Watch your feed

Shelby Oppel Wood

Jan 7·3 min read

I needed something different to sustain me, something not found on a phone.

Note: Previously published in Oregon Humanities magazine. Reposted here with permission.

Hummingbirds appear dainty — little bitty feet perched on a feeder, sipping sugar water through needle-like beaks.

But these aerial jewels, they fool us. They are neither sweet nor delicate. They are loud for their size…