My Father Brought A Locksmith To Sell My Ranch

mounted on the gatepost. He knew I was watching.

“Funny,” he said. “I got called to a possible unlawful entry in progress.”

My brother stepped in then, too eager.

“It’s not unlawful. It’s family property.”

Tom turned his whole head and looked at Wade the way a man looks at a coyote near the chicken wire.

“Whose name is on the deed?”

Wade opened his mouth.continue reading …