"A Mixed Blessing"
by Edward Martin III
My vile baby elicited the smarmiest of coos from parents with more attractive children (not a difficult achievement!) and embarrassed me continually with its mewling mawkish pleas for unspeakable attentions. Even the tiny fingers were leathery hooks. I could not have been more heartbroken yet overjoyed when hungry beasts took it in the night.
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