The Sparrow's Song

Yes, I know this isn't a white-throated sparrow.

I have a new essay up today at The Sunlight Press, called "The Sparrow's Song."

It's about babies and birds and the relentless march of time, because of course.

This is one of those essays with a long, long gestation period—my first draft is dated October 2013, and I was thinking about it for years before I started writing. The piece went through many iterations over that time, starting out in the standard first-person and one point measuring 2500 words long, evolving to the second-person with field-guide-style interruptions and slimming down to the current 1000 words. Along the way, it took more than a few failed test flights to various journals. The final piece is a testament to persistence, flexibility, and the all-important delete key.

If you get a chance to read it, here, please let me know what you think!