Ardent
My kid brother called to give me a heads-up. ‘Where are you?’ He was stalling. He usually started the conversation with, ‘which time zone are you in?’ ‘San Francisco. I’ll be in Denver all next month,’ I answered, giving him time to warm up to what was really on his mind. ‘Your girlfriend has hit it big. Her book is coming out tomorrow.’ He didn’t need to elaborate. I knew our sister had put him up to making the call. Karen had warned me from the beginning that I was headed for a crash. ...