the death of angel

by nick nelson

illustrated by eddie el greco

i ordered the biggest chicken sandwich in the world to show that i was a real human but the three doofus cowboys came up behind me so i crossed over to the post office nobody wanted to tell the world famous anthropologist that angel had died the night before katie had served him faithfully for fifteen years but she was visiting her grandmother in laredo texas it is supposed to rain this afternoon so that will give us a good excuse not to attend the lecture on the history of prayer mats that we have all dreaded for the past three weeks it seems strange that angel is finally gone after annoying us all these many years i remember he liked chocolate ice cream the best but never cared for any kind of hot sauce

the road

by wiggly jones, "the little hippie boy"

when you walk down many roads you see houses behind them all with people behind the windows waiting for you to call do not be afraid walk up and knock on the door you will find everybody that you knew in your lives before they will make you a cup of tea and talk about old times they will ask about your secret dreams and forgive you for your crimes