My Uncle Borrowed Money And Disappeared Repeatedly Until He Needed My Help And I Gave One Final Answer

small private thrill of buying name-brand cereal without checking the price first.

And then Richard Brennan called like we’d been talking every week.

Uncle Richard was my dad’s younger brother. In family lore, Richard was a character. Funny at holidays. Great storyteller. Always had a reason things hadn’t worked out this time. He was the guy who could continue reading …