Tying up the Loose Ends

I do like to leave a few loose story threads hanging in a novel length work, because they give me something to pick up and run with at a later time. Also, if one ties up things too firmly, it all seems a little too neat. A few ragged edges lend some reality.

However, In finishing up this round of editing on the Nuclear Suitcase I find that the ending is a bit abrupt. Sure, I wrap up all the major plotlines in The Nuclear Suitcase, but there are a few niggling details and threads that are lingering in my mind. Some of these will tie up nicely in an epilogue, but inevitably some of these will just create a few more loose threads--fodder for future Gantlet tales, perhaps.

Guess, I'd better get to work on that epilogue.