PC026: Black Ribbon
Show Notes
Rated R. Contains poison and prostitutes. May not be suitable for the young or immature.
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Black Ribbon
by Dawn Albright
The woman measured three drops of poison into the milk and then poured the milk into the first baby’s bottle. She picked up the first baby, the twin wearing the black ribbon.
“Hush, sweetheart, hush,” she said, as she fed the baby girl the poisoned milk. The baby made a face at first, like she wanted to spit the cloth nipple out, but then she tasted the milk and drank everything in the bowl.
The woman gave the baby one of the last kisses she would ever feel and then she picked up the sister, the baby wearing the red ribbon, and fed her pure milk. The nurse wore no gloves, but in a few weeks she couldn’t touch the black-ribboned baby without protection.
About the Author
About the Narrator
Heather Welliver
Heather Welliver is an Emmy Award nominated narrator and voice actress whose past credits include A.D.D.Cast and Grailwolf’s Geek Life.
She has been part of the Escape Artists family of narrators since 2007.
