Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for February 05, 2014

Nick and Nora Charles as well as George and Marion Kerby are a good examples of successful couples.

And just how did Val get in the boarding area without a boarding pass? Where’s TSA????

Get a Grip, Guys !!! This is a comic, a cartoon, and in no way, reality !!! Just like congress !!

Does Jan believe ambiguity makes for better comics?

Ambiguity makes for additional story lines.

In their case, why buy the pig when the sausage is free?

Good questions ladies.

Ambiguity, like suspense, does make for good stories by pulling the reader further in to find out what happens. As with all techniques, though, it can be overworked.

I recall that thread! He proposed didn’t he?

I think it came down to the fact that he’s not ready to stop traveling and working for Habitat for Humanity. Evie needs a place to call home.

Book 10, please…

I remember how lightly Arnold broached the subject…I think both of them will be very special friends for as long as they live, but that will be it… ;)

Yes, they both eventually marry them, then the toon is over : (