Mr. Lawver politely thanked the squirrel and held up the second book. “In this book are the names of each and every one of the characters you’ve created. And trust me, the sum far exceeds 1024,” he explained. Many laughed at his small joke. Several people had so many questions to ask Kevin Lawver; all of which were heard in an almost incomprehensible gumble of words. One part that I could make out was, “Is there anything you can do to save ficlets? What about AOL ? How could they let this happen?” Mr. Lawver put his hands up, signaling for them to quiet down. “What we could do has been done, and we have only but to hope for the best. When one door closes, another one opens,” he replied intently. The last sentence he said reminded me of a ficlet I had written, titled “When One Door Closes.” “But I understand how you guys feel,” Mr. Lawver went on.