Short Story
The Girl on the Bench
a short story of around 1,300 words
Published in
7 min readOct 26, 2023
A male blackbird foraged for the last of the berries on the hawthorn while his mate tugged fat, juicy worms out of the ground. A squirrel scampered about, searching for acorns. His cheeks were already stuffed. If he could fit just one more in, then he’d go and bury his stash.
