Two Terse Tales By Chris Carr Rating: G Submitted: November 2001 __________________ Introduction: These two pieces were written in answer to a challenge Cookie posted on Zoomway's mbs. The remit: to write a fanfic of twenty-five words. (Consequently, this introduction is longer than either of the stories, themselves! :) ) ____________________________ Terse Tale I ************ "Jonathan..." "Martha..." "I can't have kids." "But I still love you." ***** "Martha..." "Jonathan...?" "Look -- a spacecraft!" "And a baby! Let's adopt!" "Good idea." ____________________________ Terse Tale II ************ "It's amazing, Lois." "What is, Clark? That Carlin's Luthor's ex?" "No." "That she's evil?" "No." "That I'm not insane?" "No." "What?" "Jimmy's had plastic surgery." **************