The Sparrow

In Jason Mott's gripping short story, a couple, Heather and Matt Campbell, discovers 10-year-old Tatiana Rusesa abandoned by the roadside, far from her home in Sierra Leone. Having lost her family nearly two decades earlier to violence, Tatiana's unexpected reappearance prompts Heather to embark on a mission to reunite her with the father she thought was lost forever. As they navigate a world fraught with uncertainty and chaos, Heather faces difficult choices about the lengths she will go to protect a girl she barely knows.