Latched | James Montgomery

Two full moons since her nipples bled dry. Still, the bairn fattens. From its wattled crib, cooing at nothing, the child’s lips pucker - running its chin, the purest white.

James Montgomery's stories appear in Gone Lawn, Janus Literary, Maudlin House, and elsewhere. He won the Best Micro Fiction Prize at the 2021 Retreat West Awards and is a Best of the Net nominee. Find him at http://www.jamesmontgomerywrites.com and on Twitter at @JDMontgomery_