These six word stories were written in response to the textile bird clamp, an item from Europe that is at least a hundred years old. Thank you to all of the contributors, most of whom were WCSU MFA students and alumni.
*Rest your wings/ at my table.
-Ben Chase
*Heavy wings riding on corkscrew dreams.
-Steph Myers
*Clamp grips/ Beak clips/ Suspending silk
-Catherine D’Andrea
*Europe’s melting Pot: Function married Grace
-Amie Lipscomb
*She whispered goodbye to the sparrow.
–Joe K.
*CLAMP! Screw to tighten/ never rusts.
–Melissa Gordon
*Avian c-clamp/ calculating cuts/ apparel expert!
–Matt Fiederlein
*Avian
stuck
on
flying
stick
free!
-Camellia Mukherjee
*My songs all drowned in iron.
-Dan Chamberlin
*Open, Close, I am not hungry.
-Nick Manzolillo
Carolyn Bernier
Associate Blog Editor