Story Details
Categories Science Fiction
This story was originally published in "Julia Rios' Worlds of Possibility", an April 2023 publication dedicated to uplifting stories. When a single bird injures itself in a collision with building, a resident of the City of Glass has their life transformed through a rediscover of nature, and soon the entire populace knows what they must do safeguard the coming flocks.
Author Details
Priya Chand currently resides in the vicinity of Chicago, a setting that inspired this story, along with her pandemic-acquired hobby of birding. She has also been published in venues including Clarkesworld and Daily Science Fiction, edited nonfiction for Reckoning 7, and can be found online at priyachandwrites.wordpress.com. STORY NOTES FOR "THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS THROUGH THE CITY OF GLASS " This one's very much reflective of my own journey from seeing nature purely as backdrop - or, as a biology major, study material - to enjoying it in its own right.
The Migration of Birds Through the City of Glass, by Priya Chand
Author Details
Priya Chand currently resides in the vicinity of Chicago, a setting that inspired this story, along with her pandemic-acquired hobby of birding. She has also been published in venues including Clarkesworld and Daily Science Fiction, edited nonfiction for Reckoning 7, and can be found online at priyachandwrites.wordpress.com. STORY NOTES FOR "THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS THROUGH THE CITY OF GLASS " This one's very much reflective of my own journey from seeing nature purely as backdrop - or, as a biology major, study material - to enjoying it in its own right.