ajreadsfiction

“I take it you don’t have children?” She samples a small spoonful of the filling. She considers the taste. “No. I’ve never had the desire. I suppose it’s made me a pariah, especially in my youth. It was expected, and I shunned the expectation. They say things are better now, that society is more accepting if you don’t want to become a mother. I’m not sure if I find that to be true. Either you want babies or, if you don’t, you must want to eat them.”
― Rachel Harrison, Cackle