“Matt & Mandy,” Friend, January 2020
Matt & Mandy
Illustrations by Matt Sweeney
It’s summer in Australia. I bet my cousin Max was at the beach surfing today.
Mmmmf. Mmmmf.
Every New Year’s Day, his family goes to the beach. They barbecue, play volleyball …
Mmmmf. Mmmmf.
Max has never played in the snow. Or even felt snow.
Mmmmf! Mmmmf!
Yikes! Right down my neck! Oh, that’s cold!
What’s that you keep mumbling about?
I said, “Poor Max.”
Yeah, poor Max.