An irresponsible twentysomething comic and his equally shameless grandmother join forces as proud pariahs in this dark and rowdy story of dicey family ties, kindred spirits, bad behavior, and bribery.
When Rory's judgmental mother told him that he took after his grandma Evelyn, he took it as a compliment. The ninety-two-year-old cocktail-toting, off track-betting party girl was every bit the troublemaker he was. When she landed at a dead-end nursing home, Rory jumped at the chance to liven things up for bored Evelyn-with vodka, scratch-offs, bingo, and gaming. But even in this modest assisted-living casino, the risk of betrayal was a gamble.
Rory Scholl's Black Sheep is part of This Can't Be Happening, a collection of four true stories about making the best of a worst-case scenario curated by Kevin Allison, creator of the hit true storytelling podcast RISK! Outrageous, alarming, triumphant, and sometimes embarrassing, these fearless confessionals can be read, or listened to, in one what-on-earth-would-I-do? sitting.
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[One afternoon when I was in my early twenties, I walked into my parents' house, where I was living, and found my mom, silently sitting like a villain from a spy movie, waiting for me]***
(Amazon Original Stories, 27 December 2018, ebook, 30 pages, Prime Reading)
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I really enjoyed Black Sheep. I thought it was hilarious. Rory's grandma sounds amazing. I'd love to have her as part of my family. My gran went into a nursing home when her Alzheimer's become too severe for us to take care of. The home did their best but we saw her deteriorate before he eyes, becoming fainter every week. She was dead within 6 months. I loved that Rory did all he could to make sure his grandma still enjoyed life in the home. Black Sheep is a sweet story but tinged with sadness.
