One of Illumination-Curated’s “Outstanding Stories” for 2021

Dressed Left

The bird said, What color are my eyes. The cock said, It doesn’t matter. The bird said, Fooey, tied on an attractive bonnet, and flew in search of a cage. The cage she found was lined with heretical thoughts. She could spend years here, but her parents were pulling the worms. They agreed to pull for four years. And, they insisted, their birdy would live in a big, safe, cage with lots of tweety birds. The bird said, Fooey, bought a Jackie O. hat, and flew to The Sorbonne, where she met a French fox. He shat…