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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

And that's why you don't summon ghosts in a bathroom mirror, among other bad things you shouldn't do. This was brilliant, and I loved the rhyme. Ominously catchy.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

I definitely put it at the top of my "poor choices list". 🤣

Thanks for reading, Michael!

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Alexa Tuttle's avatar

Ooohhhh creepy! Rotten kids. 🤪

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Rotten kids, rotten teacher, rotten parents... the whole town of Bird is rotten!

Thanks for reading, Alexa. 😁

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Edward Rooster's avatar

That searing, defiant disdain, beginning with "I got you..." and ending with "bird cage" hit right before the turn into inescapable dread. I could almost hear the accents of the voices of local family lines, with yet another reminder to never say certain things, three times in a row, in front of a mirror! So good.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Edward! When I was in middle school, oh so long ago, that was when I first heard of Bloody Mary. One of the younger grades started it, and I remember seeing a bunch of girls run out of the bathroom screaming one day. Later in the week our teacher asked us to assure the little ones no such spirit existed if we should hear them discussing Bloody Mary. I never had a chance, but I knew if I was going to do it confidently, it would still not involve a mirror.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Okay, that explains where SHE came from, I think...

The McCallisters kind of remind me of the rural ne-er-do wells in William Faulkner's stories, while the name "Bird", for this jazz fan, immediately conjured up the spirit of Charlie Parker....

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Faulkner and O'Connor have some of the best characterizations that I love replicating. In the future I want to do more but explore some of the deeper and more compassionate humanity expressed by these folks. Thanks for reading, David!

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