that it was just too risky to expose himself.
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That was Johnny Cash singing ‘Ring of Fire’. And now we're talking to our correspondent on the East Coast. Good evening, Carol. Can you tell me if there has been any statement from Metropolis’ famous illusionist, MagiKal?”
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“Come on, Houdini. I believe I have a bit of meat pie left for you somewhere.”
Michael