Maggie's Column!
by Maggie (Maggie13@bellsouth.net)

Hello, my fellow FoLCies. Welcome back to my fanfiction shrine. Today I
shall reminisce about one of my favorite fics, Dimensions of Loving
by Chris Mulder. This story is the continuation of a beautiful saga that
begins with Love Beyond All Measure. It starts with a Bang.
Lois realizes Clark is Superman. Then it gets even better. I know
you are wondering, how is that possible? But it is...

This story is jam-packed with goodies: Lex Luthor, Kryptonite, kidnapping,
Revelation, Romance. However, my favorite moments are the subtle quiet
ones. Lois and Clark doing the groceries, for example, reminds me that you
can do the simplest, dumbest thing, but if you are doing it with someone
you love, it can be a special treat. I once went with my best friend to
have her car's oil changed. As we sat in the waiting room of the garage,
we chatted, laughed, made plans for our day and just enjoyed ourselves
thoroughly. Haven't we all had moments like that?

Today's Classic Quote comes from one of those little moments, that when
weaved together, make the fabric of our lives strong, vibrant and
beautiful.

Lois watches Clark sleeping and ponders:

"You could be anywhere in the world right now, you could be doing anything
in the world right now. Yet you're here, with me, in this little
apartment, on a cold, rainy Tuesday and all you wanted to do was to watch
a basketball game and eat some pizza.....You are so amazing, Clark.
You don't even know that, do you? You don't know just how amazing you are."

I think one of the reasons, we are all so deeply moved by the 90s version
of Superman that Lois & Clark presents us with is that this SuperHero is
not some Icon who lives in Fortress of Solitude, far removed from the rest
of the world he inhabits. Our Superman, not only fights for Truth and
Justice, he is trying to find his place in this world, among his peers. He
longs for the simple pleasures of life many of us take for granted.
Family, friends, basketball games.

This story is longer than the ones we've covered before, but well worth the
time. One of the other major points in the story is how Lois cares for
Clark, when he needs help. A strange form of Kryptonite weakens him and it
is truly beautiful to see her take care of him and help him recuperate,
since usually it's Clark doing the saving.

Lois and Clark's relationship develops as the story unfolds, and we get to
see different sides of their characters -- Lois trying to control her
impulse to bolt whenever she can't handle something and Clark learning he
can't just go through life constantly protecting her, from the truth, from
bad news or bad guys or whatever. In any relationship, there are always
those periods of adjustment where you are kind of learning a new language
which is "us" instead of "you" and "me". Chris Mulder captured that
perfectly.

To quote, our Column Goddess, the Diva, I definitely could not
recommend this story more, if I were twins! ;o) Now class, recite after
me,
Don't just Re-live the Adventure, Read It!
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As always, questions, comments, suggestions and fanfic recommendations are
very welcome at maggie13@bellsouth.net The Name My Column Contest has
concluded. I am currently racking my brain trying to pick my favorite
among all of your creative suggestions and the dweeby names my brain keeps
coming up with. Stay tuned!