Very good. It's nice to see our favorite couple from an outsider's viewpoint every once in a while. And I like the ambiguous time frame here, too. We have no clue as to whether Lois knows "the secret" or not, except for Lois' "short dark hair" which could mean shoulder-length or Tank-style short. We don't know how far along they are in their relationship. And we don't know what Lois had in her purse to knock down a mugger. (Maybe a brick?)

Very nice story, Bob. You and your muse are to be commended. And I suggest a light snack for said muse the next time he comes calling.


Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.

- Stephen King, from On Writing