Marjorie and the Birds

[Fiction] A widow settles into her new life, which includes bird-watching in Central Park:

“After her husband died, Marjorie took up hobbies, lots of them, just to see what stuck. She went on a cruise for widows and widowers, which was awful for everyone except the people who hadn’t really loved their spouses to begin with. She took up knitting, which made her fingers hurt, and modern dance for seniors, which made the rest of her body hurt, too. Most of all, Marjorie enjoyed birding, which didn’t seem like a hobby at all, but like agreeing to be more observant. She’d always been good at paying attention.”

Published: May 30, 2012
Length: 13 minutes (3,289 words)
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