I read this poignant little piece this morning, and it made me smile. Smile in a sad way, but does that matter? I must thank Teesha Noelle Murphy for it. (It is published at www.thedoctortjeckleburgreview.com)
Here’s how the story starts:
Jack’s father is a bluebird perched on the fence. We feed him
unsalted almonds and sunflower seeds. His shrill voice is a fatherly
squawk, but with an old-timey twist. It is like a short, box-shaped man
with a crew-cut and pleated trousers yelling phrases like, “Well I’ll be
a monkey’s uncle.” Or sometimes the squawk is lower and farther away
like two people dancing cheek to cheek to an old Louis Armstrong song.
Always, the squawk is wise and firm like a father’s tone ought to be.Only, the bluebird on my fence is not really Jack’s father, not
really. The bluebird is actually his grandfather. My husband’s real
father is an ass that believes nothing is real.
If you like what you’ve read so far, I suggest you go read the whole thing. At the very least you would have looked at some good writing, and at the most, you would have lost five minutes of your day. In my case, they were five minutes well spent.
Did you like the story? Do you read much fiction online?
I'll check it out.
I don't read much on my computer. I prefer reading on my ipad or other device, though.
iPad is good for this kind of stuff.
that was a great piece of writing!
i dont read much fiction online, but i should!
wish i had more time!!!
I know, we're all pinched for time.
I don't read a lot of fiction online. For some reason I don't have the patience, though why is a mystery to me. I enjoyed this story. Quirky and interesting. Thanks for linking to it.
I read them once in a while. Some of the online stories are quite brilliant.
Not my cuppa tea I'm afraid.
That's all right, Jo. Tastes are subjective.
Original story published at http://www.thedoctortjeckleburgreview.com. Thanks for the post. Best if cited.
Thanks, done.
This sounds really interesting. Thanks for sharing!
http://www.modernworld4.blogspot.com
It is. Am looking forward to reading more from this author.
I'm curious where it's headed.
I was, too. Cool writing, imho.
That was such a descriptive story! Thanks for sharing it.
I loved it so I saw no harm in sharing 🙂