November 2019 | Grapevine Classics

Closing argument

Facing five years in jail, a sober dad stands before a judge and gets something much longer-lasting

I was the fourth of five children, with a practicing alcoholic father and a mother who retreated to her room in an effort to hide from the troubles in our family. 

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