I have been wanting to post a reply for a few days, but I am not too good at putting my thoughts into words.
Terry, what a great story! I think that any story that creates so much response (both negative and positive)is great.
The fantastic thing about fiction is that, as the author you can take it in any direction you want.
I am a part of the Happily-Ever-After brigade (mostly, anyway), but I was fascinated with where you took Lois, and I thought the ending was very good.
