Fiction

The Daughter You Leave in the Fire

What mother leaves her child in a burning house? June Lister.

Photo: piotr (peter) chlipalski/Flickr

This is the fifth installment in a series. To start from the beginning, head here.

June Lister remembers Kitty’s first shudder and scream. Shoulders born blue wrenched out of a river of blood. Fists clenched and valiant, she punched her…