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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Pretty much perfect, James - the smoking, flight and the absurdist phasing between human and bird, all to give it some strange force to knock it in to the reader's mind. Excellent stuff, really enjoyed it. Really outstanding prose too.

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James Worth's avatar

Ahh, thank you, A.P.! Very grateful for the feedback.

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Nick Winney's avatar

beautiful. loved the anthropomorphism. loved all the bird wirds...maybe i missed some before i realised you were doing it. feels like it came out pretty quick this one. You really got the human condition yet shaped around a bird body and the relevance of finches to evolution and then the evolution of spirit. great work James. uplifting. blue skies breaking through clouds. 🐦‍⬛🌞

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James Worth's avatar

thanks Nick(: always appreciate your beautiful thoughts in the comments<3

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Nick Winney's avatar

when words move me, it's the least i can do. you've got some gift, my man!

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Nichole M Willden's avatar

I’m obsessed with this piece!!!

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James Worth's avatar

Wow, thank you!! This is beyond kind, I’m so happy you enjoyed.

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Rosie B's avatar

I adore the way you write. Your turn of phrase is so beautiful. Loved this.

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Scoot's avatar

Came in prepared for cheap jokes and not only did I not get cheap jokes, I got a GREAT STORY. Thanks for sharing this--a delight to read!

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James Worth's avatar

I couldn’t resist dropping the occasional bird pun but the heart is always where it’s at for me. Thank you for reading and leaving the kind words, so happy to hear you enjoyed<3

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Weston Graves's avatar

This was so goooood the section where he was talking with his Mom especially... love

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ZLL's avatar

What a strange, beautiful story. I kind of hope that the original tumblr poster finds this somehow.

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Matt's avatar

oh absolutely

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James Worth's avatar

of course was thinking about you and kelly the entire time i was writing this. birdies abound!!

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Daniel Jacoby's avatar

This was lovely. So glad I found it and thanks for writing it.

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Amelia Adams's avatar

Such a cool story. I especially liked the description of smells, and how I was able to see the unique physicality of the characters so clearly. Well done.

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