Write about someone who is given a bird for the holidays but doesn’t know how to take care of it.

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“Inheritance” by J Smith

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A sudden turn in my grandmother’s health had signaled the imminence of an inheritance, and I was quick to seize on the opportunity to be the favoured grandchild. I would see to her personal care, and the care of her property, which would’ve come at a cost her miserly attitude would’ve loathed. The task, though unattractive, was to my mind certain to result in becoming her primary beneficiary. Her vile temperament had managed to alienate the majority of our clan. Those whose greed may have tempted them to maintain some illusion of loyalty wer...

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“MY CHRISTMAS BIRD ” by Vickie Culbertson

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MY. CHRISTMAS BIRD Initially, when you hear in reference to a Christmas bird, you might think of turkey or goose for a festive dinner. Instead, I was given a parakeet, when my grandmother died, and I was asked to pack her belongings and clean out her furnishings. I guess you could say I inherited a parakeet of lovely blue ...

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“What does it mean when you see a white dove?” by Elizabeth Hawkes

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‘It’s a dove,’ He condescended to inform me, ‘you know… peace, unity and happiness all of that.’ I sat in silence. I wasn’t all that sure that that’s what doves represented at all. And what if the doves simply did not want to represent anything? What then? Can doves not simply just be doves if they so, please? He snapped at me then. Daydreaming was a habit of mine for which we did not share fondness. He had certainly made that much clear when ensuring that he kept me and my wandering soul far enough away so that not even the most advent...

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“Aunt Corn's Gift” by Ben Reynoso

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Our winters were wet, not white. The sky would remain a tumultuous soup of gray, stirring and churning until it unleashed its fury upon us like water balloons on concrete. Perfect weather for one to stew in a mood. I ignored the lurch in my stomach as my mother yanked the wheel, taking a particularly sharp turn. “Damn it, Eliza!” she yelled in between transmission whines, “We’re late! If you hadn’t spent so much time in the bath...” I stared out the window, at moss and ferns, tuning her out. Overhead and on either side, everg...

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“A Bird too weird” by Akshita Goyal

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Often one must have heard a common phrase saying “As free as a bird”; What if it isn’t applicable in the real life and that also just because of a bird? A bird which is considered as a good omen and often used in emblems such as for instance it is used in an emblem of peace and bird also act as the messenger of peace and rarely it troubles anyone because it flies high in the sky so pure so peaceful. Would anyone not find it strange if this calm and peaceful bird creates a chaos in anyone’s life? What opinion one would have about a person who...

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“Man's best friend” by Twisha Ray

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It was the peak of summer. May-June in a rocky city like Tamil Naidu, Chennai, are pretty torturous. I was at my office and received a call from my husband asking me to come home immediately. I rushed home to find two small feeble chicks (kids of parrots) in a shoe box. ‘What is this?’, I cried. “Thieves were trying to steal these chicks from the Neem tree situated outside my office. They took one baby parrot. I rescued these two. They are too small, so I brought them home,” said my husband. I suggested we put them back in the tree. But...

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“The Aviary of Henry Weston” by Matt Slater

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PG-13; Bullying, LanguageLocation: Ruston, WashingtonTime: 9:01 AM, December 19th, 2014Connor Weston stared through the glass wall. He stood on the parlor side, within the 6-bedroom, 7-bathroom, ocean-view house that his late Uncle Henry had bequeathed to him, his sister, and three cousins. Each Weston had a job assigned to them after Henry’s death the day after Thanksgiving. Henry’s lawyer would evaluate their work on Christmas to determine whether the job had been completed in a manner that would’ve satisfied Henry’s wishes, whatever that ...

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“Forthy's Burden” by Donald Bluhm

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The bird's voice, amazingly human-like, but way too loud, filled the studio apartment with a cacophony of words that Jim Forthy did not understand but whose volume had sent him to the edge of a severe headache. The creature, an African gray parrot, was screaming words in Swahili and French and would not stop. Forthy, a young man of mild, but unambitious disposition, had begun seriously entertaining bird recipe thoughts. The parrot, with the packet of literature that came with it, was described as “an unsurpassed talker.” That was manifest...

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“Blushy” by Arathi Raghuveer

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Hey Sabine wake up, are you still asleep, look dear Santa has left something for you, a precious one I suppose. Jane was trying to wake her child who was a five year a chubby little girl. “Mom, why didn’t you wake me up when Santa Claus was here? Did he really come on a sledge with his reindeers flying up in the sky from the Northern pole where the sky glows with colourful lights? Oh why didn’t you wake me up, Mom I just wanted to see him and say Hi to him”? “Oh ho , Sabine , Santa told me not to disturb you because you were sleepi...

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“The Sunbird Cage” by Carlos L. Delgado

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Charo Hendrix awoke with a groan. She slammed down on her blaring alarm clock—a whining, syncopated melody. Neon light poured through polyester curtains, painting the cramped bedroom in fluorescent shadows. Charo sighed. Time to rise from the ashes. “Beepo,” she said, still tangled in her sheets. “Start coffee, please, and thanks.” “Of course, ma’am,” said the apartment AI in a posh tenor—a new setting she downloaded from the manufacturer. From bed, Charo could hear the coffee machine grind to life in the kitchen—which made sense becau...

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“Charges for a Robin” by Nataleigh Sandberg

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Interview with Guilty Party 2007914- Kelly Walters Lawyer John Grant's dialogue is excluded in this report. I was gifted a Robin for the holidays. Robin is a nice guy that my sister introduced to me at Christmastime. He's a guy she went to college with or whatever, I don't really know. No one ever gives me the details. Anyways, he's a good guy, really. Never goes wrong. I've had 5 dates with him and they've gone well. I- what? Oh. You want to know about the robin? So not Robin? You want to know about Bernie Hungarian the Third? That robin?...

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“Ice” by Jonaliza Diale

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Winter came, all cold and gloom. Everyone was happy, everything was okay, is it? .Lying beside me was a lovely bird but flawed. Just like a lamp running out of gas. It was dying inside. I want to heal its wound but don't know how for it is not curable with medicine nor a veterinarian. I sighed with dismay. As i looked at the window, i remembered the bird that died 3 years ago. I gave it warmth and love than no other owners can do to a pet. I cherished it so much that I wanted it to he my side every time of the day. It was the night before Ch...

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“When in Doubt, Ask the Internet” by Cassie Poormokhtar

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She gave me a parrot for Christmas. But that’s a loose interpretation of what happened. What really happened was this: my doorbell rang, and upon answering it, I saw her waving from the street before she stepped into a red SUV with him and drove off into her new sunset. I stared at the SUV’s taillights. I ran my hand over my five o’clock shadow and said, “Hope you’re happy, June.” “Hope you’re happy.” I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard my words repeated back to me in a familiar, bird...

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“Monkey the Bird (Trigger Warning: Animal Abuse)” by Alisa Burdick

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Lorelei awaited the delivery driver. Every year, her aunt Sharon sent her something eccentric for Christmas. This year planned on being the same. A strange gift no one knows what to do with was Sharon's forte. In the previous years, Sharon sent Lorelei a fur coat. Lorelei lived in Arizona. A 14 carat gold penis necklace, Lorelei would never wear anything like that and if she did, where could she wear it besides a bachelorette party. Aunt Sharon also sent the delightful combo of a pole dancing gingerbread man on a candy cane and a twerking re...

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“Bird Brain Christmas” by Marcia H.

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“What did you get?” Helena screamed to her best friend, Michael. “Will you let me open it up first? Is it me or do you hear peeping sounds in this box?” Michael asked, ripping the ribbon off of the box his aunt, Susie gave him. “No, I hear something. Hurry up!” Helena said, almost doing a happy dance. Helena had received a warm scarf that Aunt Susie knitted for her and she loved it. Her favorite colors were weaved into the scarf, blue, green and red. “Oh, Good Grief!” Michael yelled as he opened the box. “What?” Helena asked ...

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Write about someone who is given a bird for the holidays but doesn’t know how to take care of it.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 200 stories

“Inheritance” by J Smith

“MY CHRISTMAS BIRD ” by Vickie Culbertson

“What does it mean when you see a white dove?” by Elizabeth Hawkes

“Aunt Corn's Gift” by Ben Reynoso

“A Bird too weird” by Akshita Goyal

“Man's best friend” by Twisha Ray

“The Aviary of Henry Weston” by Matt Slater

“Forthy's Burden” by Donald Bluhm

“Blushy” by Arathi Raghuveer

“The Sunbird Cage” by Carlos L. Delgado

“Charges for a Robin” by Nataleigh Sandberg

“Ice” by Jonaliza Diale

“When in Doubt, Ask the Internet” by Cassie Poormokhtar

“Monkey the Bird (Trigger Warning: Animal Abuse)” by Alisa Burdick

“Bird Brain Christmas” by Marcia H.

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