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Mystery unfolding

Recently a kind reader alerted me to the fact that my comic strip is mentioned in a new Robert B. Parker mystery. On page 269 of Rough Weather, from Putnam, Parker writes:

"I was studying a strip called Stone Soup, which seemed pretty good, and might fill the void left by Calvin & Hobbes, when Maggie Lane came in to see me."

Parker lives in the Boston area and I presume he reads Stone Soup in the Boston Globe. I don't know what I did to deserve this honor, but if anyone knows Mr. Parker, tell him thank you!

Hmmmmmm... maybe Wally needs a new mystery for the holidays.

November / December Events

For those of you in Oregon, there are five Stone Soup events coming up...

 

Nov 4-29  

Emerald Art Center Exhibit

Show of Stone Soup Comic Strip Artwork

Emerald Art Center / Springfield

Reception Friday Nov. 14th • 5:30 - 7:30

Nov. 18  •  7pm

Talk / Book Signing

Springfield Library

Nov. 19  •  2pm

Demo / Book Signing

University of Oregon Bookstore

Eugene

Nov. 22  •  2pm

Book Signing / Talk

Barnes & Noble

Eugene Valley River Center

Dec. 6 • 10am-6pm

2008 Author Artists Faire

A Benefit for the Lane Library League 

Summer Reading Program

This very fun event is in its 9th year and features 40 authors and artists

Lane Events Center (Fairgrounds) Next to Holiday Market

Eugene

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I'll have my newest book, This Might Not Be Pretty, the seventh Stone Soup collection, at all events.

If you can't attend an event and you'd like an autographed book,

there's an order form on the stonesoupcartoons.com website.

Meanwhile... Don't Forget to Vote!!!

Holy Voting Booth, It's Coming Up

If you haven't already, register. When you can -- Vote!

Politics don't necessarily fit in Stone Soup, unless you consider the politics of everyday life. But somehow I think it's my, and everyone's, civic duty to make sure that people participate in one of the most important elections in many many years. The Sunday, Nov. 2; Monday, Nov. 3rd and Tuesday, Nov. 4, installments of Stone Soup have references to the election, not taking sides but focusing on discourse and participation. I had to do SOMETHING.

Meanwhile, in between taking deep breaths to cope with the financial and political angst all around us, I came across this picture from the Toonfest in Marceline, MO. I didn't even realize I'd taken this picture, my new favorite from the event.

I call it "I wanted to be a PIRATE!"

But right next to her, a little girl who already knows about "elbow elbow wrist wrist".

I loved this event and can't thank everyone involved enough. And thanks to Ann Telnaes, who appeared last year, for recommending the event to me. I'm a big fan of Ann's... check out her beautiful, intelligent cartoons at anntelnaes.com.

Home from Toonfest, Back to Deadlines

On Sept. 19th, 20th, 21st I was in Marceline, MO for Toonfest. Marceline is the model for Mainstreet USA in Disneyland, and there is no shortage of warm and fuzzy Disney feelings there. The Disney family farm is here, as well as a Disney Museum, and a host of lovely, friendly people. I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with some amazing cartoonists... Tom Richmond of Mad Magazine fame (see gesturing buff guy), Dave Coverly, Greg Evans, Michael Jantze.
We were also joined by animator Cedric Hohnstadt, Ted Goff, and others, making for a mini-cartoonists gathering. FUN for us, since basically, we all work alone. I had a blast. $2 beers in the local tavern?? Cartoonist heaven.

We paraded, feasted, planted (trees on the Disney Farm), autographed and generally enjoyed ourselves.

And yes, this is me in a Mickey Mouse hardhat. THANK YOU to the Toonfest folks for hosting us and creating this great party.