The Little Brown Bird

Abstract

In The Brown Little Bird, the main character, a teacher, struggles to find meaning in his life after the disappearance of his wife and son. When he witnesses a sparrow take up residence in his classroom, build a nest, and birth hatchlings, the teacher’s paternal instincts are revived. But the mother sparrow disappears, and the teacher is sucked into another dimension trying to save them. Now, he must not only find a way to rescue the birds but find his way back home. In Part 2, the narrative voice shifts to the teacher’s estranged son as he travels back and forth between worlds. In the Otherworld, the son has become a scarecrow, an enforcer who attempts to stop his father from taking a relic that disrupts the time continuum between both worlds, bringing about the impending doom of the Otherworld. The son’s journey to recover the relic on Earth lures his father back to the Otherworld. During Part 3, the narrative will shift back to the teacher as he will have to return to the Otherworld. The teacher will begin a dangerous journey through an unknown and magical land to find his son and return the relic. But the teacher must find a way to not only save the Otherworld but his son as well.