Berkeley Breathed's most recent book is "Pete & Pickles." He's a best-selling children's author, screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist.

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Berkeley Breathed's Salon stories

Sunday, Nov 2, 2008 00:22 EDT

Opus

Where is his final resting place?
Sunday, Oct 26, 2008 03:53 EDT

Opus

I'm the one who gets his dreams answered around here!
Sunday, Oct 19, 2008 04:53 EDT

Opus

Unlike you liberal elites, I live in the real world!
Sunday, Oct 12, 2008 03:30 EDT

Opus

Where will Opus' final paradise be?
Sunday, Oct 5, 2008 03:18 EDT

Opus

Dreaming of three decades of adventures with women and love.
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 02:21 EDT

Opus

In the animal shelter with memories, real and imagined.
Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 03:33 EDT

Opus

O wise and muscled one, I deserve better than this stinky dump for eternity!
Sunday, Sep 14, 2008 03:05 EDT

Opus

A place without fear or pain or political ads. I know it exists.
Sunday, Sep 7, 2008 05:31 EDT

Opus

Where do you want to be at the end? Choose wisely!
Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 03:39 EDT

Opus

Do you know what the "circle of life" means?
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 04:14 EDT

Opus

Isn't there anything untouched by naked political rancor?
Sunday, Aug 17, 2008 04:00 EDT

Opus

Hiding from life's minor unpleasantries in the "happy place."
Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 04:05 EDT

Opus

The lazy days of summer.
Sunday, Aug 3, 2008 04:00 EDT

Opus

Our loving and perfect creator.
Sunday, Jul 27, 2008 04:14 EDT

Opus

Naughty, naughty CEOs.
Sunday, Jul 20, 2008 04:03 EDT

Opus

Even scarier than violent death.
Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 03:00 EDT

Opus

Steve explains the gravitational pull of our buttocks.
Sunday, Jul 6, 2008 03:41 EDT

Opus

Achieving the rare and final stage of oil grief.
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 03:59 EDT

Opus

Stuck in Stage 2 of the five stages of grief.
Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 03:53 EDT

Opus

Six bucks for the extra bag, $4 for the flab ...
Sunday, Jun 15, 2008 03:52 EDT

Opus

What kind of Democrat am I? A fowl-breathed, pickle-nosed ...
Sunday, Jun 8, 2008 03:57 EDT

Opus

No matter what happens, just keep shopping!
Sunday, Jun 1, 2008 03:44 EDT

Opus

Questioning the "truths" in our programmed lives.
Sunday, May 25, 2008 03:49 EDT

Opus

Introducing the "creator," he who controls everything.
Sunday, May 18, 2008 03:22 EDT

Opus

Anyone got a remedy for pain?

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