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Hello all,

This vignette may be short, but it was a definite foray out of my comfort zone...I am used to writing scholarly material in a "Just the facts, ma'am" style. Things like character and plot development and conveying characters' emotions and thoughts are almost completely new to me. I welcome feedback on any aspect of the story, but especially on those areas I just mentioned.

Thanks,
Lynn S. M.

Welcome to the boards, Lynn!

This was a funny, little vignette

Unless you count the authentic Superman-suit. The authentic Superman-globe. Superman's toothbrush. Superman's comb. Etc...

Actually, it's Feb. 29th, according to Never on a Sunday Clark was approximately 3 months old, when the Kents found him. So, if you want to use this date, it sets the story right after The Rival in Season 1, according to the original air dates. Which is actually quite interesting. Wonder if that could spark a plot bunny...

I think you paced it well. It worked

Michael

lol, what a cute idea! Poor boy, I can imagine the look on his face... and of course it wouldn't take much of a clue for Lois to put everything together, would it? At least he didn't try to deny anything; that seems like a good start...

You should venture outside of your comfort zone more often. 'Cause, you know, when you start moving outside of your comfort zone, your comfort zone starts to expand, and that's so much more comfortable, isn't it?

PJ

Welcome!

Interesting revelation story. Very cute.

I think Clark's birthday would actually be February 28th, because I don't think there was a February 29th in 1966....

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your encouraging feedback. :-)

>> Well, you seemed to be the last holdout on having Superman apparel;

> Unless you count the authentic Superman-suit. The authentic Superman-globe. Superman's toothbrush. Superman's comb. Etc... [Big Grin]

Or, as Clark has been known to say at least once (and probably thought many a time in the first couple of seasons), "If only you knew, Lois..."

>Actually, it's Feb. 29th, according to Never on a Sunday

Oops...So much for relying on Wikipedia...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_%26_Clark:_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman) Guess this means I'll just have to go back and re-watch the episode to do some more primary research. Darn, darn! ;-) Thanks for the correction. I obviously still have much to learn.

> Wonder if that could spark a plot bunny...

If any specific follow-on story ideas come to you, you have not only my permission to write it up, but also my encouragement to do so. :-) (The same is true for anyone else who is interested in writing a sequel.)

Thanks again for the feedback. :-)

- Lynn S. M.

Hi PJ,

>lol, what a cute idea! Poor boy, I can imagine the look on his face...

That's actually what inspired the story for me in the first place -- The thought of him opening the box and seeing *that* inside made me chuckle more than once, and I had hoped to be able to give others a smile, too.

>You should venture outside of your comfort zone more often.

I've done so every day for the past eight years of my life. (See comment immediately below.)

>I'm raising a child with autism -- what's your superpower?

Looks as though we share a superpower, then. I've never seen it phrased that way; I like it. :-) And yes, my son is eight years old. I love him dearly, but I never know quite what curve ball he'll throw my way next...It sure would be handy to have Superman's speed, not to mention his super-hearing and X-Ray vision. And as my son gets bigger, I imagine I'll be adding Superman's strength to my wish list.

In my pre-motherhood days, I had been pretty active in Forever Knight fandom; but I have been too busy until recently even to think of doing anything in any fandom. Writing this story was therefore a huge step for me. It is a reclamation of a part of my life that had been put on hold for a very long time.

- Lynn S. M.

LOL - very cute. I never fail to be impressed at how many ways FoLCs can find to let Lois in on the secret.

LabRat

I just remembered something after reading this great birthday gift story!

Don't know if this is an accurate memory, but maybe supports the February date, but a wisp of memory.... something about them using Dean's birthdate for Clark.

I apologize if this is totally off and I don't have Dean's birthdate or thought where to look it up, and you have to know this memory comes from way back when the show was still originally airing... So... it's been a very long time since I've been that involved in any of it.

Evelyn

According to imdb, Dean's birthday is July 31, 1966.

But for your story, it doesn't really matter when Clark's birthday happens, does it? It's a cute story.

Well, I've done a little more research. In Never on Sunday, the following dialog was exchanged:

Sunday: You're a Pisces, right?
Clark: Good guess. Yeah. February 28th.
Sunday: Nineteen sixty five?
Clark: Close. Sixty six.

BUT, in Tempus Fugitive, Clark sets his time machine for May 17, 1966.

These two facts are easily reconcilable: May 17, 1966 must have been his adoption day; but, since he appeared to be about 3 months old then, February 28th could have been within the range of possible birthdays. I could see Martha's sense of humour kicking in; had it been a leap year, she probably would have chosen Leap Day; as it was, I could easily see her picking the date closest to the hypothetical Leap Day as the day she chose for Clark's alleged birthday.

My thanks to all who have commented so far. :-)

cheers,
Lynn

Very cute .

I was thinking it was Feb. 28 b/c 1966 is not a leap year... May 17 is the date they found him/his ship and he was a few months old.

Hi Lynn

Nice short. Sometimes the truth can be found in the simplest and most unexpected ways.

His nervousness alone would have had Lois looking for the reason.

Bob

Just read this short story of yours.

I liked it and though it was cute .

Thanks for sharing!

That's what you get from copying right out of the script an not thinking just because it's late
BTW, it really does read Feb. 29th, 1966 in the script. They fixed it on the show, though

Michael

Haha very cute!