I move my black mouse and click. I know I should be doing other things.
“Like what?” That silent voice inside me asks.
Well, like watching this orange sunset or bothering that white bird sitting for no good reason on the railing or contemplating the other worldly mysteries of this grand universe.
Knowing I have no clue, I hear. “Really, like what?”
So I let my inner squeaky wheel, my imaginary “friend”, guide me downward into the depths of another suspicious, weedy, mosquito-loving rabbit hole I have no business exploring. But what else, really, do I have to do?
Linked to Carrot Ranch’s March 7th 99-word flash fiction challenge using “mouse”. Also this will be linked on Monday to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge with the theme “in the realm of the other worldly”.

I’d say watching the bird was worth it.
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Nice take on the prompt.
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A very compelling and intriguing read, I had settled in for this story after the first sentence.
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Albino Raven! And he is banded? A marked bird – must be on a hero’s journey.
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We are all there every day, although we don’t always have such beautiful sunsets or bird visitors that need to be attended to. (K)
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Nice cloudscape, Frank.
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Smiles Frank Now
It Seems A Carrier
Pigeon has arrived
but my Sister
knows
so much
more About
Avian Life now
Than i Do Alive..
Like An SOS A MeSSaGE
iN A Bottle Birds Fly Do Sing
i Dance
i
DReAM..:)
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Very interesting!
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Thank you, Pragalbha!
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Very lovely 🙂
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Thank you, Hammad!
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Override that squeaky wheels and harass the bird, Frank.
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That bird has almost become my friend, but we are both wary of each other. Thank you, Charli!
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Sounds like the start of a relationship!
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I enjoyed this. It’s deep, but very cynical about it.
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Thank you!
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