I Came Home From Work and Found My Baby in a Condition I Will Never Forget – The Archivist

torso and knotted underneath the mattress. A strip of fabric held one tiny arm down against her side. Her head was turned. Her lips were the color of a bruise.

I heard myself make a sound I don’t have a word for. Not a scream exactly, though it may have come out that way. I crossed the room in what felt like a single step and my hands went to the knot,continue reading …