Foreword

The Bird:
Ava Thompson has only ever wanted things that seem out of reach.
the further they are, the better.

like having her mother return from the dead,
or getting her boss to leave his wife for her,
maybe acquiring her step father's love,
even pursuing a career in something that she might never be successful in

Because if she can just reach one of them, surely her hunger for more will dissipate?

The bird catcher:
he knows what the bird doesn't. he knows that the bird flutters against the bars that cage her in, yearning for freedom
yet the bird has never known freedom.
the bird catchers desires are simple;
all he wants is the bird