EATS LIKE A BEAR by Nathan Willis
The bear looks up the school the baby will one day attend and leaves messages for the administrator, asking how soon is too soon to start the admissions process.
Nathan Willis
Nathan Willis is a writer from Ohio. His stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Split Lip, Passages North, Necessary Fiction, Cotton Xenomorph, and Lost Balloon, among others. He can be found online at nathan-willis.com and on Twitter @Nathan1280.
BELL’S POND by Nathan Willis
Derby didn’t get out on his own. I took him. Yes, technically he was yours, but he liked me better and you didn’t take very good care of him. At least not as good as I did. Before you go waving this letter in front of the cops, I don’t think you really have a leg to stand on. I’m pretty sure crocodiles are illegal to have as pets. Anyways, Derby and I hit the road and I started to put on my magic act. The one you always made fun of me for practicing. I couldn’t exactly leave him…