Dead Chick

Marshall Brickeen
Feb 24, 2017 · 7 min read

The regrettable loss of my weekend, and a small bird

Photo by Meg Kannan on Unsplash

“Hi honey!” my wife cheered on the phone. “Remember last month when I said I wanted chickens?”

I didn’t.

My brain’s spam filter probably flagged it as irrelevant. This conversation was headed that way.

“Well,” Allie continued happily. “I got them today! Five!”

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Marshall Brickeen

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Helpless dad, amateur husband, responsibility denier.

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