2023 Ceremony « Lois & Clark Kerth Awards

2023 Ceremony

Side-by-Side Transcription from our Kerth Awards Ceremony held on April 30th 2023 in IRC
Some greetings and techie stuff removed

#KerthAwards			#KerthChat
the “onstage” portion of our show			the “kicking back with friends and throwing popcorn at the stage” part of the evening
19:40:00	*	Now talking on #kerthawards	19:40:00	*	Now talking on #kerthchat
			19:41:57	Meadowlark	Hi! I am new to Mibbit. Could someone please tell me how to start a Log of this?
			19:46:34	KathyB	Hello everyone! We’re so glad to see you here!
			19:47:01	KSaraSara	I’m not sure how to start a log on Mibbit! But we do have two people logging and will have a side-by-side transcript available after the ceremony!
			19:47:17	KathyB	Meadowlark, hopefully someone will figure it out! This is a blast from the past, alright!
			19:48:06	AnnieM	T-13 minutes until the ceremony starts! Does everyone have their drink/snack/etc ready?!
			19:48:10	Meadowlark	Ok, a Transcript would great.
19:48:15	KathyB	Welcome, everyone! We’re at T-13 minutes and counting for the 2023 Kerth Awards — our 25th Annual Kerth Awards!
19:48:27	KathyB	If you’re not already in #kerthchat, please join us there. 🙂	19:49:01	AnnieM	The side by side transcripts are great because you can see the chat room reactions along with the ceremony
			19:49:15	KSaraSara	… I’m still drinking my coffee… thanks to my thermal mug… it’s still got a touch of warmth to it lol
			19:51:18	Meadowlark	Think I found part of the logging. If you are logged in, at the top right open “Prefs”, then General tab, there is a check box. The opt to Save must be somewhere else.
			19:53:41	Meadowlark	It’s nice to have this back on IRC. I haven’t been here is a long time.
			19:54:00	KSaraSara	Same here! It’s a blast from the past!
			19:54:05	Doranwen	I love IRC. 😀
			19:54:05	KathyB	Ah, that’s probably why I don’t see it. I’m not logged in. Gosh, this really takes me back!
			19:54:34	Doranwen	I’m on it a lot these days keeping an eye on ArchiveTeam stuff, but most of fandom has sadly moved to other pastures.
			19:54:52	AnnieM	It’s been a solid 20 years since I was on IRC. Definitely a blast from the past.
			19:55:27	KSaraSara	But surely we’re not that old?? LOL
			19:56:13	AnnaBtG	@KSaraSara: we definitely don’t look it! 😁
			19:56:25	AnnaBtG	(speaking of which, how does my emoji look?)
			19:56:31	Doranwen	AnnaBtG: Super tiny and hard to read.
			19:56:54	AnnaBtG	I took it from the keyboard
			19:57:03	Meadowlark	So some of you have been around here for a long time. Before this starts, can I share some sad news? Don’t want to be a downner.
			19:57:07	Doranwen	It’s too small to show the amount of detail necessary to identify. I’d recommend sticking with the text-based emoticons.
			19:57:55	AnnaBtG	@Meadowlark: sounds like something we’d be interested in hearing nevertheless
			19:58:01	Meadowlark	If you don’t already know this, we lost ChrisPat in December of 2022.
			19:58:18	Meadowlark	This was posted on the older MBs.
			19:59:22	AnnaBtG	I didn’t know! So sorry to hear it 🙁
			20:01:01	KSaraSara	Oh no! I remember I actually got to meet her in… 2002, the only LAFF I went to
			20:01:20	AnnieM	Oh, I remember ChrisPat. That’s too bad. Thanks for letting us know.
20:01:24	KathyB	Hello everyone! Welcome to the 2023 Kerth Awards!
20:01:55	KathyB	Just a reminder that this channel will be for the ceremony only, but we have open chatting in #kerthchat
20:02:02	KathyB	Please join us in #kerthchat if you’re not already there 🙂
20:02:18	KathyB	We’ll be getting started in just another minute or two, while we wait for any last minute attendees to log on	20:02:44	Meadowlark	Think the news was posted by Widget aka Lori Lane
			20:02:48	Doranwen	It looks like the only nick that’s in #kerthawards but not here is Demi.
			20:03:57	Darth_Michael	IMPORTANT SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Please don’t drink while I do my presentations. I will not be once again held accountable for coffeedamaged phones and laptops.
			20:04:08	Doranwen	ROFL
			20:04:09	KSaraSara	HAHA!!
			20:04:29	Songbird2	LOL
			20:04:44	Bek	LOL!
			20:04:57	KSaraSara	@Meadowlark–thanks for letting us know. Sorry to hear the news. 🙁
			20:04:57	Doranwen	<g> Duly noted.
			20:05:26	Meadowlark	Guess things have changed. Drinking used to be a major activity during the Kerths.
			20:05:57	KSaraSara	Oh, we’ll still drink… just… beware you may do a spittake while Michael is presenting lol
			20:06:05	Doranwen	I only drink water, but water damage is not a great thing either, lol.
			20:06:19	KathyB	Alright, here we go!
			20:06:36	KathyB	If you’re not in #kerthawards, this is the time to join )
20:06:47	KathyB	Hello everyone, and welcome to the 25th Annual Lois & Clark Fanfic Kerth Awards! And a big thank you to the Kerth Committee for inviting me to act as Master of Ceremonies for tonight’s Jubilee celebration!	20:06:58	Darth_Michael	Thanks @Meadowlark. We actually have an In Memoriam page on the Archive: http://www.lcfanfic.com/memoriam.html If you mail Lauren via the official mail, I’m sure she’ll add a note :/
20:06:47	KathyB		20:07:08	Doranwen	Everyone here is in #kerthawards, though the converse isn’t true.
20:07:40	KathyB	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman debuted nearly 30 years ago (!) on September 12, 1993, and the online fandom began gathering very soon thereafter. To the best of my knowledge, the first L&C-specific fanfic was “Counter Clark-Wise”, written by Zoomway in the summer of 1994. The Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive now boasts 4,278 stories, and that’s not e	20:07:49	AnnaBtG	Maybe someone could private message those who aren’t?
20:07:50	KathyB	and that’s not even counting all the recent stories that have not yet been uploaded or the many stories rated above PG-13 that are housed elsewhere.	20:08:02	AnnaBtG	Though maybe they just don’t want to get overwhelmed
20:08:04	KathyB	The Kerth Awards have a similarly long and wonderful history. In the spring of 1998, Leanne Shawler mentioned that a previous fandom she’d been involved with had done fanfic awards.
20:08:11	KathyB	FoLCs were immediately enthusiastic about the idea, and Leanne and Pam Jernigan came up with 28 categories to honor all the stories that had been posted from 1994-1997.
20:08:22	KathyB	As you can imagine, competition was incredibly fierce, with hundreds of amazing stories up for nomination and voting! Once the votes were tallied, an award ceremony was held on IRC, with over 70 FoLCs in attendance.
20:08:48	KathyB	With the popularity of the Kerth Awards obvious, and with a desire to make it an annual event, a new Kerth Committee was formed for year two, with Erin Klingler taking the helm, joined by Pam and myself.
20:08:54	KathyB	I cannot overstate how amazing this experience was, and over the next six years, from 1999-2005, we had a wonderful time celebrating all the high quality fanfic the fans of Lois & Clark have graced the fandom with.
20:09:05	KathyB	The committee has evolved over the years, with new coordinators, quiz masters, and presenters volunteering their time.
20:09:24	KathyB	So please join me in giving a huge thank you to all of our past committee members who have helped over the years — Erin, Pam, Annette, Helene, Yvonne, Wendy, Tricia, KathyM, Felicia, Vicki, and Val
20:09:32	KathyB	– and a just as huge welcome to our newest KComm members – Sara, Michael, Sara, and Annie! Not to mention the many, many FoLCs who have presented awards, created videos and fanart, nominated stories, and of course, voted for their favorites.	20:09:43	*	Doranwen applauds all past and present committee members
20:09:45	KathyB	Thank you all for making the Lois & Clark fandom still a wonderful place to be, even after 30 years! 😀	20:09:49	AnnaBtG	Thank you everyone!!!
			20:09:54	*	KSaraSara claps
			20:10:08	AnnieM	I still can’t believe this is our 25th anniversary!
			20:10:10	Blueowl_	^_^
20:10:20	KathyB	And in honor of this momentous occasion, let me just say …	20:10:21	KSaraSara	Right? I love this fandom so much!
			20:10:25	*	Meadowlark Applauds KathyB’s intro!
			20:10:29	Songbird2	Thank you everyone! 25 years is amazing!
20:10:30	KathyB	CONTRACTION!!!	20:10:37	KSaraSara	LOL OMG Kathy…
20:10:48	KathyB	No, no, not this year! Fortunately my Kerth baby is all grown up – 22 years old this year! – and my concerns about going into labor will never disrupt another Kerth Awards. 😄
20:10:49	*	KSaraSara eyes Kathy warily…	20:10:56	AnnieM	LOL. No more Kerth babies!
			20:11:01	KSaraSara	Hahaha
			20:11:04	Bek	Oh my…!
20:11:13	KathyB	(Now watch, years from now, one of my kids will be having a kid, and they will go into labor on Kerth day. Ha!)	20:11:16	AnnaBtG	Not for Kathy, at least 😉
			20:11:27	Doranwen	Lol, I’d almost forgotten about that one…
			20:11:34	*	KSaraSara giggles
20:11:46	KathyB	So without further adieu, on with the show!
20:11:53	KathyB	Today we’ll be presenting Kerth awards in 16 categories. We will present 8 awards, then take a 15 minute intermission, before returning to present the remaining 8 awards.
20:12:04	KathyB	Hopefully you are all seeing this in #kerthawards, but only presenters will be able to speak here. All discussion will take place in #kerthchat, so if you haven’t already joined that channel, please do so now! It’s always a ton of fun to celebrate with your fellow FoLCs. 
20:12:06	KathyB	🙂	20:12:09	Blueowl_	Certainly memorable I imagine.
20:12:21	KathyB	A special thank you to Doranwen, who will be our voice jockey for the ceremony. She will be muting and unmuting those who are “at the podium”, so presenters and award winners, please make sure you are unmuted before you start talking.	20:12:26	*	Voice_Jockey gives channel operator status to AnnieM
20:12:46	KathyB	Also, presenters, please check for a private message from DarthMichael during your speech, as he will be passing you the envelope with the winner’s name!
20:13:07	KathyB	And now, to present our first category, Best Super-Short Story, is the wonderful AnnieM. Come on up, Annie!	20:13:07	Doranwen	Well, by the time I was around it was just an in-joke I learned about.
			20:13:12	Doranwen	I think I wasn’t there for the actual experience.
			20:13:13	KSaraSara	I think Erin… or was it Pam had one too??
20:13:19	AnnieM	Thank you, Kathy!	20:13:34	Toomi	Was there something about the Kerth’s that induced labour?
20:13:36	AnnieM	As an author known for her brevity, I was the obvious choice to present the Super-Short Story category
20:13:46	AnnieM	What’s that? I can’t hear over all the laughter….	20:13:48	Doranwen	Rofl
			20:13:49	Bek	LOL
			20:13:53	KathyB	LOL!
			20:13:57	Songbird2	LOL!
			20:13:59	KSaraSara	@Toomi, that was the joke considering the coincidences lol
20:14:14	AnnieM	Ok, seriously, as someone whose writing is anything but concise, I’m constantly amazed by how these authors can convey so much in these tiny bite-sized stories	20:14:14	KSaraSara	LOL @Annie!
			20:14:18	KathyB	Yes, all three of us on the committee had multiple babies all in March/April, right during Kerth season
			20:14:22	KathyB	It was WILD!
			20:14:34	Blueowl_	Something in the fics?
			20:14:39	KSaraSara	Hahaha!
20:14:55	AnnieM	These stories are only 1-10kb, they still manage to make us laugh, cry and awwwww
20:15:03	AnnieM	This year’s nominees for the Super-Short category are…
20:15:18	AnnieM	Astrologically Challenged by Anna B the Greek	20:15:19	Meadowlark	Nah. Something in the nfics 😉
20:15:24	AnnieM	A Family Tradition by lovetvfan	20:15:26	Doranwen	Lol
20:15:24	AnnieM	A Family Tradition by lovetvfan	20:15:27	KathyB	LOL!
20:15:31	AnnieM	Inside a Deranged Mind by bakasi	20:15:31	KSaraSara	LOL!
20:15:37	AnnieM	The Necklace by Folc4evernaday
20:15:43	AnnieM	Playing Pretend by KSaraSara
20:15:54	AnnieM	And the winner is…..	20:16:04	bakasi	Maybe we should check which were posted nine months prior. They’re bound to be good
20:16:08	AnnieM	The Necklace by Folc4evernaday	20:16:14	KSaraSara	Haha!
			20:16:29	KSaraSara	CONGRATS, Val!!
			20:16:30	Darth_Michael	Congratulations, Val!
			20:16:33	KathyB	Yay, congratulations!
			20:16:38	Bek	Congrats!
			20:16:40	Doranwen	Are they in here?
			20:16:40	KathyB	Such a great story!
			20:16:42	AnnaBtG	Congratulations Val! Too bad she’s not here
			20:16:45	Blueowl_	Congrats!
			20:16:46	Demi2	Congrats Val
			20:16:47	KathyB	I do’nt believe so
			20:16:57	Songbird2	Congrats Val!
			20:17:00	Doranwen	OK, good, if someone has a wildly different nick you’ll have to let me know, I’ll be like who???? lol
			20:17:00	KSaraSara	But she can read the transcript! So congratulate away!
20:17:04	KathyB	Congratulations Val!	20:17:16	CRene	Congrats, Val.
20:17:39	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Original or Supporting Character, I give you our newest KComm Technical Coordinator, DarthMichael!	20:17:45	AnnieM	Congrats, Val!
20:17:39	KathyB		20:17:45	Doranwen	Also, whoops, sorry AnnaBtG, I’m getting ahead of myself. Got distracted and forgot where we were. <sg>
20:18:07	*	Darth_Michael enters from the left and jogs up to the podium.
20:18:13	Darth_Michael	Thank you, Kathy, thank you!
20:18:18	Darth_Michael	It’s a pleasure to be back up here after…umm…yeah, let’s just say, it’s a pleasure to be back here now.	20:18:23	bakasi	Congrats, Val
20:18:25	Darth_Michael	25 years of awards, can you imagine?
20:18:30	Darth_Michael	And 30 years of LnC entrancing this fandom.	20:18:33	Doranwen	25 years is a long time in fandom…
20:18:36	Darth_Michael	Entrancing us before we even knew that there was a fandom.	20:18:41	KSaraSara	Totally!
20:18:42	Darth_Michael	Actually, before we even knew that there was an Internet to have a fandom in.
20:18:48	Darth_Michael	Anyone watching Young Sheldon and its glorious throwbacks to the early nineties?	20:18:50	Doranwen	There are fandoms that have completely imploded after far less time than that.
20:18:53	Darth_Michael	Back then, you had to pen and paper everything unless you were really geeky and nerdy all rolled in one.
20:19:05	*	Darth_Michael glances at thick stack of notes
20:19:11	Darth_Michael	Oh, okay, apparently, I’m not here to talk about best long story, just about the characters that make those stories go on and on and on.	20:19:13	KSaraSara	Haha… oh… I remember printing reams worth of fic…
20:19:21	*	Darth_Michael glances into audience room
20:19:25	Darth_Michael	Just kidding!
20:19:27	Darth_Michael	I did know why I was up here.	20:19:27	Bek	Ack, me too!
20:19:27	Darth_Michael	I did know why I was up here.	20:19:30	Doranwen	I printed fic too! Mostly LOTR, but some for Misty and Tamora Pierce, I recall.
20:19:31	Darth_Michael	I may take just as long as GRRM to get the next story out, but I am still a bit younger.	20:19:31	KathyB	Oh gosh yes!
20:19:31	Darth_Michael		20:19:31	AnnieM	saaaame!
20:19:34	Darth_Michael	And a lot less evil to my lead characters.	20:19:34	KathyB	So much paper!!
20:19:38	Darth_Michael	No, really!	20:19:40	KathyB	so I could take it with me on the road
20:19:41	Darth_Michael	Mine always come back.	20:19:41	KSaraSara	Hahah I think I still have some!
20:19:41	Darth_Michael	Mine always come back.	20:19:41	*	Doranwen still has her fic binders stashed on a shelf somewhere.
20:19:44	Darth_Michael	Alive, I mean. Not pre-deceased.
20:19:47	*	Darth_Michael ducks thrown Clarkie bear
20:19:49	Darth_Michael	Hey, no attacking the presenter. We’re not at the Oscars!	20:19:59	Doranwen	One of the ones up to my right somewhere.
20:20:01	Darth_Michael	Where was I…
20:20:05	*	Darth_Michael flips through pages	20:20:05	*	KSaraSara throws more Clarkie bears…
20:20:09	Darth_Michael	Ah yes. The Best Original or Supporting Character in a Lois and Clark fic.	20:20:10	AnnieM	There was a brief period where I had no internet in my apartment, and I used to go to the library computer lab at my university and print of stacks of fic to read every night
20:20:13	Darth_Michael	Which means this category is not about Clark.
20:20:19	*	Darth_Michael glances back into audience	20:20:21	KathyB	omg I love that
20:20:23	Darth_Michael	Usher, could you please help that irate Clois to the foyer?
20:20:25	Darth_Michael	Thanks.	20:20:31	Bek	LOL
20:20:33	Darth_Michael	Sorry for the interruption, guys.
20:20:36	Darth_Michael	As I was saying, this category is not about how Clark and Lois fare in their stories.	20:20:40	KathyB	poor university printer paper supplier. They had no idea why it kept disappearing overnight
20:20:41	Darth_Michael	Instead, it’s about all the other speaking roles who make up the world where our hero and heroine struggle to find their happiness.	20:20:43	KSaraSara	LOL
20:20:41	Darth_Michael		20:20:45	AnnieM	The day I finally got my internet hooked up in my apartment, I think I stayed up all night binge reading
20:20:47	*	Darth_Michael pulls out a doggie treat and throws it to the right of the audience chamber where Bakasi is sitting with her guest.
20:20:51	Darth_Michael	Yes, Houdini. You too.
20:20:55	*	Darth_Michael gazes over crowd and waves at Selina sitting in the fourth row next to Bruce.	20:20:56	Toomi	I was in junior high when this show was on. We had to write a short story placing us as the main character and one girl in my English class wrote about Superman saving her and then had to read it in class.
20:20:59	Darth_Michael	What?
20:20:59	Darth_Michael	No, I’m not really a dog person.
20:20:59	Darth_Michael	I know, right?	20:21:00	AnnaBtG	@KathyB: lol!
20:21:04	Darth_Michael	Still, I can apricate an adorably done dog like the next FoLC.	20:21:04	KSaraSara	Good boy, Houdini!
20:21:07	Darth_Michael	And Bakasi did a truly marvelous job.	20:21:07	CRene	Once I printed up a series of stories I wrote and sent them to a friend for Christmas.
20:21:07	Darth_Michael	And Bakasi did a truly marvelous job.	20:21:09	KathyB	LOL, love that Houdini! Glad he made it 😉
20:21:11	Darth_Michael	She didn’t even need a Zelig Stone for it.
20:21:15	Darth_Michael	Speaking of dogs, who would have guessed that Claude would make the list?
20:21:18	*	Darth_Michael points back at audience
20:21:20	Darth_Michael	Lois, please stop hitting the Frenchman with your purse. You’ve seen what happened to Clois.
20:21:26	Darth_Michael	Sorry, again. Tonight’s audience is much more unruly than it was in the early years.	20:21:27	KSaraSara	HAHA nice segue to Claude! LOL
20:21:26	Darth_Michael		20:21:28	Doranwen	Lol
20:21:31	Darth_Michael	At least no one’s gone into labor yet, though, right?
20:21:38	*	Darth_Michael waits for chuckling to die down	20:21:38	*	Doranwen snickers at the labor jokes
			20:21:42	KathyB	LOL
			20:21:45	KSaraSara	LOL!
20:21:50	Darth_Michael	So, aside from various canines, both cute and stray ones, we also got characters of the feline persuasion this year.
20:21:57	*	Darth_Michael continues quickly before Cat can discuss with Selina how to best leave permanent markings on presenter’s hide
20:22:02	Darth_Michael	Speaking of cuteness…we also got the next generation of characters represented with Hannah, who doesn’t even have to pretend to be her mother’s favorite accomplishment.
20:22:08	Darth_Michael	Which leads us to Clark’s mom.
20:22:11	Darth_Michael	Martha is such a Lois and Clark staple, that it’s both a wonder she’s not mentioned more often in this category and at the same time, a sign of just how supportive she was of Lois to make the list.
20:22:16	*	Darth_Michael takes a breath while checking the notes
20:22:22	Darth_Michael	Ah, yes, and who could forget Lana?
20:22:26	*	Darth_Michael watches as Clark catches the small tray sailing off from their table towards his high school sweetheart	20:22:28	KSaraSara	Awww lovely segues! And lol
20:22:31	*	Darth_Michael clears throat	20:22:31	Doranwen	Hehe
20:22:37	Darth_Michael	Apparently, certainly not Lois.
20:22:41	Darth_Michael	Good thing we didn’t need Henderson to arrest our intrepid reporter for assault this early into the evening.
20:22:47	*	Darth_Michael gives an embarrassed smile	20:22:47	KathyB	LOL, at least our Lana is nice, right Annie?
20:22:50	Darth_Michael	Whoever thought of actually inviting all those characters to the party would be a good idea, needs to have their good senses checked.
20:22:53	Darth_Michael	Too bad Dr. Deter isn’t here.
20:22:56	Darth_Michael	Or Tempus.	20:22:56	KathyB	Not like that OTHER Lana 😉
20:22:58	Darth_Michael	Can you imagine his laughter at the irony of Lois getting hauled out of a Kerth ceremony, kicking and screaming, when she wasn’t even nominated herself?	20:23:05	*	Doranwen snerks
20:23:09	Darth_Michael	Which brings us to the actual list of nominees:
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Henderson: Aftershocks by Toomi8
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Cat Grant: Bad Reputation by Deadly Chakram
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Claude and Lex: Federal Disaster by lovetvfan
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Houdini: Houdini Unleashed by bakasi
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Hannah: Playing Pretend by KSaraSara
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Martha: So Far Away by KSaraSara
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Lana Lang: What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB	20:23:17	KSaraSara	OMG Bek and I almost … hate how much you made us love Lana! lol
20:23:17	Darth_Michael	Lana Lang: What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB	20:23:21	Bek	The ONLY Lana I’ve ever liked….
20:23:28	*	Darth_Michael reaches into breast pocket and pulls out envelope, carefully checking that it’s the right one	20:23:30	KathyB	LOL Sara
20:23:35	Darth_Michael	And the winner is…	20:23:36	bakasi	Houdini quite enjoys the treat. Thanks
20:23:40	*	Darth_Michael pulls at envelope, getting sheet out
20:23:49	Darth_Michael	Lana Lang: What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
20:23:52	Darth_Michael	Congratulations you guys!	20:23:57	KathyB	oh wow1
			20:23:58	KSaraSara	YAY!!!!
			20:23:59	KathyB	!!
			20:24:08	KSaraSara	Congrats, you two!!!
			20:24:10	Bek	Congrats!!
			20:24:12	*	Doranwen applauds after giggling at the envelope delay
			20:24:12	bakasi	Congrats!
20:24:16	AnnieM	Awww, thank you so much, y’all!	20:24:20	Blueowl_	Congrats 🙂
			20:24:27	AnnaBtG	Congratulations Annie and Kathy!!!
			20:24:40	Songbird2	Yay! Congrats Annie and Kathy!
			20:24:47	CRene	Congratulations, ladies.
20:24:53	AnnieM	I have to say, this Lana is one of my favorite characters I have ever written. I was nervous about how she’d be received by the fandom, since I know she’s usually a character we love to hate.	20:25:03	Meadowlark	That is a great version of Lana.
20:25:08	AnnieM	So it means a lot that you gave her a chance and learned to love her as much as we do	20:25:28	Songbird2	I love this version of Lana!
			20:25:31	KSaraSara	Totally! This Lana is so amazing!
			20:25:43	bakasi	Better than the show’s Lana, that’s for sure
20:26:02	KathyB	Yes, thank you, everyone! I give all the credit in the world to Annie, who did the vast majority of the writing, and gave me the wonderful gift of being the peanut gallery 🙂	20:26:06	Demi2	Congrats
20:26:36	KathyB	This was the most fun I’ve had working on a story since … well, since the last time Annie and I wrote a story together, LOL!	20:26:47	Darth_Michael	LOL
20:26:54	AnnieM	LOL! I will absolutely second that. Working together is always a joy.	20:27:03	KathyB	cough Tea Totaled cough
			20:27:05	KathyB	😉
			20:27:13	Doranwen	Lol
20:27:43	*	KathyB puts my MC hat back on
20:28:00	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Kiss, please welcome AnnaBtG!	20:28:39	Doranwen	AnnaBtG: You should be good to speak. 🙂
			20:28:55	altSara	Oh good grief… that was NOT the x to hit…
			20:29:04	Bek	Yikes!
			20:29:06	AnnieM	hahaha whoops
			20:29:07	Doranwen	Lol, I did wonder what happened…
			20:29:25	KathyB	LOL
			20:29:31	KathyB	hopefully we haven’t lost Anna in the same way?
20:29:33	AnnaBtG	Hello, FoLCs, and good evening. Please give me a moment while my Google docs act up… 😛	20:29:44	KathyB	oh good! There she is!
			20:29:44	Doranwen	Ah, Google docs, gotta love them…
			20:30:04	*	Voice_Jockey gives channel operator status to KSaraSara
20:30:10	AnnaBtG	Well, then. Tonight, I’m going to talk to you about a problem most Lois and Clark writers have encountered.	20:30:17	KSaraSara	oy… lol
			20:30:21	Doranwen	LOL
			20:30:25	Bek	LOL
20:30:37	AnnaBtG	https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/jIwL0IT6	20:30:55	Doranwen	LOL, I’m betting that wasn’t the combo you wanted to hit either.
20:31:04	AnnaBtG	Hmm… taps microphone	20:31:08	Doranwen	The joys of better living through technology.
20:31:12	AnnaBtG	This was not planned, I promise.	20:31:50	Meadowlark	It wouldn’t be a Kerths without technical difficulties.
20:31:12	AnnaBtG	This was not planned, I promise.	20:31:54	Doranwen	Precisely!
20:31:58	AnnaBtG	Also, this is not the problem I was referring to.	20:32:02	KathyB	LOL very true!
			20:32:05	KSaraSara	Haha nope, especially since it’s been decades for all of us!
			20:32:13	KathyB	LOL Anna
20:32:30	AnnaBtG	That problem is:	20:32:34	KSaraSara	Lol, nice save 😉
20:32:35	AnnaBtG	Lois and Clark are in love, as you very well know, no matter how hard Lois tries to deny it. And not only are they in love, but they are also super attracted to each other.	20:32:53	KathyB	yes, as if the nerves of doing a LIVE ceremony aren’t enough, we have to deal with our IRC nostalgia
			20:32:56	AnnieM	very smooth 😉
			20:33:02	KSaraSara	haha
20:33:07	AnnaBtG	Which, good for them, but it causes a certain problem for the writer.	20:33:10	*	Darth_Michael must make sure to experience technical difficulties. Otherwise, I seem old…
20:33:07	AnnaBtG		20:33:13	AnnieM	Ah yes, this is the IRC I remember. Glitchy and confusing 😉
20:33:24	AnnaBtG	You see, they want to kiss. A lot.	20:33:32	KSaraSara	@Michael… nah… you’re the tech guy 😉
20:33:37	AnnaBtG	Have you ever tried to write a kiss? It’s damn hard, let me tell you.	20:33:38	KSaraSara	Lol Annie!
			20:33:39	KathyB	LOL! They do tend to kiss … a lot … hahhaha
			20:33:41	Darth_Michael	There’s entire fics written about them kissing
			20:33:42	AnnieM	Do they ever!
			20:33:43	Darth_Michael	just kissing
			20:33:50	KSaraSara	Omg writing kissing is SOOOO HARD!
20:33:52	AnnaBtG	There are feelings and sensations and positions and body parts to consider.	20:34:02	AnnieM	SO MANY BODY PARTS
20:34:07	AnnaBtG	And while Lois and Clark are having fun making out and most of the time not stopping for the world, on the other side of the page there’s a writer wanting to gouge their eyes out with cringe at their own words, or begging them to stop so they can get on with the plot.	20:34:07	Doranwen	Eh, it wasn’t too hard in my one fic – but it was a lot of quick kisses, and the focus was on the different languages. I don’t write long in-depth kisses, period.
			20:34:09	KSaraSara	LOL! Yes!
			20:34:10	KathyB	So MANY!!!
			20:34:12	Blueowl_	:* ;*
			20:34:14	*	Darth_Michael eyes nKerths
			20:34:23	AnnieM	So much cringing
			20:34:23	KathyB	And then trying to keep it PG, ahem
			20:34:24	KSaraSara	Hahaha Michael
20:34:37	AnnaBtG	They persist, though – and how happy are we that they do!	20:34:42	*	KSaraSara digs around for the fire emoji…
20:34:37	AnnaBtG	They persist, though – and how happy are we that they do!	20:34:42	Doranwen	I can’t imagine how hard it would be for anyone who does.
20:34:49	AnnaBtG	Because we get some great stories out of it!	20:34:54	AnnieM	So much me messaging Kathy being like “This is so awkward, the readers will think I’ve never actually kissed anyone!”
20:35:04	AnnaBtG	Whether a kiss is the whole point of the fic, or a small part in a longer journey, it definitely spices up a story and gives us some much-desired feels, which is precisely what we’re here for!	20:35:05	KSaraSara	^ yup
20:35:22	AnnaBtG	So here’s the list of the stories with the most memorable kisses of the year!	20:35:28	Darth_Michael	just have Lois kiss Claude. that way, any cringe is due to the subject matter, not the presentaiton!
			20:35:34	Doranwen	LOL
			20:35:36	Bek	Ewwww
			20:35:40	KathyB	LOL
			20:35:49	AnnieM	noooooooo
			20:35:51	Blueowl_	Writing romance is already hard for me, so kissing scenes…. I’m always so impressed when I read fics with great romance
20:35:58	AnnaBtG	Kiss Me by SuperBek	20:36:01	KSaraSara	Noooooo boooo Claude
20:36:10	AnnaBtG	Ficathon: Kiss Me (for Carrie Rene) by lovetvfan
20:36:21	AnnaBtG	This Is Not A Date by KSaraSara	20:36:25	AnnieM	I love how many of these literally have Kiss in the title 😉
20:36:35	AnnaBtG	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB	20:36:35	KSaraSara	haha
20:36:49	AnnaBtG	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara	20:36:54	bakasi	Also, if you have many kisses, you can’t use the same words all the time
20:36:49	AnnaBtG	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara	20:36:59	AnnieM	YES
20:37:02	AnnaBtG	And the winner is…	20:37:11	Bek	That’s the real problem!
			20:37:16	AnnieM	it’s hard enough writing ONE kiss, let alone a story full of kisses that can’t all be cut/paste
			20:37:18	Blueowl_	yeah, very repetitive
20:37:40	AnnaBtG	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB!!! Congrats!!	20:37:47	KathyB	oh wow!!!
			20:37:52	Darth_Michael	Congratulations you guys!
			20:37:54	KSaraSara	Yay!!! SOOOOO many kisses in that one! lol
			20:37:57	KSaraSara	Congrats!!!!
			20:37:58	Bek	Congrats!
			20:38:11	Blueowl_	Congrats!
			20:38:12	KSaraSara	All that pining makes for good kissing later!!
			20:38:14	*	bakasi applauds the winners
			20:38:23	Songbird2	Congrats Annie & Kathy!!
			20:38:46	Demi2	Congrats
			20:39:05	Meadowlark	Congrats! Am I the only one wondering which kiss won in this story? Maybe it was all of them?
			20:39:18	*	Doranwen applauds the winners
			20:39:43	KathyB	LOL I was already planning to reread the story this week, and now I’m going to be paying extra attention to the kisses. Not that I can fully rmember which ones I wrote and which ones Annie did, haha
			20:39:50	Doranwen	Lol
			20:39:52	KSaraSara	ALL the kisses, I’m sure! LOL
			20:40:10	KSaraSara	Speech!! 😉
20:40:14	AnnieM	I don’t even know what to say, given that I was just in the chat lamenting how hard it is to write kisses and how I’m always sure they are so bad no one will ever believe I’ve actually experienced a kiss. It just goes to show that these characters have such awesome chemistry, the kisses practically write themselves.	20:40:17	bakasi	Yeah, the whole story was so great, it’d be hard to choose
20:40:24	AnnieM	Thank you all so much!	20:40:24	Blueowl_	😙
20:40:24	AnnieM	Thank you all so much!	20:40:47	KSaraSara	Gahhh! Yes, the chemistry is… off the charts!
20:40:53	KathyB	Thank you, everyone! As I just said in chat, I was already planning to reread the story this week, and now I have to pay special attention to those kisses. 😀
20:41:39	*	KathyB stops Annie from leaving the stage	20:41:41	AnnaBtG	Thanks for your patience, guys! And congrats Annie and Kathy!!
			20:41:51	Darth_Michael	LOL
			20:41:57	Doranwen	Lol
			20:41:57	Darth_Michael	not so fast, missy!
20:42:03	KathyB	Because in a perfect transition, up now to present the award for Best Short Story, please welcome back our newest KComm Volunteer Coordinator, the wonderful AnnieM!	20:42:04	KSaraSara	LOL!
20:42:20	AnnieM	Ah yes, Best Short Story…	20:42:20	*	Darth_Michael applauds
20:42:20	AnnieM	Ah yes, Best Short Story…	20:42:21	AnnaBtG	Believe me, writing a speech about the best kiss was about as hard as writing a kiss, lol xD
20:42:26	AnnieM	As an author known for her brevity….	20:42:28	Doranwen	Haha
20:42:26	AnnieM	As an author known for her brevity….	20:42:30	KathyB	Great speech Anna!
20:42:36	AnnieM	Wait a minute, that sounds familiar 😉
20:42:49	AnnieM	The short story category is for stories that clock in at 11-50kb. That’s the perfect sweet spot for a story you can sink your teeth into but still read in a single sitting.	20:42:51	*	Doranwen laughs
20:42:49	AnnieM		20:42:58	KSaraSara	Good job, Anna!!
20:43:02	AnnieM	As a reader, these are my favorite stories to return to again and again. The perfect pick-me-up after a long day or the perfect bedtime story after a long night.	20:43:09	AnnaBtG	Thank you!
20:43:17	AnnieM	And as a writer, I’m endlessly impressed by authors who can tell a whole story and capture such an impressive depth of emotion in so few words. They are more than just a single scene – they manage to cram all the drama and angst and excitement of a full-length story into just 11-50kb.	20:43:33	Darth_Michael	you can read them as bedtime story for the little ones and grow the next gen of FoLC!
20:43:36	AnnieM	This year’s nominees for Best Short Story are:
20:43:43	AnnieM	Drinks After Work by KSaraSara
20:43:50	AnnieM	Footprint Hotel by Blueowl
20:43:58	AnnieM	Pencil It In by SuperBek
20:44:06	AnnieM	Pheromone, My Love by KSaraSara
20:44:18	AnnieM	Rainfall by Morgana	20:44:19	AnnaBtG	Short stories are the best! Much love!
20:44:22	AnnieM	And the winner is….
20:44:42	AnnieM	Pencil It In by SuperBek
20:44:47	AnnieM	Congratulations!	20:44:56	KathyB	Congratulations, Bek!!
			20:45:01	Blueowl_	Congrats Bek!
			20:45:03	Songbird2	Congrats Bek!!!
			20:45:03	Darth_Michael	Congratulations, Bek
			20:45:09	CRene	Congrats, Bek
20:45:13	Bek	Oh my, goodness! Um, thank you!	20:45:16	AnnieM	Congratulations, Bek! I loved this story
			20:45:17	KSaraSara	CONGRATS, BEK!!! WOOO!
			20:45:20	bakasi	Congratulations @Bek
			20:45:26	AnnaBtG	Congrats Bek!! Such a great story!!
			20:45:27	Doranwen	Congrats!
			20:45:41	KSaraSara	SUCH a good revelation too and who can resist a snooping Lois? LOL
			20:46:01	Blueowl_	No one.
			20:46:24	AnnieM	yes! I love a good snoop
			20:46:28	Demi2	Congrats
20:47:08	Bek	I don’t know what to say! I loved writing this story, even though writing the longer stories is really my favorite 🙂 I’m so glad it was well received! Thank you all so much!	20:47:34	Toomi	Catching up on the scroll Woohoo! Congrats!
20:47:08	Bek		20:47:48	Bek	Eep! Thank you all!
20:48:08	KathyB	Congratulations 🙂
20:48:20	KathyB	And now, we have a special treat. In lieu of a Best New Author award, we’ve decided to highlight both authors that graced us with their first stories in 2022. To present the first of those highlights, please welcome our newest Kerth Coordinator, KSaraSara!
20:49:18	*	KSaraSara steps up to the mic… knowing she’s going to flub the pasting…
20:49:27	KSaraSara	As a 30-year-old fandom, I think it’s pretty phenomenal that, year after year, we keep gaining new authors! (Okay, so I didn’t fact check that there were new authors EVERY year…but I’m fairly certain.)	20:49:31	Darth_Michael	live speech
			20:49:33	Darth_Michael	live speech!
			20:49:34	Darth_Michael	FIXED SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN AWARDS CHANNEL TRANSCRIPT
			20:49:39	KSaraSara	Whew…
20:49:48	KSaraSara	Our first of two authors to celebrate tonight is Jerseygrl! Hailing to us from the Superman & Lois fandom, she debuted as a writer in our L&C fandom last year.	20:50:06	AnnaBtG	Yay Jerseygrl!!
20:50:08	KSaraSara	To give you a little taste of her writing and entice you to read her fantastic first L&C fic, here’s a spoiler-free excerpt from her story, “The Card”:	20:50:19	Doranwen	Oh, it’s the special apostrophe that’s doing the weird chars for me. Anyone else seeing it oddly too?
			20:50:43	bakasi	Me too
			20:50:43	AnnaBtG	No?
20:50:44	KSaraSara	(Summary: At the end of Tempus Fugitive, right before they return to their time and their memories are wiped, Lois writes herself a note on the back of Perry’s birthday card so she won’t forget that Clark is Superman…)
20:50:44	KSaraSara	(Summary: At the end of Tempus Fugitive, right before they return to their time and their memories are wiped, Lois writes herself a note on the back of Perry’s birthday card so she won’t forget that Clark is Superman…)
20:50:44	KSaraSara	(Summary: At the end of Tempus Fugitive, right before they return to their time and their memories are wiped, Lois writes herself a note on the back of Perry’s birthday card so she won’t forget that Clark is Superman…)
20:50:46	KSaraSara	Summary: At the end of Tempus Fugitive, right before they return to their time and their memories are wiped, Lois writes herself a note on the back of Perry’s birthday card so she won’t forget that Clark is Superman…	20:50:50	AnnaBtG	But I’m on an app
			20:50:55	Darth_Michael	yep, it’s broken, even in the log
			20:51:00	Doranwen	The curly apostrophe and quote marks don’t show up right on my IRC, either.
			20:51:01	Darth_Michael	need to fix that later on
			20:51:03	Demi2	Me too
20:51:10	KSaraSara	***** “For god’s sake, Lois, wouldn’t hurt you to knock,” he said.
20:51:10	KSaraSara	“No time, chief,” she replied, tossing the present at his desk. He picked it up, contemplating it for a moment.
20:51:10	KSaraSara	***** “For god’s sake, Lois, wouldn’t hurt you to knock,” he said.
20:51:18	KSaraSara	“No time, chief,” she replied, tossing the present at his desk. He picked it up, contemplating it for a moment.	20:51:20	AnnieM	yeah, it’s broken for me too. Weird. That seems like a pretty basic symbol that should translate
20:51:18	KSaraSara		20:51:24	Doranwen	Guess that’s a warning to all presenters – make sure whatever you’re typing it in doesn’t autoformat them. We didn’t test that… Oops.
20:51:28	KSaraSara	“Oh, and here,” she added, dropping the card right beside it. “Happy birthday, or whatever…”	20:51:43	Doranwen	It’s a specialty character, it’s not the default one. IRC has a more limited symbol set I think? Not sure.
20:51:49	KSaraSara	She saw Clark approaching from behind and she rolled her eyes, noticing Perry finally picking up the card as she started to turn away. He held it up, jamming his finger under the glued flap, and then he started to tear it open—
20:52:04	KSaraSara	And that’s when she saw it.
20:52:04	KSaraSara	Or she thought she did…
20:52:04	KSaraSara	And that’s when she saw it.
20:52:10	KSaraSara	Or she thought she did…	20:52:11	AnnaBtG	I wonder if that repeated pasting is Tempus messing with the timeline…
20:52:18	KSaraSara	But it had to have been her imagination. It had to have said something else…	20:52:22	Doranwen	It does seem a likely explanation…
20:52:26	KSaraSara	She pivoted back around violently, smacking her shoulder into Clark in the process, and then she narrowed her eyes as Perry finally finished opening the envelope.	20:52:34	KathyB	LOL
			20:52:53	KathyB	Luckily ,we can fix it in the transcript!
			20:53:05	KSaraSara	… it’s me… I mean.. yes…Tempus
20:53:10	KSaraSara	“Well, isn’t this lovely,” he said as he pulled the card out. “An empty card! No signature or anything! Well thank you, Lois… I guess…”	20:53:13	Doranwen	Rofl
20:53:10	KSaraSara		20:53:18	bakasi	Or there’s a cat pounding on the laptop?
20:53:20	KSaraSara	“The present, chief, why don’t you open the present,” Clark said, trying to cover for her neglectful mishap.
20:53:28	KSaraSara	But Lois could barely hear what was going on around her. It was completely insignificant” especially in light of what she had just seen…	20:53:34	bakasi	In case I fail, I will claim Houdini is responsible
20:53:36	KSaraSara	Or thought she had seen.	20:53:44	*	Darth_Michael eyes script
20:53:45	KSaraSara	“Ah, good idea, Kent,” Perry said. “Now, Lois, I can’t wait to see what you bought this year. Your gifts are always so… thoughtful.”
20:53:55	KSaraSara	She had misread it. Clearly she had misread it.
20:53:55	KSaraSara	The envelope was now flat on the desk, those pesky, mysterious words hidden from view.	20:54:01	Darth_Michael	no, Cat is not pounding on the laptop. she’s boffing on the copier
20:54:02	KSaraSara	The words she had imagined, clearly. It was wishful thinking” *****	20:54:21	Songbird2	My cat disconnected me from the chat earlier. He’s so helpful.
20:54:22	KSaraSara	Ack!! She actually saw the envelope! What’s she going to do about it??	20:54:29	Doranwen	Yeah, even the triple dot ellipsis doesn’t show up right. With IRC it’s definitely best to avoid those specialty punctuation characters, I guess! Now we know.
20:54:22	KSaraSara		20:54:31	Doranwen	LOL bad kitty
20:54:35	KSaraSara	You can check out the full story on the MBs, the archive, or AO3! While Jerseygrl has only given us one L&C story so far, we sure hope she’ll give us more in the time to come! Welcome to the fandom, Jerseygrl, and thank you for sharing your gift of
20:54:35	KSaraSara	Writing!!	20:54:48	Songbird2	Yes!
20:55:09	KathyB	Thank you, Sara, and thank you, Jerseygrl, for joining the addictive world of L&C fanfic!
20:55:15	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Challenge Response, we welcome back AnnaBtG.	20:55:17	KSaraSara	Yeah…. New interface for me… lol
			20:55:23	KSaraSara	I didn’t practice hides lol
			20:55:47	Bek	Jerseygrl also writes a bunch of Superman and Lois fic too, on AO3 if anyone is interested!
20:55:58	AnnaBtG	This category, fellas.	20:56:02	Darth_Michael	actually a bunch of characters does work: “…”
20:55:58	AnnaBtG	This category, fellas.	20:56:11	Doranwen	Yeah, that’s the funny thing, I’ve typed them before.
20:56:14	AnnaBtG	The first thing I did after I submitted my vote was to go on Discord and complain that this category was the worst because I wanted to vote all of the stories!!!	20:56:14	KathyB	That wasn’t your fault, Sara … none of us realized the smart quotes wouldn’t paste right.
			20:56:18	Doranwen	So I wonder what happened with the pasting there?
			20:56:31	KSaraSara	Oh, the pasting was totally my fault
			20:56:34	AnnieM	I wonder if it’s a specific font that is the problem
			20:56:42	Doranwen	AnnieM: That’s what I was thinking.
20:56:47	AnnaBtG	Every single one of them is an absolute gem!	20:56:51	Darth_Michael	that’s what Labby’s pins are for
20:56:47	AnnaBtG	Every single one of them is an absolute gem!	20:56:53	KSaraSara	The extra hard return at the end made it seem like my pasted hadn’t made it to the text box… so… yep.
20:57:09	AnnaBtG	We have:
20:57:12	AnnaBtG	Ficathon: Beyond Closed Doors (for KSaraSara) by bakasi, in which we get the front seat on Lois’s regret after slamming the door on Clark’s face, and her growing anxiety and worry after she can’t find him at work or at home the next day. A fic full of feels!	20:57:23	AnnieM	SO many good challenge response stories this year! So many awesome challenges
20:57:12	AnnaBtG		20:57:23	Doranwen	Might be just that one font. Either way, it isn’t too hard to avoid now that we know it can behave problematically.
20:57:31	AnnaBtG	Ficathon: Evening of Mishaps (for bakasi) by Toomi8, in which we discover that Clark without his powers is a klutz who can’t stop hurting himself! You can’t help but feel for him even as you laugh at his misfortune!	20:57:32	Doranwen	We just didn’t know before this.
20:57:31	AnnaBtG		20:57:45	KSaraSara	I love that basaki wrote this for me and I’d been writing a rewrite of the same scene! LOL
20:57:51	AnnaBtG	Footprint Hotel by Blueowl, in which pre-Superman Clark Kent leaves his literal mark at a small place and helps them in a different way than usual. A lovely exploration of what Superman means to and can do for the world!	20:57:53	KathyB	LOL
20:58:10	AnnaBtG	Ficathon: Kiss Me (for Carrie Rene) by lovetvfan, in which Lois and Clark go to Smallville in pursuit of a human interest story… and an elusive date! A sweet, heartwarming story, with a hearty dose of small town quaintness and nostalgia!
20:58:31	AnnaBtG	Open All Night – 2022 Kerth Challenge #4 by lovetvfan, in which Lois navigates her fear of loss after losing Clark almost forever, and Clark tries to balance out his own fears with his need to love and comfort Lois. A beautiful, emotional post-TOGOM story to the tune of my beloved Bon Jovi!
20:58:51	AnnaBtG	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara, in which we explore Canada with Lois and Clark when they travel there for a journalism conference, in a trip that turns out to pack more than Clark had predicted! Fun and lightheartedly	20:59:02	AnnieM	I can’t even remember who I voted for in this category. I love them all.
20:59:05	AnnaBtG	suspenseful at the same time!
20:59:20	AnnaBtG	A magnificent collection of stories, and believe me when I tell you, I will be equally happy no matter which one wins, because they’re all favorites!	20:59:20	Bek	All of these stories are amazing!
20:59:20	AnnaBtG		20:59:31	KSaraSara	Yes, they are!!
20:59:33	AnnaBtG	Nevertheless, the winner is…	20:59:44	Songbird2	Yes, they are!
			20:59:56	bakasi	I thought you deserved a nice story after reading my other WIP ;=
			21:00:08	KSaraSara	Haha yes, so much angst there!!
21:00:13	AnnaBtG	Footprint Hotel by Blueowl!! Congratulations!!!	21:00:24	Blueowl_	!!!
			21:00:26	Bek	Congrats!!
			21:00:29	KathyB	Congratulations!! I loved this story! So clever!
			21:00:33	KSaraSara	Woooo!!! Congrats, Jess!!!
			21:00:36	bakasi	Congrats Bluowl
			21:00:42	Toomi	Yay! Congrats.
			21:00:49	Doranwen	Congrats!
			21:00:49	KSaraSara	I love the peek into the world through eyes of strangers!
			21:00:52	AnnieM	Congrats, Jess!
			21:00:57	Songbird2	Congrats, Blueowl!
			21:00:57	KSaraSara	So creative!!
21:01:11	Blueowl_	Thank you! I loved writing this fic, especially since it was very different from what I typically write. I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it. Thank you!	21:01:23	Blueowl_	Thanks ^_^
			21:01:40	Meadowlark	Truely a unique and fun story! Even after 30 years.
			21:01:46	Demi2	Congratulations
21:02:01	KathyB	Congratulations 🙂	21:02:03	AnnieM	yes, I love that we are still getting truly unique ideas after all this time!
			21:02:10	KSaraSara	Yes, I love that we … jinx to Annie lol
			21:02:11	AnnaBtG	Congrats Jess!! I was so intrigued by this story!!
21:02:17	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Revelation, please welcome our newest KComm Activities Coordinator, Sara aka lovetvfan, who sent us her speech ahead of time to paste for her.	21:02:28	Darth_Michael	Congrats, BLueowl!
			21:02:36	KSaraSara	Glad Sara’s sock could show up! lol
			21:02:49	Doranwen	Lol
21:02:52	lovetvfan_sock	Best Revelation Story – These are stories that focus on…well, the revelation of a secret.
21:02:56	lovetvfan_sock	A certain secret.
21:03:02	lovetvfan_sock	A specific one actually.
21:03:05	lovetvfan_sock	And I’ll be honest, it’s a pretty big secret.
21:03:10	lovetvfan_sock	Like…I dunno if anyone else knew this, but did you guys know that Clark Kent is actually…a Toronto Maple Leafs fan?	21:03:10	KathyB	Now I’m wondering what color the sock is … is it blue? is it red? It is argyle???
21:03:10	lovetvfan_sock		21:03:16	Doranwen	Rofl
21:03:17	lovetvfan_sock	I KNOW! I was floored! I mean, of all the hockey teams to root for, he goes and picks a team that hasn’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967!	21:03:21	Bek	LOL
21:03:25	lovetvfan_sock	I mean he was only a year old for crying out loud! Now I can’t wrap my head around why this revelation garners this much fanfic but I…
21:03:29	lovetvfan_sock	checks notes
21:03:34	lovetvfan_sock	No, wait, sorry my bad.	21:03:34	KathyB	Oh wait, silly me … it’s blue AND red, with a superman crest on the ankle!
21:03:34	lovetvfan_sock	No, wait, sorry my bad.	21:03:36	KSaraSara	LOL
21:03:39	lovetvfan_sock	Best Revelation is a category that focuses on the various ways in which Clark Kent reveals to Lois Lane that he is Superman!	21:03:39	Blueowl_	Is it a knitted sock?
21:03:39	lovetvfan_sock		21:03:40	AnnaBtG	It’s blue with an S, obviously!
21:03:42	lovetvfan_sock	Whoops!	21:03:42	AnnieM	I love how Sara managed to make her speech about Canada/Hockey.
21:03:46	lovetvfan_sock	Sorry about that.	21:03:47	AnnieM	In true Sara fashion 😉
21:03:49	lovetvfan_sock	It’s playoff season.	21:03:50	Doranwen	AnnieM: Saaaaame…
21:03:51	lovetvfan_sock	Easy mistake to make, right?
21:04:01	lovetvfan_sock	Either way…the nominees are:	21:04:01	KSaraSara	Oh, Canadians 😉
21:04:06	lovetvfan_sock	Drinks After Work by KSaraSara
21:04:12	lovetvfan_sock	Kiss Me by SuperBek
21:04:15	lovetvfan_sock	Pencil It In by SuperBek	21:04:15	KathyB	LOL yes
21:04:18	lovetvfan_sock	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
21:04:21	lovetvfan_sock	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara
21:04:25	lovetvfan_sock	And the winner is…
21:04:29	lovetvfan_sock	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
21:04:41	lovetvfan_sock	Congratulations you two!	21:04:41	KathyB	It’s her thing! The way mine used to be working a bathroom scene into every nfic LOL
			21:04:46	Bek	Congrats!
			21:04:50	KSaraSara	Yay!!!!! Gahhh! It was SUUUUUUUCH a good revelation!!
			21:04:53	AnnaBtG	Go girls!! Sweeping the awards tonight!!
			21:04:58	KathyB	oh wow oh wow
			21:05:06	Toomi	What’s that about Canadians?
			21:05:07	Demi2	Congrats again
			21:05:09	Darth_Michael	Congratulations to the Trouble Twins!
			21:05:11	Doranwen	Congrats!
			21:05:11	KSaraSara	Kathy: LOL! I didn’t realize that was a thing for you lol
21:05:13	AnnieM	Thanks so much, everyone! This revelation was truly a new one for me — how do you write a revelation in a world where there is no Superman?	21:05:13	Doranwen	Toomi: LOL
			21:05:14	bakasi	No surprise there. Congrats you two
			21:05:20	Blueowl_	Congrats!
			21:05:23	Toomi	We’re not all Maple Leafs fans…
			21:05:29	KSaraSara	Toomi: all the love, that’s what lol
21:06:02	AnnieM	It was so different from any of the other dozens of revelations I’ve written over the decades, and I’m so glad the readers appreciated it!	21:06:02	Toomi	All the love back 🙂
			21:06:46	AnnieM	omg yes, the bathroom scenes. I’m cracking up.
			21:07:04	KathyB	OMG did I not do it in WTHW????
			21:07:13	KathyB	See, we have to write the third part, just so I can do that
			21:07:40	Songbird2	Yes, the third part! I can’t wait!
			21:07:46	Bek	There definitely does need to be a third part!
21:07:52	KathyB	Yes, thank you everyone. I have to admit, as much as I love everything about this story, the revelation — both of them — is the section that is my ultimate favorite in the whole story.
21:07:54	KathyB	So thank you!	21:07:59	Meadowlark	KathyB, that is a great idea!
			21:08:11	KSaraSara	Gah, my brain cannot even… I mean…I can’t remember! So I’ll just have to reread all Kathy’s nfic. Woe is me.
			21:08:12	*	bakasi agrees with Bek
			21:08:13	AnnieM	Uh, there definitely is a bathroom scene in WTHW
21:08:22	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Mid-Length Story, welcome back Michael!
21:08:29	*	Darth_Michael comes back up to the stage
21:08:34	Darth_Michael	Wow, can you believe that?
21:08:36	Darth_Michael	Clark Kent is Superman!	21:08:37	Songbird2	Did I miss something? Did WTHW win best revelation?
21:08:39	Darth_Michael	Judas Priest…
21:08:41	Darth_Michael	Next thing you’ll tell me, Lois Lane is actually Ultra Woman!
21:08:43	Darth_Michael	Then again, it would explain her stout refusal to die no matter how many nefarious plots and dangerous haircuts she was subjected to over the years.	21:08:47	Doranwen	Rofl
21:08:43	Darth_Michael		21:08:48	KSaraSara	Songbird: yep!
21:08:54	Darth_Michael	Aaaanyhow, speaking on the subject of Lois’s love affair with dangerous situations, I just realized something:	21:08:54	AnnaBtG	It did!
21:08:58	Darth_Michael	This category, which is so graciously called “Best Mid-Length Story”, should really be called “Best Date Story” this year.	21:08:58	KathyB	LOL is there really? See, I REALLY need to reread this story!! hahaha
21:09:02	Darth_Michael	No, seriously, there’s four stories that are literally just a date and one that’s basically a date and its consequences.	21:09:07	KSaraSara	LOL Michael!!
21:09:08	Darth_Michael	You can’t make that stuff up if you tried.	21:09:11	Bek	LOL
21:09:14	Darth_Michael	And in years past, FoLCs did try to make that stuff up.
21:09:17	Darth_Michael	A lot.	21:09:18	AnnaBtG	Are we playing Judas Priest???
21:09:17	Darth_Michael	A lot.	21:09:20	Doranwen	Rofl
21:09:23	Darth_Michael	So, Best Mid-Length Story, that’s anything from what KSaraSara calls a vignette to what the rest of us old timers…
21:09:28	*	Darth_Michael eyes registration date	21:09:30	KathyB	Also, can I just say, the Lana revelation in WTHW is so dear to my heart … I’m totally verklempt over this honor
21:09:31	Darth_Michael	(Yes, I’ll stick with “us”.)	21:09:31	AnnieM	LOL Michael
21:09:31	Darth_Michael	(Yes, I’ll stick with “us”.)	21:09:33	KathyB	<3
21:09:34	Darth_Michael	…calls one post a week for a month.
21:09:39	Darth_Michael	Man, those were the times when an entire plot was done as a tragedy in four parts.
21:09:41	*	Darth_Michael listens to earwig	21:09:43	KSaraSara	Hey now, one is decidedly called This is Not a Date… LOL
21:09:41	*	Darth_Michael listens to earwig	21:09:43	Songbird2	Were the nominations listed? If so, I’m having a problem because they didn’t appear on my scree?
21:09:44	Darth_Michael	Oh, yeah, sorry, we also had “date” stories in years past, too.	21:09:45	AnnaBtG	No, wait, I think only Pearl Jam tonight …
21:09:48	Darth_Michael	There was one where Lois helped Clark get ready for a date with a mystery woman.
21:09:52	Darth_Michael	Lucy playing a matchmaking Santa.
21:09:55	Darth_Michael	Does Lois and Clark kissing for three parts straight on the top of her future Jeep’s hood count as a date?	21:09:58	Songbird2	Congrats Annie & Kathy!
21:10:02	Darth_Michael	But we’re not here to honor those stories of Kerths past.	21:10:02	KSaraSara	HAHA thrown under the bus for my wordiness lol
21:10:08	Darth_Michael	Noooo…
21:10:12	Darth_Michael	We’re here to honor this latest crop of stories about Lois and Clark being horny reporters working up the nerve to share a kiss, cause WAFFy feelings, and general comedic merriment.
21:10:18	*	Darth_Michael listens again to earwig
21:10:21	Darth_Michael	Okay, fine, I do realize that these are their own categories.
21:10:25	Darth_Michael	I do pay attention, you know?
21:10:29	Darth_Michael	Sorry about that, guys.
21:10:35	Darth_Michael	I’m sure you’ve all had this happen to you, plotting along, and then your friendly neighborhood Beta interjects with “they wouldn’t do that” or “you can’t do that”.
21:10:41	Darth_Michael	And…surprise…the Beta is usually right, too.	21:10:51	KSaraSara	OMG The Kiss Off by CC and Erin!! Loved that one!
21:10:52	Darth_Michael	So, without much fanfare and in order to prevent the ushers from dragging me off the stage for going way too far off script, I give you this year’s nominees for the Best Mid-Length Story!
21:11:01	Darth_Michael	Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara
21:11:01	Darth_Michael	In the Right Now by AnnieM
21:11:01	Darth_Michael	Ficathon: Kiss Me (for Carrie Rene) by lovetvfan
21:11:01	Darth_Michael	This Is Not A Date by KSaraSara
21:11:01	Darth_Michael	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara
21:11:05	*	Darth_Michael waits for audience to erupt in applause
21:11:10	Darth_Michael	What?
21:11:12	Darth_Michael	Why are you not surprised?
21:11:23	*	Darth_Michael listens once again to earwig
21:11:26	Darth_Michael	Oh, yeah, sorry.
21:11:29	Darth_Michael	My bad.
21:11:32	Darth_Michael	The nominees are already very well known to everyone in attendance.
21:11:36	Darth_Michael	Which means you’re all waiting for me to pull out another envelope, right?
21:11:41	*	Darth_Michael pulls out another envelope
21:11:45	Darth_Michael	And now, with very much fanfare…
21:11:48	*	Darth_Michael slips open the envelope and peeks inside
21:11:51	Darth_Michael	Yep.
21:11:54	Darth_Michael	The winners are a tie! The first TIE of the evening!
21:11:57	*	Darth_Michael ducks from strafing run	21:11:57	KathyB	LOL Michael is killing it with his speeches
21:11:57	*	Darth_Michael ducks from strafing run	21:11:58	KSaraSara	OOH
21:12:03	Darth_Michael	Ahem, sorry about that…	21:12:05	KathyB	a TIE!!
21:12:07	Darth_Michael	Wrong fandom…
21:12:11	Darth_Michael	So, I’m happy to congratulate…	21:12:13	AnnieM	ooh, a tie! Fun!
21:12:16	Darth_Michael	Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara
21:12:16	Darth_Michael	In the Right Now by AnnieM
21:12:22	Darth_Michael	Congratulations! You’ve written such wonderful stories.	21:12:25	KathyB	YAY!!!
			21:12:32	Bek	Yay!! Congrats!!!
			21:12:33	KSaraSara	GAHH!!!
			21:12:38	KathyB	Both outstanding choices!!
21:12:47	*	Darth_Michael steps back to welcome back Annie & Sara	21:12:55	AnnaBtG	Congrats girls!! Sara and Sara and Annie!!
			21:13:00	bakasi	Congrats!
			21:13:01	*	Doranwen gestures towards stage to the winners
21:13:06	KSaraSara	Uh… Annie can go first! lol	21:13:08	Blueowl_	Ooo tie! Congrats!
21:13:16	AnnieM	LOL
21:13:20	AnnieM	Well, first, it’s such an honor to share this award with a story I loved so much!	21:13:23	KathyB	LOL Sara is speechless. Literally
			21:13:28	Songbird2	Yay! Congrats to Sara and Sara and Annie!
			21:13:28	Doranwen	Lol
21:14:00	AnnieM	And second, I’m so thrilled for this little abandoned cabin story! I wrote 90% of it, abandoned it for WTHW and forgot all about it, languishing on my harddrive
21:14:34	AnnieM	Then I finally finished it, and by the time Kerth season rolled around, I had forgotten all about it again. Well, not forgotten really, but I thought it had been eligible last year and totally wasn’t thinking about it at all	21:15:00	Demi2	Yay, congratulations
21:14:34	AnnieM		21:15:03	KathyB	Oh, little abandoned cabin story! You deserve this honor!
21:15:14	AnnieM	I was shocked to see it nominated for awards, and I’m so thrilled for it to have won honor. It’s my little story that could. It just refused to give up. So thanks everyone for remembering it!	21:15:24	KSaraSara	Yay!! So good!!
			21:15:33	KSaraSara	And Yeah… I’m panic typing a speech now lol
			21:15:48	Songbird2	Ties
			21:16:00	*	Doranwen applauds the winners
			21:16:07	Songbird2	Ties are fun!
			21:16:16	KathyB	you can type it in the window … we won’t mind 🙂
21:16:45	KSaraSara	Gahhh okay… my turn, I think!
21:16:53	KSaraSara	Oh wow! I love that my first Kerth and Sara’s first Kerth is for something we wrote together!! And I’m know she’s wishing she could be here now! When we wrote our first story together (Love Me Back To Life), we never dreamed we’d write so well together and have so much fun! So when she approached me about a second idea… it went something like this…	21:17:13	Meadowlark	Ties are fun. Especially the ones Clark wears.
21:16:53	KSaraSara		21:17:18	Doranwen	Lol
21:17:28	KSaraSara	Sara: I have an idea for our next story. We write the first date as if they actually went to the Pearl Jam concert.
21:17:28	KSaraSara	Me: … I don’t like Pearl Jam and that sounds boring.	21:17:43	KathyB	hahahahaha
21:17:45	KSaraSara	Sara: But… it’ll be fun, trust me! Just think…	21:17:47	Songbird2	LOL!
			21:18:02	Darth_Michael	yes, it’s sure fun!
			21:18:07	Songbird2	Good one Meadowlark!
21:18:14	KSaraSara	And it went on and on… she spent probably a good straight 10 mins in chat trying to convince me. And I RELUCTANTLY agreed!	21:18:14	*	Darth_Michael points at FDK
			21:18:47	AnnaBtG	@Meadowlark: hah I was just wishing for a tie in the next category I’m presenting so I could make that joke xD
			21:18:47	KathyB	I’m so glad SaraM didn’t give up and SaraO finally buckled under the pressure!!
21:18:51	KSaraSara	But oh boy was I wrong because this was so amazing and such a joy to write! (Other than the Pearl Jam I made myself listen to lol)	21:18:51	Darth_Michael	LOL, like the actor needing to get pushed to take the Oscar role
21:18:51	KSaraSara		21:19:34	Blueowl_	That’s hilarious 😂
21:19:43	KSaraSara	Thank you to my Twinnie and partner in crime for being right and not giving up! And thank you to everyone who read and commented and enjoyed!! Thank you so much!!	21:19:54	Doranwen	I think of Viggo Mortensen asking his son if he should take the role of Aragorn in LOTR, knowing it’d mean a big time commitment… (Fortunately for all of us his son was like YES, Dad, DOOOOOOO ITTTTTTT)
21:20:28	KathyB	Congratulations to all three authors in our first (only??) tie of the evening!	21:20:28	*	Bek applauds all the winners so far
21:20:56	KathyB	And now, for our last award before Intermission, to present the award for Best Episode Adaptation, welcome back AnnieM to the stage.	21:20:57	*	Darth_Michael has no idea how many ties there are. only my excel sheet knows
21:21:26	AnnieM	Let’s be real for a minute….we all know the writers in this fandom can write circles around the actual show writers.	21:21:36	Doranwen	Uh, yeah they can, lol
21:21:39	AnnieM	As much as we love the show – and clearly we do, since we are still here reading and writing about these characters 25 years later! – there are times we love to hate it too.	21:21:46	*	Doranwen points to the ARGH
21:21:49	AnnieM	Or even just times we know we could have taken a great idea and made it so much better.	21:21:56	Doranwen	Fic is way better.
21:21:49	AnnieM		21:21:57	KSaraSara	OMG let’s not talk about the ARGH lol
21:22:00	AnnieM	This category honors the stories that do exactly that – improve on the work of the original writers.
21:22:10	AnnieM	Sometimes an episode was ALMOST perfect, and the author gives it that final push by adding one little missing scene.
21:22:19	AnnieM	And sometimes the set up is perfect, but the author takes the story in a whole new, surprising direction.
21:22:29	AnnieM	These types of stories have always been among my favorite because they take those familiar moments from the screen and reimagine them on the page.
21:22:39	AnnieM	Whether it’s a single scene or an epic tale, these stories start during a specific episode of the show and insert a scene, fix the episode, or veer off into a new universe of the author’s creation.
21:22:46	AnnieM	This year’s nominees are…
21:22:52	AnnieM	Aftershocks by Toomi8	21:23:09	Doranwen	Yeah, I think it was your font only, Sara – Annie’s paste has curly apostrophes and they’re not showing up weird.
21:23:12	AnnieM	Coffee With Clark by KSaraSara
21:23:20	AnnieM	Fade to Black: Seasons Feelings by lovetvfan	21:23:25	KSaraSara	Yess! Toomi finally explains the Kryptonite cage’s disappearance to us!
21:23:28	AnnieM	Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara
21:23:33	AnnieM	And the winner is….
21:23:46	AnnieM	Best Adaption: Aftershocks by Toomi8	21:23:56	Bek	Congrats Toomi!
			21:23:57	KathyB	Congratulations, Toomi!!!
			21:24:00	AnnaBtG	Oooh congrats Toomi!!!
			21:24:02	Doranwen	Congrats Toomi!
			21:24:05	KSaraSara	Omg I didn’t know she was the winner! LOL! I just was excited it was there!
21:24:10	Toomi	Wow!!!!!
21:24:12	Toomi	Thank you!	21:24:14	Darth_Michael	Congratulations, Toomi!
			21:24:20	KSaraSara	YAY TOOMI! Such a great way to make the end of HoL realistic!!
			21:24:21	Songbird2	Congrats Toomi!!
			21:24:38	AnnieM	Congrats, Toomi!
21:24:41	Toomi	This story started in a scribbler while I was at work, avoiding the snow.	21:24:55	bakasi	Congrats Toomi. It was really a great story
			21:24:59	Demi2	Yay, great story, congrats Toomi
			21:25:22	Doranwen	A/n: Thank you, weather
21:25:26	Toomi	It was supposed to be a few chapters, but kept growing and growing, and I fell even more in love with the Henderson character as I wrote it.	21:25:27	KSaraSara	LOL!
21:25:26	Toomi		21:25:34	KathyB	LOL Doranwen
21:25:38	Toomi	I’m so glad you all enjoyed it 🙂	21:25:44	KSaraSara	Yes, I loved Henderson here!
21:25:38	Toomi	I’m so glad you all enjoyed it 🙂	21:26:19	Toomi	I think far too many of my stories get a good start in the winter when I’m hiding from the weather 🙂
21:26:36	KathyB	Great job, Toomi, and congratulations to all the winners in the first 8 categories!
21:26:40	KathyB	Now it’s time for a brief intermission	21:26:48	*	KSaraSara is waiting patiently for her snowbound story from Toomi lol
			21:26:53	Doranwen	Lol
			21:27:20	Toomi	I told you…. an A plot took hold and ran off with it. You’ll get it, eventually… but it’ll be bigger.
21:27:29	KathyB	We’re going to break for 10 minutes, so whatever your time zone, add 10 minutes to the clock. So in Eastern US time, it’s 5:27 pm, so we’ll be back at X:37
21:27:41	KathyB	But don’t go too far!	21:27:48	AnnaBtG	Time for my eye drops!
21:27:51	KathyB	Because guess what I have?
21:28:02	KathyB	(For you to catch up on when you return)
21:28:10	KathyB	RETRO COMMERCIALS! AND A SONG!
21:28:25	KathyB	When Sara asked me if I’d act as MC for tonight, I went back into my hard drive to see if I had any old Kerth ceremony files.
21:28:34	KathyB	And boy did I hit paydirt!
21:28:44	KathyB	I found a script for the 2001 Kerth Awards, and FoLCs that year wrote a variety of fun commercials for us, as well a “Filk”, a song with lyrics changed to an L&C theme.	21:28:50	Darth_Michael	Snowbound? LOL, there’s a fascinating amount of stories where LnC are stuck in snow and …stuff happens
21:28:54	KathyB	So whether or not you head to the kitchen or restroom during our break, be sure to enjoy this blast from the past!	21:29:22	Doranwen	It’s a classic fic trope 😀
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21:33:09	KathyB	You can customize your NK Tech microcircuit, as well. Nothing says, “I love you” like your sweetie’s name spelled out at the subatomic level!	21:33:12	KSaraSara	lol!
21:33:17	KathyB	Order today, operators are standing by! WARNING: LONG distance call required. Get parent’s permission.	21:33:21	KSaraSara	And LOL at the commercials!
21:33:30	KathyB	(commercial written by Cindy Leuch, in 2001)	21:34:21	AnnaBtG	You can be beside yourself, literally!
21:34:23	KathyB	And to give you an ear worm for the rest of the break … we have a FILK	21:34:25	AnnaBtG	Lol!
21:34:49	KathyB	Sing along to the tune of “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin. And now … “Kerths in the Cradle”, by our very own Hazel 🙂
21:35:05	KathyB	I logged online just the other day	21:35:09	KSaraSara	OMG “It’s perfect for parties or hostage situations!” dies laughing
21:35:16	KathyB	Checked my mail in the usual way
21:35:16	KathyB	There was a note from Erin that was on display
21:35:25	KathyB	The Kerths were coming up without delay
21:35:29	KathyB	And I was reading ‘fore I knew it
21:35:37	KathyB	My favorite picks
21:35:44	KathyB	And I’ve got to nominate fics, yeah,
21:35:50	KathyB	I’ve got to nominate some fics
21:35:53	KathyB	.
21:35:58	KathyB	And the fics are mounting and my time is short
21:36:03	KathyB	A pin and closed eyes are my last resort
21:36:07	KathyB	When you gonna nominate?
21:36:12	KathyB	I don’t know when
21:36:17	KathyB	But I’ll write to Erin then
21:36:22	KathyB	You know I’ll write to Erin then
21:36:25	KathyB	.
21:36:30	KathyB	I checked the quizzes just the other day
21:36:35	KathyB	So much still to read and I’m not halfway
21:36:40	KathyB	Nominations opened, I’m filled with dismay
21:36:44	KathyB	My thoughts are all in great disarray
21:36:49	KathyB	But I’ve got to get together
21:36:54	KathyB	And choose the best picks	21:36:56	AnnieM	OMG this song
21:36:58	KathyB	I’ve got to nominate fics, yeah,
21:37:04	KathyB	I’ve got to nominate some fics
21:37:06	KathyB	.
21:37:13	KathyB	And the fics are mounting and my time is short
21:37:20	KathyB	A pin and closed eyes are my last resort
21:37:26	KathyB	When you gonna nominate?
21:37:31	KathyB	I don’t know when	21:37:34	Doranwen	I’ve never actually listened to this song enough to know it. Maybe I’ve heard it once? But don’t remember how it goes.
21:37:36	KathyB	But I’ll write to Erin then
21:37:41	KathyB	You know I’ll write to Erin then
21:37:46	KathyB	.
21:37:52	KathyB	They posted nominees the other day
21:37:57	KathyB	Such fabulous fics, might be time to pray
21:38:01	KathyB	How to choose just one when they’re all so good?
21:38:06	KathyB	It doesn’t seem like anyone could!
21:38:11	KathyB	But the rules are clear, nothing else to be done,
21:38:15	KathyB	I’ve got to vote for just one, yeah,	21:38:18	AnnaBtG	Me neither, but the lyrics are awesome!! I’m going to listen to it as soon as I get an opportunity!
21:38:19	KathyB	I’m gonna have to vote for just one
21:38:21	KathyB	.
21:38:27	KathyB	And the fics are mounting and my time is short
21:38:34	KathyB	A pin and closed eyes are my last resort
21:38:39	KathyB	When you gonna vote, FoLC?
21:38:43	KathyB	I don’t know when
21:38:48	KathyB	But I’ll fill the form out then
21:38:52	KathyB	You know that I’ll be voting then
21:38:53	KathyB	.
21:39:01	KathyB	Well, the Kerths are over and the fun’s gone away	21:39:02	Doranwen	I know I’ve heard it once, now that I think about it. But I’ll have to listen to it again to hear how the lyrics fit to it because I don’t remember the melody at all.
21:39:07	KathyB	I logged back on just the other day
21:39:12	KathyB	I was glad to see the archive going strong
21:39:17	KathyB	With lots of new fics just humming along
21:39:22	KathyB	And a warm’n’fuzzy feeling made me grin from ear to ear
21:39:28	KathyB	Cause there’ll still be Kerths next year, yeah
21:39:33	KathyB	There’s gonna be the Kerths next year	21:39:35	Blueowl_	Catching up. Congrats Toomi 😀
21:39:40	KathyB	.
21:39:41	KathyB	And as I turned off the modem it occurred to me
21:39:46	KathyB	FoLCs are the best there can be
21:39:51	KathyB	The very best fans to be
21:39:58	KathyB	.
21:40:03	KathyB	And the fics are mounting and my time is short
21:40:08	KathyB	A pin and closed eyes are my last resort
21:40:12	KathyB	When you gonna vote, FoLC?
21:40:16	KathyB	I don’t know when
21:40:20	KathyB	But I’ll fill the form out then
21:40:25	KathyB	You know that I’ll be voting then!
21:40:42	KathyB	.
21:40:51	KathyB	Whew! Sorry, I had to paste that line by line, LOL
21:41:21	KathyB	Wild applause for that song and the retro commercials! I love how applicable the song, especially, still is … TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER!!	21:41:48	KSaraSara	Thanks for being a digital packrat, Kathy!! (You’re not alone in that lol)
			21:41:59	Darth_Michael	hear hear
			21:42:13	Doranwen	Digital packrat? I resemble that remark XD
			21:42:19	Darth_Michael	the true reason why computer storage goes up an order of magnitude every couple of years
21:42:22	KathyB	Welcome back, everyone! We’re excited to move on with the second half of our ceremony.	21:42:26	KSaraSara	HAHA TRUTH
			21:42:26	Darth_Michael	nerds are horders
			21:42:35	*	Doranwen eyes her many hdds stuffed full of data from years and years ago.
			21:42:35	KSaraSara	^
			21:42:38	AnnieM	Thank goodness for Kathy and Sara and their digital packrat natures, because I personally save nothing and they have gifted me many gems I had long forgotten
21:42:39	KathyB	To present the award for Best Elseworlds/AU Story, come on up, KSaraSara!	21:42:52	KSaraSara	Ack! I’m presenting again… bear with me lol
			21:42:57	KathyB	Unfortunately, sometimes in the wrong fandom, hahahha
			21:43:07	Doranwen	Lol
			21:43:07	CRene	I have lost so much stuff online because I didn’t save it on other places. Now I love the cloud.
21:43:23	KSaraSara	Anyone who knows me (and even some who don’t, lol) knows that I’m a sucker for altClark. Yeah, yeah, there’s quite a list of things that make me go GAHHHH! But I have a special place in my heart for altClark. There’s just something about a Clark that doesn’t get his Lois in the same “easy” way as our canonClark does.	21:43:37	Blueowl_	Yeah, I HATE losing electronic stuff so much, especially pics or vids
			21:43:37	*	Darth_Michael loves that contradictory statement by CarrieRene
			21:43:40	Doranwen	I have double backups now. One stored here, one stored elsewhere. I have too much data to put in the cloud.
21:43:47	KSaraSara	Best Elseworlds/AU honors those authors who have expanded on the alternate universe we saw on the show as well as those who have gifted us with their ability to build an entirely different universe—an elseworld.	21:43:49	Doranwen	But I do store a few things up on Mega to make it easy to share.
21:43:47	KSaraSara		21:43:53	AnnieM	LOL true. Her packrat gifts derailed me into another fandom. BUT she also had saved all our old chatlogs from when we wrote Tea Totaled. And those were a joy to behold.
21:44:08	KSaraSara	This year, our nominated stories include: altClark in yet a different universe, a Clark who is a pragmatic P.I. (in addition to Superman), a Clark who stayed in Smallville to teach English and coach football, a Clark who was abducted by Trask at a young age, and a Clark who was abducted by Trask at a young age.	21:44:18	Doranwen	I love AUs and elseworlds! In pretty much any fandom
21:44:22	*	KSaraSara cries… Trask is so evil!
21:44:31	KSaraSara	Needless to say, we all seem to be suckers for an alternate Clark who needs to overcome extraordinary circumstances to find his place in the world.	21:44:32	Doranwen	He really is
21:44:54	KSaraSara	The nominees for Best Elseworlds/AU Story are:
21:45:01	KSaraSara	Anchor: Part 1 – Clark Kent by SuperBek
21:45:06	KSaraSara	Investigate: Keeper by Blueowl	21:45:12	AnnieM	AUs are always my favorite categories. I love seeing the characters in a totally different scenario yet still themselves
			21:45:23	Doranwen	Yup
			21:45:33	CRene	I had a desktop that was built for me. It had 3 drives on it. I even had it moved to a external drive, but lost the drive. So bye the first 4 years of pictures of my oldest child, plus stories, videos, and more.
			21:45:41	Blueowl_	Yeah, there can never be too many of them
			21:45:44	KSaraSara	Oh heck… the envelope made me lose the awards chat…
			21:45:48	KathyB	OMG, the chat logs from Tea Totaled were a joy to behold. Especially since you couldn’t tell the difference in how we talk to each other from 20 years ago and today hahahah
			21:45:54	KSaraSara	The epic envelope fumble…
			21:46:09	Darth_Michael	oops
			21:46:19	KathyB	do you need me to paste?
			21:46:28	Darth_Michael	I thought it would just open in the back and be ready
			21:46:35	Doranwen	Lol, who needs to invent envelope fumbles? They happen naturally easily enough! <g>
			21:47:17	Darth_Michael	@Kathy so, basically, you didn’t learn anything to write better fics in the time since then?
			21:47:23	KSaraSara	Haha yes, paste the rest of the nominees, please! 😀
			21:47:24	*	Darth_Michael eyes currents stats
			21:47:34	Darth_Michael	then again, why improve on percfection
21:47:46	KathyB	License to Love by bakasi
21:47:54	KathyB	Savior by SuperBek	21:47:56	Doranwen	A much better response, lol
21:48:02	KathyB	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
21:48:11	KathyB	And the winner is…	21:48:18	Darth_Michael	LOL
			21:48:27	Darth_Michael	should I?
			21:48:33	Doranwen	Poor Sara
			21:48:34	Blueowl_	The suspense XD
			21:48:41	Doranwen	Blueowl_: LOL yes!
			21:48:41	AnnaBtG	Sara amping up the suspense!
			21:48:45	Doranwen	It’s perfect XD
21:48:53	KSaraSara	Best Elseworld: What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
21:49:00	KSaraSara	Congrats!!!!	21:49:08	Blueowl_	Congrats!
21:49:00	KSaraSara	Congrats!!!!	21:49:15	Bek	Congrats!!
21:49:20	AnnieM	Way to swoop in with the big reveal! Amping up the drama 😉	21:49:21	bakasi	Congrats!!!
			21:49:21	Darth_Michael	Congrats you perfect examples of authors!
			21:49:30	Demi2	Congrats!
			21:49:35	KSaraSara	LOL! Oh good grief…
			21:49:42	AnnaBtG	Go girls!!! Congrats Annie and Kathy!!
			21:49:43	KSaraSara	And CONGRATS to WTHW!!!
			21:49:48	Blueowl_	I’m rereading this story now 😀
21:50:03	KathyB	LOL yes, and I noticed that no one actually sent me the winner, so I had no idea who it was going to be. Sara returned just in time!
21:50:09	AnnieM	Thanks so much, everyone. This is really my favorite category for fic in general. I love love love and AU. There’s something so special about taking the characters out of their element and keeping them the same.	21:50:16	Doranwen	Congrats
21:50:09	AnnieM		21:50:19	Doranwen	!
21:50:33	AnnieM	Especially in this fandom, where AUs reincarnation/soulmates are canon	21:50:48	Songbird2	For some reason I’m not getting everything that is typed on the awards channel. Congrats to Annie and Kathy!
			21:51:01	Doranwen	Songbird2: You’re logged in there as Songbird, without the 2.
			21:51:16	Doranwen	Do you have a separate browser window open for that one?
			21:51:35	Songbird2	Yes. I’m actually using two tablets
21:51:42	AnnieM	I’ve written a few short AUs in the distant past, but this was my first attempt at a true full-length AU, and creating this world was the most fun I’ve had in ages. I wish you all could be privvy to the hours and hours and hours of brainstorming that Kathy and I did, all the backstory that never made it into the story	21:51:42	Doranwen	Ah, OK, I do see you in there.
			21:52:07	Doranwen	You could try closing the Songbird one and re-joining it to see if that fixes whatever you’re experiencing?
			21:52:13	Doranwen	Sometimes the close-and-restart method really does work, lol.
			21:52:31	Songbird2	Okay. I’ll try that. Thanks!
21:52:35	AnnieM	It was truly a joy to dream up this world, and we said over and over that even if no one else ever read it, we were writing it for ourselves and that was enough. But we’re really really glad you all loved it too!	21:52:37	KSaraSara	I actually got to be privy to a portion of that and gahhhhh!!
21:52:58	KathyB	Thank you so much, everyone! We are so honored! This story was a labor of love … to the point that “labor” probably isn’t even the right term. Those hours of brainstorming were a joy. Thank you so much!	21:52:59	Darth_Michael	oh, actually, @Doranwen, can you log in twice with the same name on the same server? or maybe just when you’re using an authenicated user?
21:52:58	KathyB		21:53:10	Doranwen	No, you have to have different nicks.
21:53:16	KathyB	And now, to present the award for Best Long Story, we welcome Bakasi!
21:53:23	*	KSaraSara whisper reminds Kathy not to say “labor” in the Kerth chats…	21:53:34	Meadowlark	There is backstory??? Maybe that is for Part 3/
			21:53:38	Doranwen	You can join two channels with both but with Mibbit you can’t actually see them at the same time.
			21:53:40	Darth_Michael	hey, guys, the author name alone is reason to put this on the must-read list.
21:53:41	*	bakasi tries to work her way to the stage	21:53:45	AnnaBtG	Hahahaha @KSaraSara !
21:53:41	*	bakasi tries to work her way to the stage	21:53:48	*	Darth_Michael eyes loooong list
21:54:03	bakasi	Houdini tags along and tries to find DarthMichael to get another treat	21:54:07	Doranwen	So the guide suggested opening two separate browsers – with separate nicks so the dual connection can happen. Two different tablets/phones/etc. also would do the trick that way.
			21:54:27	Doranwen	Or even two different actual apps – there are IRC apps for phones after all, but not all are free and some can be tricky to work.
			21:54:33	KSaraSara	@Michael… better get those treats ready!
			21:54:35	Doranwen	Mibbit was far easier for a newbie to figure out.
21:54:36	*	bakasi clears her throat and adjusts the mikrophone
21:54:41	bakasi	Long stories can keep you company for weeks, if you read them as they’re posted – or you can get lost in them for hours on end. This year we had a lot of stories that had you feel with the characters, left you at the edge of your seat while the story unfold.	21:54:43	Doranwen	So that’s why we went with that.
21:55:05	bakasi	The nominees are “Aftershocks” by Toomie8, a story in which Clark was more severely injured by his stay in Luthor’s cage. We got to see Clark dealing with the physical, but also the emotional fallout. But not only he was affected by the events.	21:55:08	Doranwen	But most phones can’t do a split screen so you’re kind of stuck if you only have a single phone to do it on. Have to switch back and forth a lot.
21:55:17	bakasi	In Federal Disaster by lovetvfan, Lois had to work with Claude again and some long suppressed emotions bubbled up that wreaked havoc in the lives of our favorite couple.	21:55:26	Doranwen	Songbird2: Are you seeing it OK now?
21:55:27	bakasi	In Savior SuperBek had Lois rescue a damaged Clark, who’d been held by Trask for years and we were witnesses to Clark’s healing process.
21:55:40	bakasi	The next nominee is KSaraSara’s So Far Away, a sequel to the fic “wherever you will go,” which she wrote years ago. Now, Clark has returned from New Krypton, but he carries a lot of scars on his soul that only Lois can help him heal.	21:55:40	Darth_Michael	yes, but if I offer one now, can you imagine Houdini dragging Bakasi off the stage during the speach?
			21:55:51	Songbird2	Yes, I think so. Thanks for all the help!
			21:55:52	KSaraSara	LOL!
			21:55:55	Doranwen	Excellent. 🙂
21:55:57	bakasi	Finally, there is “What the Heart wants by AnnieM and KathyB. The two authors explore an elseworld, in which Clark didn’t leave Smallville. When he and Lois meet by chance, sparks fly, but how could they make a long distance relationship work?
21:56:26	bakasi	Well, it was really hard to decide on this category, because all of them are so great.	21:56:33	Songbird2	Is this long story?
			21:56:34	*	Darth_Michael holds out envelope and treat
			21:56:40	KSaraSara	Yes, Songbird 🙂
			21:56:42	Darth_Michael	Houdini, fetch!
			21:56:48	Songbird2	Thanks!
21:56:50	bakasi	And I’m sure that most readers found it equally challenging to pick the best	21:56:51	KSaraSara	LOL @Michael
			21:56:56	Doranwen	Lol
			21:57:09	KSaraSara	Yes it was SOOOO HARD TO CHOOSE (actually… all the categories were…)
21:57:13	bakasi	And the winner is…
21:57:29	bakasi	Best long Stroy: What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
21:57:39	bakasi	Congrats you two!	21:57:47	KSaraSara	Congrats again!!!!!
			21:57:49	Darth_Michael	Congratulations Annie and Kathy!
			21:57:51	Songbird2	Congrats Annie and Kathy!
			21:57:53	*	KSaraSara throws confetti
			21:57:57	Doranwen	Congrats!
			21:58:01	Bek	Congrats!!!
21:58:10	AnnieM	y’all, I really don’t know what to say at this point except thank you! We’re totally overwhelmed by all the love.
21:58:32	KathyB	Yes, we feel so honored by your support. We’re so glad you loved the story as much as we do. <3	21:59:12	AnnaBtG	Congratulations Annie and Kathy!!
21:59:24	KathyB	me hooks Annie with a crook to keep her on the stage
21:59:32	KathyB	To present the award for Best Comedy, welcome back AnnieM!
21:59:41	AnnieM	Ahh…Best Comedy
21:59:45	AnnieM	What can we say?
21:59:47	AnnieM	They make you laugh
21:59:49	AnnieM	They make you cry
21:59:52	AnnieM	Wait	21:59:55	Darth_Michael	I’m sensing a pattern with Annie’s stage presence
21:59:57	AnnieM	That’s not right. They just make you laught.	22:00:01	bakasi	Again, congratulations.
21:59:57	AnnieM	That’s not right. They just make you laught.	22:00:01	KSaraSara	lol
22:00:05	AnnieM	Although sometimes they make you laugh until you cry	22:00:12	KathyB	Thank you all! Annie wrote 90% of this story, so she deserves all the kudos. It was such a job working with her!!!
			22:00:12	Doranwen	Was just typing that, lol
			22:00:16	Darth_Michael	JOKER: I can make people die with laughter
22:00:19	AnnieM	Comedy is an incredibly delicate art	22:00:22	Doranwen	I’ve laughed till I cried with a few fics.
22:00:37	AnnieM	It takes true talent to find that sweet spot of hilarity that still rings true and genuine
22:00:49	AnnieM	And doing it while keeping the characters true to themselves is an even bigger challenge	22:00:50	Demi2	Congratulations
22:01:14	AnnieM	This year we have fine hilarious contenders for the Best Comedy award. The nominees are…
22:01:24	AnnieM	Astrologically Challenged by Anna B the Greek
22:01:30	AnnieM	Conned by SuperBek
22:01:36	AnnieM	Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara
22:01:43	AnnieM	Inside A Fury’s Mind by bakasi
22:01:51	AnnieM	Kryptonite Coffee by Toomi8
22:02:03	AnnieM	And the winner of Best Comedy goes to….	22:02:32	KathyB	LOL such a JOY! (/me slinks off in typo shame)
22:02:36	AnnieM	It’s another tie!	22:02:43	KathyB	Another tie!!!
22:02:36	AnnieM	It’s another tie!	22:02:56	*	Darth_Michael makes whoosh sound
22:03:11	AnnieM	The award goes to… Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara AND Kryptonite Coffee by Toomi8	22:03:11	Doranwen	LOL, Kathy
			22:03:18	KSaraSara	AhhhhhhH!!!!
			22:03:23	Bek	Congrats!!!
			22:03:30	Doranwen	Congrats!
			22:03:31	*	Darth_Michael reads back
			22:03:33	KSaraSara	Toomi, you can go first!!
			22:03:35	Darth_Michael	LOK in deed, Kathy!
22:03:43	Toomi	Whoa! Thank you!	22:03:52	AnnaBtG	Congrats Sara and Sara and Toomi!! Such fun stories! 🙂
			22:03:52	Demi2	Congratulations
			22:03:56	bakasi	Congrats!
22:04:00	Toomi	And what a wonderful fic to share the award with 🙂	22:04:00	Doranwen	LOK? XD
			22:04:05	Songbird2	Congrats Sara and Sara and Toomi!!
			22:04:11	KathyB	yay! Congrats S&S and T!
			22:04:16	Darth_Michael	Congratuations, Toomie and Sara & Sara!
			22:04:34	*	Darth_Michael tops Kathy’s typos
			22:04:36	Doranwen	Toomi & Sara^2 <g>
			22:04:41	KSaraSara	lol
			22:04:48	Doranwen	Darth_Michael: Haha, I thought that was deliberate. <g>
22:04:54	Toomi	I love to make people laugh and if I managed to make you snort a little of your own, non Kryptonite flavored, coffee out of your nose, then I’ve succeeded 🙂	22:05:03	KSaraSara	Congrats, Toomi!!
22:04:54	Toomi		22:05:09	CRene	Sounds like a band name.
22:05:11	Toomi	hands mic to KSaraSara
22:05:20	KSaraSara	Thanks, Toomi!!	22:05:25	Doranwen	Hee
			22:05:33	AnnaBtG	Hahah lovely speech @Toomi !
			22:05:39	Doranwen	Thanks for the obvious mic handoff, Toomi – makes it easy to know when you’re done. 🙂
22:05:53	KSaraSara	And yes, delighted to share the award with Kryptonite Coffee! Such a fun story to read over and over for a quick laugh!	22:06:19	Toomi	Haha. I was trying not to flee the stage. Hadn’t thought I’d win anything so I have no idea what to say.
			22:06:20	*	Doranwen has been guessing all afternoon. “Are they finished talking? Maybe? I think?”
			22:06:40	*	Darth_Michael is just at the point when Lois invites Clark over for coffee in Pearl Jam!
22:06:55	KSaraSara	And gahhhh, thank you! Since I was so wrong about this fic in the first place, it doesn’t surprised me that… I was a little surprised to find it in the comedy category! LOL! I’ll bet Sara wasn’t surprised at all!
22:08:18	KSaraSara	I love inserting a bit of comedy into the WAFFY stuff, and … well, this one was just so easy to write when I think back on it! The humo(u)rous bits just wrote themselves!
22:08:40	KSaraSara	Thank you all so much! We’re thrilled that you enjoyed the story!!	22:08:43	KathyB	LOL on the (u) for SaraM!
22:08:48	*	KSaraSara hands the mic back to Kathy	22:08:52	AnnieM	LO(u)L
			22:08:55	KSaraSara	Hee hee
			22:09:07	Bek	LOL
22:09:10	KathyB	Thanks, Sara, and Congratulations to all three authors in our second TIE!
22:09:33	KathyB	(After all, we all know Clark loves ties! ba dum ching!)	22:09:38	Doranwen	snort
22:09:33	KathyB	(After all, we all know Clark loves ties! ba dum ching!)	22:09:40	KSaraSara	ROTFL!!!
22:09:42	KathyB	But don’t go far, Sara …	22:09:42	KSaraSara	Omg Kathy
22:10:05	KathyB	Because it’s now time to highlight our next New Author, SuperBek!	22:10:22	*	Bek hides
22:10:23	KSaraSara	What’s that in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? A Superman? Nope… it’s our second and final new author to celebrate tonight — SuperBek! Prolific right out of the gate, SuperBek has given us TWELVE stories in her debut year! Poignant, WaFFy, humorous, dramatic, romantic, and angsty…it seems that SuperBek can do it all!	22:10:37	*	Darth_Michael shines slashlight at Bek’s Kerth
22:10:40	KSaraSara	Helping to pioneer Ficlet Friday, she gave us “Conned” (along with the “Absolutely Not” challenge prompt) and had us LOL’ing when… well, I won’t spoil it for you; I’ll just tease you with the prompt:	22:10:46	AnnieM	12 stories in your first year is awesome!
22:10:57	KSaraSara	***** “Absolutely not. No way, Lois. Not a chance. We’re not going to…”
22:10:57	KSaraSara	“Oh come on, Clark, you promised. You said—”
22:11:07	KSaraSara	“What I said is that I’d think about it. I never promised!”
22:11:07	KSaraSara	Lois turned toward him, scowling, and settled her hands on her hips. She had that look about her’that look that said she wasn’t going to give in.
22:11:15	KSaraSara	Clark hung his head in defeat and held out his hand.
22:11:15	KSaraSara	“Okay, well, give it to me then, and let’s get this over with.”
22:11:15	KSaraSara	“That’s what I thought,” she gloated. *****	22:11:19	Darth_Michael	Other Sara’s here!
22:11:32	KSaraSara	SuperBek can pack heartbreaking and wistful and poignant into a short ficlet, giving you just enough feels for a little appetizer. And yet she can also make a longer (really, really longer) story compelling all the way through with angst and feeeeels for days!
22:11:46	KSaraSara	She had us all crying for altClark in “Anchor: Part I – Clark Kent”:
22:11:46	KSaraSara	***** Wells furrows his brow for a moment and drums his fingers on the table. He seems to be studying me intently.	22:11:50	AnnaBtG	@Darth_Michael: Slashlight sounds appropriately ficcy
22:11:54	KSaraSara	An image of a beautiful face—hers, but not as I’ve ever known it—flashes in my mind. Her smile is bright and carefree, and her long dark hair drapes down around her shoulders, curling softly at the ends. Her deep brown eyes meet mine, and my heart stops. I feel his love for her, stronger than any emotion I’ve ever felt before. The air is sucked out of my lungs again.
22:12:05	KSaraSara	“Wells, please tell me she is okay,” I beg.
22:12:05	KSaraSara	“Oh, sorry, yes, my boy.” He nods quickly. “When I met with her, she was in good health and unharmed, although quite distraught, understandably.”
22:12:17	KSaraSara	Relief washes over me, and I cross my arms over my chest and close my eyes.
22:12:17	KSaraSara	“However,” he says hesitantly, the word sticking to his tongue, “this brings me to the real reason I am here, Clark. You see, this Lois—her world is on the brink of destruction.” I open my eyes and meet his gaze. He is troubled again, worry lines appearing on his forehead and in the wrinkles around his eyes. “When Superman left three months ago, the world quickly fell into chaos. Hope was lost around the globe. Allianc
22:12:17	KSaraSara	es that had been steady and strong for decades began to fall apart. I fear nuclear war may be imminent. And Utopia—it has disappeared from the future.”	22:12:23	KathyB	LOL
			22:12:27	KathyB	nfic-y!
			22:12:34	Darth_Michael	LOLZ. I did mention typos, didn’t I?
			22:12:36	Songbird2	Congrats Bek!! 12 fics is amazing! Thank you!
22:12:38	KSaraSara	He raises his chin slightly toward me, and I understand what he wants. I absently wonder if he has any other Clarks like me, whom he transports around the multiverse whenever a problem needs fixing. But the image of her face, filled with life and promise, flickers in my mind again, and with a sigh, I resign myself to being Wells’s personal multidimensional handyman.
22:12:38	KSaraSara	“How long will I need to be gone this time?” *****	22:12:59	AnnaBtG	@Bek: congrats and we are so happy to have you here!!
22:13:00	*	KSaraSara takes a min to cry for altClark… and pets altClark… it’ll be okay!!
22:13:07	KSaraSara	You can check out the full story on the MBs, the archive (soon), or AO3! Welcome to the (non-lurking side of the) fandom, SuperBek, and thank you for sharing your gift of writing!!	22:13:12	Bek	Ahh, thank you!!!
22:13:07	KSaraSara		22:13:12	Doranwen	It sounds like a different fandom, lol. L&Cdom doesn’t have much slash in it. Now, Smallville, otoh…
22:13:16	*	KSaraSara hands mic back to Kathy	22:13:30	KSaraSara	Yes, we’re so lucky to have Bek here!!!
22:13:16	*	KSaraSara hands mic back to Kathy	22:13:41	Doranwen	Agreed
22:13:42	KathyB	Thank you, Sara, and thank you SuperBek, for joining us in this wonderful fandom!	22:13:46	Bek	Thank you all for being so welcoming!!
22:13:42	KathyB		22:13:46	Darth_Michael	Yes, though there are one or two fics with two Clarks in one bedroom.
22:13:50	KathyB	And now, please welcome up Toomi, who will be presenting the award for Best WAFFy Story.	22:14:11	KSaraSara	HAH! Wouldn’t that be a sight to see….?
22:13:50	KathyB		22:14:12	Sara	Managed to make it for some of it but I’m on my phone so I am not really “here” here. Congratulations Bek!!!
22:14:31	Toomi	The Best Waffy Story category is tied with the most nominations at seven, indicating how much FoLC’s love our warm and fuzzy stories.	22:14:31	KathyB	I did once read a Clark/Jimmy story years back … but slash is indeed pretty rare in this fandom
			22:14:32	Doranwen	Yeah, didn’t say it had none, just not a lot in comparison with some. Someone on a Reddit post the other day was actually asking for fandom names that were almost entirely het, and I offered up L&C as an example.
			22:14:34	Bek	Hmmmm, two Clarks huh?
22:14:39	Toomi	The nominees are:
22:14:50	Toomi	Fade to Black: Seasons Feelings by lovetvfan
22:15:00	Toomi	Frankly My Dear, I don’t like Pearl Jam by lovetvfan and KSaraSara	22:15:08	Doranwen	So I hear!
22:15:09	Toomi	In the Right Now by AnnieM	22:15:11	KSaraSara	Sounds… inserts fire emojis
22:15:17	Toomi	Rainfall by Morgana	22:15:20	Darth_Michael	yep. on the nfanfic archive. one’s Myxsplit
22:15:17	Toomi	Rainfall by Morgana	22:15:25	Darth_Michael	by Sheila Harper
22:15:27	Toomi	This Is Not A Date by KSaraSara	22:15:33	Darth_Michael	if I’m not mistaken
22:15:36	Toomi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
22:15:37	Toomi	and	22:15:39	KSaraSara	That’s right 🙂
22:15:50	Toomi	Yours to Discover (for Queen of the Capes) by KSaraSara	22:15:54	KSaraSara	And then Midnight Fantasies by Scribe (who is really Wendy Richards)
22:16:04	Toomi	And the winner is:	22:16:10	Bek	Ah yep, that one.
22:16:40	Toomi	Another tie! Clark is getting quite the collection tonight!	22:16:46	KSaraSara	YAY TIES!
			22:16:47	Darth_Michael	and we got one scene in the Season 5/6 stories where LnC body swap
			22:16:54	KSaraSara	LOL Toomi, nice one!
			22:16:55	KathyB	another tie! Yay, Clark will be happy!
			22:16:55	Darth_Michael	Oooh, tie!
22:17:03	Toomi	In the Right Now by AnnieM
22:17:04	Toomi	and	22:17:05	KathyB	(good one, toomi!)
22:17:04	Toomi	and	22:17:10	AnnieM	wow, another tie@
22:17:17	Toomi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB	22:17:25	KathyB	OMG
			22:17:34	Doranwen	Congrats!
			22:17:36	Darth_Michael	Congratuations, and it’s not even a threeway!
			22:17:36	KSaraSara	Congrats!! Keeping your title of Queen of Waff intact!! LOL
			22:17:43	Bek	Congrats!
			22:17:48	bakasi	Congrats
			22:17:48	AnnaBtG	Annie there just not leaving anything to chance!!
			22:17:48	KSaraSara	OMG… threeway…
			22:17:52	Darth_Michael	is that a 1+1/2 tie?
			22:17:52	Songbird2	Wow! Double congrats Annie and Kathy!
			22:17:59	Demi2	Another tie – congrats
			22:18:00	KathyB	LOL maybe!
22:18:03	AnnieM	I don’t even know what to say to that. I’m literally speechless. Y’all broke me.	22:18:06	*	KathyB hugs Annie on her way up to the stage
			22:18:10	AnnaBtG	Congrats Annie and Kathy!
			22:18:59	Sara	Woooooooo!
22:19:23	AnnieM	I genuinely don’t know what to say. Again, I’m really excited to see In the Right Now getting this love. I feel a little bit like it’s the oft-forgotten younger siblings, so I love to see it tie here	22:19:25	Darth_Michael	meanwhile…
22:19:34	AnnieM	Thanks so much to everyone for reading and loving both these stories	22:19:38	Darth_Michael	and that’s how you know when FoLCs are genuinly surpised at winnign
22:19:34	AnnieM		22:19:49	Darth_Michael	no prepped speeches!
22:20:12	*	KathyB points to Annie and encourages double applause. Thank you, everyone.	22:20:23	*	Darth_Michael claps extra loudly
22:20:29	KathyB	Please welcome Bakasi back to the stage to present the award for Best Dramatic Story.	22:20:31	AnnaBtG	Like anyone here is confident enough to have prepped a speech? Lol
22:20:29	KathyB		22:20:49	Darth_Michael	well, I did prep two for tonight 😀
22:21:02	bakasi	Thank you	22:21:17	KSaraSara	Haha right, Anna? #impostersyndrome is rampant…
			22:21:17	Demi2	😀
			22:21:20	AnnaBtG	An acceptance speech, then. 🙂
22:21:24	bakasi	Dramatic tales have in common that they send you on an emotional roller coaster ride. But even though all our nominated stories are dramatic, they also couldn’t be more different.
22:21:40	bakasi	There’s a Clark who’s suffering from flashbacks and physical injuries after escaping Luthor’s kryptonite cage	22:21:59	Darth_Michael	yep. we’re authors. we need to be precise with our words.
			22:22:00	KathyB	LOL, yes, the KComm prepared … you should see our several page long Google Doc with the entire presentation written out for us to paste!
			22:22:01	KathyB	haha
			22:22:16	KathyB	But awards? NOPE!!
22:22:37	bakasi	An Alt-Clark gets a chance to live his life free of the burden that everyone knows his secret, but who has to deal with a grieving Lois who has lost her Clark.	22:22:51	Darth_Michael	oh no!
			22:22:55	KSaraSara	Yeah, it’s a miracle we haven’t mis-pasted anything… wait… except for me lol
			22:23:07	*	Darth_Michael points at speech about alt-clark
			22:23:16	Doranwen	KSaraSara: Lol
22:23:45	bakasi	There’s jealousy and a lot of turmoil as Lois encountes a past lover	22:23:46	Doranwen	I need to read some of these stories! I’ve been sort of scattered in my reading, so most of the newer ones I actually haven’t read yet. <sg>
22:24:00	bakasi	There’s a Clark suffering after what he’d had to do on New Krypton and who can’t quite reconnect with his family. And finally, there are a Lois and a Clark who learn to love and trust each other.	22:24:08	KSaraSara	Yes! Read them all!! They’re all amazing!! SOOO much good competition!!
22:24:37	bakasi	The nominees for best dramatic stories are:	22:24:39	Doranwen	Oh, I plan on it, it’s just… projects… I tend to use reading fic as my reward for finishing another chunk of something.
22:24:48	bakasi	Aftershocks by Toomie	22:24:54	Doranwen	And I’ve been slowly wading through that enormously long VirginiaR WIP.
22:24:57	bakasi	Anchor Part 1, Clark Kent by SuperBek
22:25:09	bakasi	Federal Disaster by lovetvfan
22:25:23	bakasi	So Far Away by KSaraSara
22:25:36	bakasi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and Kathy B
22:25:58	bakasi	And the winner of Best Dramatic story is…
22:26:13	bakasi	We’ve got another tie	22:26:26	KSaraSara	Hahaha it’s the theme for tonight!!
			22:26:28	CRene	More ties
			22:26:37	Darth_Michael	@Doranwen: that is an awsome one, isn’t it?
22:26:41	bakasi	But this one’s not for you, Clark. It’s waaaay too modest	22:26:52	Darth_Michael	and yes, a whole flight of ties, now!
22:26:41	bakasi	But this one’s not for you, Clark. It’s waaaay too modest	22:26:57	AnnieM	This is The Year of the Tie!
22:26:58	bakasi	So Far Away by KSaraSara
22:27:01	bakasi	and
22:27:14	bakasi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB”	22:27:16	KSaraSara	….
22:27:22	bakasi	Congratulations you two	22:27:26	Doranwen	Darth_Michael: Yes, I’ve really been enjoying it!
22:27:22	bakasi	Congratulations you two	22:27:27	KSaraSara	cries…more than a little
22:27:30	bakasi	Or three, to be more precise	22:27:30	Bek	YAY! CONGRATS!!!
			22:27:33	Doranwen	And congratulations!!!!!
			22:27:44	AnnieM	You have to go first this time, Sara 😉
			22:27:48	Darth_Michael	Congrats Sara and Annie and Kathy!
			22:27:48	KSaraSara	gahhhh
			22:27:48	CRene	Congrats.
			22:27:48	*	KathyB hugs Sara really really tightly!!!!
			22:27:51	Songbird2	Congrats Sara and Annie and Kathy!
			22:27:53	Sara	Twiiiiiiinnnnnniiiiiiieeeeeee!!!! Tackle hugs
22:27:58	KSaraSara	I just… I…	22:28:00	bakasi	Congrats
22:28:34	KSaraSara	So honestly… I wrote a TON last year… 18/100 stories this year… so it’s… I had a train of thought and lost it.	22:28:57	bakasi	Have fun. I’ll bow out now. Houdini needs to go for a walk and I need to catch up on some sleep.
22:28:34	KSaraSara		22:29:21	*	Darth_Michael KSaraSara was stuffing the ballot!
22:29:31	KSaraSara	GAH… while I really love so many of the stories that I had nominated this year in other categories, and I’m a little sad I didn’t win in some… (It’s hard to be sad when the competition WAS SOOOOO GOOOD).	22:29:39	Darth_Michael	JK
			22:29:47	Doranwen	LOL
			22:29:55	KathyB	LOL, she was competing against herself … and won!
22:29:57	KSaraSara	I’m just really, really… touched that THIS story won something.	22:30:22	KathyB	Proof of a stand out story <3
22:29:57	KSaraSara		22:30:30	Bek	Such a good story!!!!
22:30:53	KSaraSara	I… honestly don’t know what to say… which… I know Michael is going to give me crap about because I usually talk forever…so I guess… read my author’s note. That says it all… well, most of it.	22:31:24	Sara	It was a fantastic story!! Well deserved!
22:31:32	KSaraSara	This story was very personal–very much therapy for me–and it’s even more special now to have other people recognize it. So thank you!!!	22:31:32	Darth_Michael	all in good humor and acceptance speeches are exempt!
			22:31:34	Sara	Both of you/all three?
			22:31:34	KathyB	Proud of you, Sara!
22:31:43	*	KSaraSara cries a bit as she hands the mic to Annie and Kathy	22:31:46	KathyB	Other Sara haha
			22:31:54	KSaraSara	gahhhhhhhhhh
			22:31:58	*	KSaraSara cries
			22:32:01	KathyB	(Not that I’m not proud of you, too, Sara, haha)
			22:32:14	Darth_Michael	great speech!
			22:32:19	KSaraSara	Thank you, everyone!!! cries some more
			22:32:27	Demi2	I’ll be off to bed too, have fun everyone!
22:32:32	AnnieM	Thank you all so much. Truly it’s an honor. And it’s especially an honor to share the honor with such a wonderful story.	22:32:44	Darth_Michael	bye Demi!
			22:32:57	Sara	Ha ha! Too many Sara’s lol
			22:33:10	Doranwen	Truth
			22:33:12	KSaraSara	Hee hee
22:33:19	*	KathyB hugs KSaraSara … well deserved!
22:33:34	KathyB	But don’t go too far, my friend ….	22:33:39	KSaraSara	gahh… I’m not presenting next again, am I? The screen is legit blurry…
22:33:44	KathyB	Please welcome KSaraSara back to the stage to present our newest award, for Best Original Fanart!	22:33:45	Doranwen	It does seem to be a pattern, and yes, you are 🙂
			22:33:48	KSaraSara	gahh
			22:33:50	Darth_Michael	they’re easy to distinguish. one’s the one who wins all the Kerths. the other…no, wait…
			22:33:52	AnnieM	dry your eyes, Sara! time to present!
			22:33:56	Doranwen	You win, and then you have to present, lol.
			22:34:04	Darth_Michael	it’s a rule!
			22:34:08	Darth_Michael	Annie says so
22:34:10	*	KSaraSara hastily wipes eyes	22:34:18	AnnieM	haha yes, that’s the pattern!
22:34:10	*	KSaraSara hastily wipes eyes	22:34:18	KSaraSara	LOL! haha
22:34:43	KSaraSara	We’re really thrilled to introduce fanart to the Kerths this year! While fanfic really is the lifeblood of our fandom, FoLC talent doesn’t stop there!	22:34:46	AnnaBtG	Congrats to Sara and Annie and Kathy! Sorry, was afk for a bit
22:34:43	KSaraSara		22:34:58	AnnaBtG	But good job, all of you! <3
22:35:00	KSaraSara	Our creativity and skill as a fandom is boundless. Whether it’s stunning graphical images or evocative videos, we’re so lucky to be gifted with a visual medium as well as the textual. This year, we have four pieces of fanart that made it to our short list. They are…	22:35:10	KSaraSara	(Thank goodness it’s pasting… I can’t type… lol)
22:35:00	KSaraSara		22:35:14	AnnieM	I’m so excited for these new categories!
22:35:22	KSaraSara	2022 Blue Christmas graphic banner by Folc4evernaday
22:35:22	KSaraSara	Graphic banner 4 by Carrie Rene
22:35:22	KSaraSara	Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen music video by lovetvfan
22:35:22	KSaraSara	On Your Shore by Charlotte Martin music video by lovetvfan	22:35:43	KathyB	me too!
22:35:52	KSaraSara	And the winner is…	22:36:00	KathyB	I love fan art, and especially music videos, so I’m thrilled we added this category
22:36:21	KSaraSara	Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen music video by lovetvfan
22:36:27	KSaraSara	Congrats, Twinnie!!!!!	22:36:27	KathyB	Yay!
			22:36:34	Bek	Congrats!!
			22:36:36	KathyB	Well deserved, Sara! Great job!
			22:36:40	Doranwen	Congrats!
			22:36:44	Darth_Michael	Congratulations Sara! (the other one)
			22:36:44	CRene	Congrats
22:36:46	lovetvfan	Oh wow I came on just in time!!	22:36:52	AnnaBtG	Yay Sara!! Loved this video!
			22:37:00	AnnieM	Hooray! Congrats, Sara! Well deserved. That video was awesome.
			22:37:13	Songbird2	Congrats Sara! Great job! Your vid was beautiful!
			22:37:16	KSaraSara	YAY TWINNIE!!!
			22:37:21	Doranwen	Sort of in time, lol. There’s all the other categories you won as well… <g>
22:37:36	lovetvfan	Thank you! I only taught myself to make videos a couple years ago after seeing all the talent that existed in this fandom. Thank you!!	22:37:39	KathyB	Speech! Speech!
22:38:52	KathyB	Congratulations, Sara!
22:38:57	KathyB	And now, to present another new category, Best Commenter/Feedback Giver, we have AnnaBtG.
22:39:24	AnnaBtG	This one right here is my favorite category in the awards, hands down.
22:39:42	AnnaBtG	Because, as a writer, I know that we all write because we want to, because there’s this need in us to create and play with words. And we enjoy doing it, even if it can give us a hard time.	22:39:57	Darth_Michael	hear hear!
22:40:06	AnnaBtG	But the thing is, fandom is more than just writing. None of the stories we are celebrating here would have seen the light of day if it weren’t for the people who leave comments.	22:40:14	KSaraSara	Yes!! Agreed!!
22:40:24	AnnaBtG	Those people who may or may not be writers, but who read what we share, who tell us what our stories made them feel, who shower us with love and praise, who give us feedback and suggestions, who encourage us to write more.	22:40:27	*	Doranwen gives thumbs up
22:40:46	AnnaBtG	They turn writing from a solitary hobby to a group experience; they are the literal backbone of fandom, offering this much needed support to all the writers and becoming the glue that binds us all together.	22:41:01	Sara	Lol that was the best I could do as I was braiding Kira’s hair at the same time lol
22:40:46	AnnaBtG		22:41:01	KSaraSara	Awww yep!! Great speech!
22:41:13	AnnaBtG	Therefore, it’s only fair that they should get a share of the spotlight tonight!	22:41:19	AnnieM	Seriously, feedback is absolutely critical for writers
22:41:13	AnnaBtG		22:41:25	Doranwen	Amen!
22:41:29	AnnaBtG	It goes without saying that every little comment counts and that everyone who has ever left a comment is a winner in my books, but here’s hoping that even the shyer people and the lurkers might want to follow the example of the lovely people on this list next year!	22:41:36	Doranwen	I’ve got some fics written that only happened because I had an alpha reader to help out.
22:41:44	AnnaBtG	Our beloved nominees are:	22:41:46	Doranwen	And others that haven’t been finished due to the lack of one.
22:41:44	AnnaBtG	Our beloved nominees are:	22:41:54	KSaraSara	Yes, hear hear! May this category encourage more people! 😀
22:42:07	AnnaBtG	Darth Michael
22:42:11	AnnaBtG	KSaraSara
22:42:22	AnnaBtG	Lynn S.M.
22:42:31	AnnaBtG	Penny_Lane
22:42:37	AnnaBtG	Queen of the Capes
22:42:45	AnnaBtG	SuperBek
22:43:00	AnnaBtG	And the winner is…
22:43:33	AnnaBtG	KSaraSara!!! Congrats, girl!!	22:43:35	Darth_Michael	Congratulations, Sara!
			22:43:40	Doranwen	Congratulations!
			22:43:41	*	Darth_Michael shoves Sara up to stage
			22:43:42	KSaraSara	What???
			22:43:42	KSaraSara	What???
			22:43:43	Bek	Congrats!!!
			22:43:46	KathyB	Yay! Congratulations KSaraSara!
			22:43:48	Toomi	Congrats!
			22:43:54	KSaraSara	Lol I didn’t mean to type twice!
			22:43:54	Songbird2	Congrats Sara!!!
			22:44:04	Doranwen	It seemed natural XD
			22:44:13	Toomi	Out of all of the categories, I think this might have been the hardest to vote for.
			22:44:22	AnnieM	Totally deserved! I treasure the feedback files you’ve sent me over the years!
			22:45:07	Doranwen	Speech! ;p
22:45:15	KSaraSara	Heck! I am… speechless(wish) in a different way! And maybe it’s just because when voting, I automatically discounted myself! I mean… I’m my own worst critic sometimes, so…	22:45:29	Darth_Michael	yeah, when she dug up my Dare and mentioned Feels that was so awesome!
			22:45:31	Bek	Without your encouragement, I’d still be lurking…! Very well deserved! Thank you KSaraSara!
			22:45:49	AnnaBtG	@Toomi: definitely!! I was so conflicted!!
			22:46:02	Bek	And congrats again!
22:46:23	KSaraSara	(golly… I just typed a bunch and lost it… bahhh… hang with me)	22:46:57	*	Darth_Michael hangs on by a thread, waiting for the cliffhanger to resolve
			22:47:19	KathyB	LOL!
			22:47:35	*	Darth_Michael wonders if Tempus might find it ironic that the best commenter just lost her comments
			22:47:39	KathyB	Sure, sure, you’re just hoping Superman will come by to save you
22:47:46	KSaraSara	But really, like Anna said, it was so hard to vote here because feedback is so important! And I’m just really honored to have this award…especially since I’ve come back, I’m just grateful to have my fandom still here and I’m feeling a bit maternal about it lately, so if I’ve made people feel happy with participating in this way, then that makes it so much more rewarding!	22:47:52	KSaraSara	LOL!!
			22:47:53	Doranwen	LOL
			22:48:01	KathyB	LOL
			22:48:17	Darth_Michael	@Kathy: I’m with Jimmy on that one and wait for Ultra Woman 😀
22:48:49	KSaraSara	So… thank you! I honestly just want to share this award with ALLLL the people who leave fdk, whether it’s just a kudos or an “aww” or it’s miles long feedback line by line…
22:48:59	KSaraSara	Thank you!
22:49:05	*	KSaraSara hands mic back to Kathy	22:49:10	*	Darth_Michael looks shifty
22:49:19	KathyB	Thanks, Sara. And congratulations to all of the winners so far! What an exciting day!
22:49:26	KathyB	Now before we get to our final award, we have one final announcement to share with you all, concerning the future of the L&C Fanfic Message Boards.	22:49:26	AnnaBtG	I know from experience that even being nominated in such a category is mostly about “no, thank YOU guys for writing all this fic for me to comment on” 😀
22:49:33	KathyB	Thank you, everyone, for all you do for the Lois & Clark fandom! It’s such a testament to the amazing FoLC community that we’re still going strong after 30 years. And I know that with your support, we’ll continue well into the future. Should we shoot for 30 more? I hope so!
22:49:54	KathyB	Right now, we are already funded for 2024 and most of 2025 even before we could do a major fundraiser.	22:50:06	AnnaBtG	It’s such a love letter to the fandom, this category 🙂
22:50:08	KathyB	And that’s awesome! Since so many of us also love swag and because there is no such thing as being overfunded, we are in the process of mapping out another fundraiser.
22:50:14	KathyB	The last one was in 2014 and we got to auction off everything from little works of art you could take with you to labors of love done in word and picture.
22:50:21	KathyB	We will be announcing the details in a bit, this was just to give you guys a head’s up and get the creative juices flowing!	22:50:25	KSaraSara	Anna: you’re so right!
22:50:50	KathyB	And now, what you’ve all been waiting for …
22:50:55	KathyB	To present the award for Best Overall Story for 2022, please welcome Toomi to the stage!
22:51:03	Toomi	It’s amazing how much time and effort, along with questionable browser histories, are poured into a story.	22:51:10	*	AnnaBtG glomps Sara!!!
22:51:03	Toomi		22:51:14	AnnaBtG	Congrats!!!
22:51:17	Toomi	The one hundred stories that were eligible for this year’s Kerth Awards represent hours, days, weeks, months, and even years – you know who you are – of work.	22:51:17	KSaraSara	awwwwwwww
			22:51:18	*	Doranwen giggles at “questionable browser histories”
			22:51:21	*	KSaraSara hugs her fandom
22:51:27	Toomi	Of these one hundred, five were nominated for the Best Overall category.
22:51:35	Toomi	And the nominees are:	22:51:45	CRene	Congrats, Sara. Well deserved
22:51:46	Toomi	Federal Disaster by lovetvfan	22:51:51	Darth_Michael	someone once mentioend that they wonder when the FBI will come knocking
22:51:53	Toomi	In the Right Now by AnnieM	22:51:56	AnnaBtG	Hahahah I lol’d at that too!
22:51:59	Toomi	Savior by SuperBek	22:52:04	AnnieM	It’s so true!
22:52:06	Toomi	So Far Away by KSaraSara
22:52:08	Toomi	and
22:52:15	Toomi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB
22:52:21	Toomi	And the winner is…..	22:52:24	AnnieM	I always want to add THIS IS FOR A STORY to my google searches 😉
22:52:21	Toomi	And the winner is…..	22:52:35	KSaraSara	Lol Annie, right?
22:52:37	Toomi	What the Heart Wants by AnnieM and KathyB!	22:52:50	Darth_Michael	Congrats Annie and Kathy!
			22:52:50	KSaraSara	Ahhhh! No surprise and well deserved!!!
			22:52:50	Doranwen	Given the other winners, I’m not surprised by this one, lol.
			22:52:59	Bek	Congrats!!
			22:53:01	KathyB	oh wow!!
			22:53:02	Songbird2	Congrats Annie and Kathy!!!
			22:53:05	Doranwen	Congratulations!
			22:53:40	Toomi	Congratulations!
			22:53:43	Toomi	This has been fantastic!
			22:53:44	AnnaBtG	Congrats Annie and Kathy!!
22:53:57	AnnieM	I’m overwhelmed by all the love for this story tonight. Thank you all so much. To be completely honest, this has been a rough couple of years for me and this story was very much my happy place. This was where I went when I needed to escape into a world that happy and hopeful.	22:54:00	Toomi	But I now have to run away to work 🙁
22:53:57	AnnieM		22:54:02	AnnaBtG	Did this story even lose any categories?
22:54:40	AnnieM	When I was first plotting it out, I was thinking about all the trauma the characters went through on the show. All the near death experiences and derailed weddings.	22:54:48	KSaraSara	Bye Toomi!! So glad you could join! And congrats!!
22:54:40	AnnieM		22:54:56	KSaraSara	Anna: I think it won everything it was nommed in!
22:55:00	AnnieM	I had just finished writing Come to Me, which tried to deal with those traumas and the fallout from them in a realistic way	22:55:19	Doranwen	Yeah, I think so!
			22:55:20	Toomi	Thank you 😀 I’ll be on cloud nine all night!
			22:55:26	Doranwen	I just scrolled up to check that.
22:55:28	AnnieM	And I wanted to do something entirely different. I wanted a world where they never had to face those traumas at all. Where they could fall in love as just normal people.	22:55:57	AnnaBtG	Such a well-deserved winner! <3
22:56:13	AnnieM	Now, clearly there was drama along the way 😉 but I did manage to give them all the happiness I thought they deserved. And I’m so glad the readers enjoyed that ride as much as I enjoyed writing it.	22:56:54	KSaraSara	Gahhhhh! It’s definitely a happy place!! I read parts over and over again…and I have a playlist for WTHW lol
22:57:15	*	KathyB hugs Annie really hard
22:57:37	AnnieM	And finally, a huge thanks to Kathy. Who got dragged into this project as a beta reader and then conscripted into the role of co-author. She went above and beyond, as she always does.
22:57:46	AnnieM	And I will never be able to put into words how happy it makes to me wake up in the morning from a message from her that starts “I was up in the middle of the night thinking about that scene where….”
22:58:08	AnnieM	This whole process was a joy, and this award means the world to us! Thank you all!
22:58:23	KathyB	Thank you, to everyone who voted, and especially thank you to Annie, who let me tag along on this incredible journey. And yes, this was literally a story that made me wake up at 3 am, grab my phone, and text her my thoughts in the middle of the night, LOL!
22:58:46	KathyB	Thank you, all, from the bottom of our hearts!
22:59:06	KathyB	And with that, I can’t believe the 2023 Kerths are in the books!
22:59:07	KathyB	What an exciting night! We’re so delighted you could all join us today, and we can’t wait to see what 2023 will bring for L&C fanfic. One final announcement before we wrap up the ceremony, the 25th Annual Kerth Awards.
22:59:20	KathyB	Our website kerthawards.com is going to be moving to a new home during the first week of May. While we will try to keep the move interruption free, it’s the first move done in years.
22:59:26	KathyB	This means it is possible that the Kerth website might be unreachable for a day or so until the Internet name system catches up with the new address. So, if you notice anything, please don’t panic, it’s all part of a scheduled maintenance operation.	22:59:26	KSaraSara	GAHHH how has it been 25 years of Kerths???
22:59:41	KathyB	And with that, we’re done! Please stick around in #kerthchat to congratulate the winners and enjoy chatting with your fellow FoLCs. Have a wonderful rest of your day, everyone! See you next year!	22:59:58	Doranwen	If anyone’s feeling nostalgic about IRC, I did open a #loisclark channel on Slashnet if someone feels like chatting old-style once in a while. 🙂
23:00:22	KSaraSara	(Or… if Discord is more comfortable… heh…)	23:00:38	Doranwen	I’m always on IRC so it’s not any trouble to lurk in there. Just say my nick and I’ll see it when I get back to the comp, if I’m not there then. 🙂
23:00:39	KathyB	Or Discord! Ha!	23:01:09	KathyB	Thanks everyone!! This was truly an honor, to be able to be here again, over the course of 25 years!
			23:01:40	KSaraSara	Yes, so amazing to be here again!
			23:01:55	*	Voice_Jockey (~Voice@EE219F3D.4377EDD2.D2A17E17.IP) has left (Leaving)
			23:02:20	Songbird2	WTHW is also my happy place. Thanks Annie and Kathy for bringing so much joy to my life, when I desperately needed it. I’m looking fore
			23:02:31	AnnaBtG	I haven’t been here for the full 25 years but it’s staggering to even think about!
			23:02:33	Songbird2	I’m looking forward to the third story.
			23:03:43	AnnieM	I’m hoping all this excitement gets me motivated to work on the third story!
			23:04:43	Darth_Michael	the true reason for getting 8? wins – incentive!
			23:06:23	Darth_Michael	Thanks to all who attended, voted, and are generally around for all the merriment.
			23:06:29	KSaraSara	Yes! Right, Michael! lol
			23:06:31	Darth_Michael	it’s been a blast
			23:07:11	KSaraSara	I’m off to take a short break and then I’ll be on Discord 🙂
			23:07:14	Doranwen	It’s motivating me to work more on projects – and then use these fics as my motivation for in between chunks of projects, lol.
			23:07:34	KSaraSara	Thanks again, everyone! I’m so happy we had a successful ceremony and Kerth season!!
			23:10:21	Meadowlark	Great job, Kerth Comm! And a big THANKS to all the writers!
			23:16:06	Songbird2	Thanks to everyone who wrote stories last year and to everyone who worked so hard to put on the Kertg Awards!
			23:16:32	Songbird2	Kerth not Kertg.
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