My Demon Seed

I grew up in a part of the country that believed very strongly in myths, faith healing, urban legends, etc. I myself never spent too much energy on accepting my relatives' stories and saw them as old wives' tales and lacking in truthful facts.

My father moved our family to another state when I was only a few years old. Whenever the family visited one another, these stories always entered into their conversations.

I would marry years later and have a family, only to discover that my daughter acted strangely at times. It was nothing I could put my finger on, more like a feeling that things weren't right. After having my second daughter, my feelings turned into concerns. My relatives soon confirmed my fears.

I didn't believe them at first, but as time passed and my daughter matured, the pieces of the puzzle started to take shape and fit. I am now convinced I fathered a "demon seed child."

-- William Bisbing