They Forgot to Invite Me to Christmas—So I Bought a Mountain. When They Came to Take It, the Deputy Was Already Waiting.

make the call that actually mattered.

“Nana Ruth’s residence. This is the queen speaking.”

“Hi, Nana.”

“Kiddo. Is that party noise I hear in the background?”

“Sort of. We landed the Tideline campaign. And they gave me a bonus. Eighty-five thousand dollars.”

Silence stretched across the line, and then her voice came back thick with emotion. “Well. It’s about continue reading …