The Final Appraisal at the Lake House Before the Family Reckoning

sounds awful.”

“It was honest.”

He rubbed his hands together.

“I’m in trouble, Dad.”

“I know.”

“Not the dramatic kind. Just the ordinary kind. Bills. Bad choices. Pride.”

“Ordinary trouble can still drown a man.”

He nodded.

“I kept thinking, if I could just get control of the trust, I could fix everything. Then Diane wouldn’t look at me like I was a joke. continue reading …