Letters for The Daughters

There are people in this world who are made out of fear. Fear is a terrible thing; it's like a terrified kitten with razor-sharp steel claws sitting in your lap during a thunderstorm. As long as you are actively paying attention to the kitty, petting her constantly and soothing her anxious, jangly self, she's fine, but if you let your attention slip, even for a moment, the kitten freaks out and scratches your face to bloody meat ribbons.

The way people pet the kitty is by exerting cont...