The bird lady prequel

by Wyatt Aapr

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It was Micah Blane’s 65th birthday, it should have been a happy day, but it was not. Henry blane died that day. Henry was only 68 and seemed to be in great shape, but a stroke killed him.
Henry Blane was the sun and moon to Micah, and his dying left a hole in her heart big enough to drive a semi thru, probably a Peterbuilt. After the funeral Micah called her boss at the investment firm and told him she retired, but would like to have her chair. For two months Micah did not leave the house, only forced to when she ran out of groceries and pet food. She had three cats and a dog, and she carried on conversations with them about Henry. They all agreed that Henry was a shit for dying on Micah’s birthday, and worse, not having a will or any savings. Micah was going to make up a sign offering a room to rent, but her writing was so bad she cut letters from magizines to make the sign. The same magazine was offering two for one glasses, and your choice of frames. Her cats opted for the big frame glasses, the dogs …

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. The bird lady prequel

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Very imaginative explanation or more detailed characterization of her fall into eccentricity, the start of the oddity that Yoda’s character meets in the next ficlet.

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    M.Paul Regret's Buddy Icon M.Paul Regret

    Posted about 1 month ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Rather rambling and one big paragraph made it hard to read. quirky though.

  3. The bird lady prequel

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted about 1 month ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I agree with M. Paul Regret – some judicious spacing ought to help the pacing in this fic and I’d actually separate the second pgh into 2-3 pghs.

  4. The bird lady prequel

    Laine P. Grey's Buddy Icon Laine P. Grey

    Posted about 1 month ago

    The backstory was quite interesting indeed!

    I agree with M. Paul and Ana, spacing is needed, and perhaps some “fillers”.
    I didn’t feel like everything fit together and you need to try to work on the flow of your ficlet.

  5. The bird lady prequel

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Formatting ficlets takes a little practice. I like the direction you took with the prequel – interesting and told in a compelling voice…

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