Thank you! Saw your reply in the fdk thread and had to keep refreshing my screen until Chapter 6 appeared.
Loved it! Sad ending but it followed from the events of the story, and it ended on an upbeat note. And I love your writing, especially the way you used the mention of Mars and the line about the mother's prerogative to make it clear that this was the next generation.
I need to go back and check--was Lois's right hand the one she lost? The one she used to take notes and type? That would be especially hard for a reporter to recover from. I would like some insight into whether she ever went back to the Planet, but I guess that's part of what you decided to leave open.
