Alexandra Vaillancourt

Dateline Boston — This comes from a writing circle I’m part of. We were given 5 minutes, and this writing prompt:

If I were a bird…

If I were a bird, I would be a sparrow, a cute little city bird. I would puff myself up in the winter, and chitter chatter with all of my friends in a bush.

What a party we’d have in that bush!

People passing by could hear us, but not see us, because we’d be camouflaged. Tweet, tweet!

I’d always have something to eat, either naturally or from a bird feeder, or a special occasion, like a pizza crust left on the sidewalk.

I wouldn’t have to go far—just hop around, chirping adorably, living in my apartment building hedge along the sidewalk. Good life.

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