Ciara Devore

Ciara Devore lives outside in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from Texas Tech University with a BA in English and a minor in film. Since then she has recently published a book called "Candid," a collection of film photography that features the short story "Dreams," based on her time spent traveling. She has also been working on a novel, some screenplays, and a collection of short stories that encompass the same narrative style as the attached story "Mourning Doves."

Mourning Doves

There used to be mourning doves outside my bedroom window, and over the years I watched generations of grey birds nest in the same planter pot perched on top of the baker’s rack on my patio, where it stood with its back against the glass separating it from the bedroom. The dawn brought with it motherly “coos” and the chirping of hungry hatchlings, and the sunlight would streak in through the bare blinds…
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