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Alex’s Parrot – Sara Brody

Friday, July 17, 2015 16:23 — 0 Comments

I am beginning to worry that my parrot is ill, but he dodges interrogation. I’ll say, “How are you feeling today?” and he’ll say, “How are you feeling today?” I’ll say, “Do you want a Ritz Bit?” and he’ll quote Nietzsche. He once belonged to my brother Alex, who is dead. A lot of people I know are dead. This happened when I was sixteen. That night I sat up in Alex’s room with the parrot, watching the lava lamp. At around three in the morning I tucked the cage under my arm and crept downstairs, intending to take my […]