For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 31, 2014

That’s how it is with every kid – What did you do all day? Nothin.’

TO BE CONTINUED!

Deanna and her family moved away and Mike saved her from car accident during a snow storm.

NO, it’s just that these are re-runs of re-runs. We already know what happens in their lives

This is all of the stuff, that the original strip, didn’t get to cover. Filling in all the gaps, so to speak.

Dad had a method for prying out information:“What happened in school today?”“Nothing”“Nothing? I drove by there about 1 pm and it sure sounded like someone was irritated about something!”“Well, I don’t know what that could have been, unless -——————————————————”

Thanks for all this. I think this was actually where I started reading the comic, and I remember being impressed by the parents reminding young reporter Michael that he needed to be concerned about more than just getting a story…

Happy Halloween!

If only I could read his thought bubble…

You better dance with her, how else you became parents of a girl and boy.

So, according to you, anyone who is a writer is acting unethically if they ever base their stories or comics on actual events? Unless, of course, they give up all profits from the sale of their artistic endeavors to whomever is depicted in the story?-I hope you don’t like to read, because there will no longer be any writing if everyone has to follow those rules of yours. Most of the short stories I’ve written were inspired by actual events. I have yet to sell a story, but I never had the opportunity to contact anyone in a news article to ask permission to use any of the info in that article as the basis for a story…

Totally agree!