January 2022

Cleo found a terraced garden at the back of Jensen’s store. She entered through a rickety gate, and placed my cage beneath the shade of… Read More »Locked in a Cage, Crying for Help

It was the end of August. Jennifer lived with her 12-year-old daughter. Her husband stayed on the other side of the city in a house… Read More »Compression by Death

“Bwaeek!” I beat my wings and tried to fly, but a man threw a cloth bag over my head.   I recognized Jensen’s gravelly voice. “Stop… Read More »Amber Bird Alert

I warmed my wings in a patch of sunshine. The ground below gave off a rotting smell, manure attracting flies. In the past, I would’ve… Read More »Life’s Questions Examined: Iris and Samuel